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Inside the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh in Leh, India (09/2018)

April 28, 2019by matt-travels Leave a comment

After lots of traveling during the last few days, we were happy to spend a day in Leh getting ready for the last leg of our journey and visiting some […]

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India, India 2018, Leh

A weekend in Bremen, Germany (08/2018)

March 10, 2019by matt-travels 4 Comments

I spent the first weekend of August in the pretty town of Bremen in northern Germany. Even though I always imagined Bremen to be a very beautiful city, I had […]

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Bremen, Germany

Germany 2018: Hamburg

October 14, 2018by matt-travels Leave a comment

Hamburg: At the end of May, I visited a friend in Hamburg and together we went on a walk through its beautiful city centre. Starting at the main station, we […]

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Germany, Hamburg

Germany 2018: Erfurt

September 23, 2018by matt-travels 8 Comments

Erfurt, Thuringia: In the second half of April, I had the chance to go on a walk through beautiful Erfurt. Erfurt is the capital of the state of Thuringia and […]

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Erfurt, Germany

Argentina 2018 (part V): La Plata

September 2, 2018by matt-travels 2 Comments

La Plata, Argentina: After I finished my work around Zapala and in Rosario, I hopped on the bus to Buenos Aires from where I visited nearby La Plata for half […]

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Argentina, Argentina 2018, La Plata

Argentina 2018 (part I): Buenos Aires

August 5, 2018by matt-travels 2 Comments

Buenos Aires, Argentina: From Mexico City, I traveled to Argentina to conduct field work for a couple of weeks. After my arrival, I had some time in Buenos Aires before […]

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Argentina, Argentina 2018, Buenos Aires

Mexico 2018 (part V): Mexico City

July 22, 2018by matt-travels 10 Comments

Mexico City, Mexico: Following the conference in San Luis Potosi and the field work in the Sierra de Catorce and in northeastern Zacatecas, I traveled to Mexico City. Mexico City […]

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Mexico, Mexico 2018, Mexico City

Mexico 2018 (part III): Sierra de Catorce

July 8, 2018by matt-travels 6 Comments

Sierra de Catorce, Mexico: After the conference in San Luis Potosi was finished, I joined a field trip towards the north into the Sierra de Catorce. Silver was found in […]

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Mexico, Mexico 2018, Sierra de Catorce

Mexico 2018 (part I): San Luis Potosi

June 24, 2018by matt-travels 3 Comments

San Luis Potosi, Mexico: In early February, I had the opportunity to attend a conference in San Luis Potosi in central Mexico. During the conference, I also visited the city’s […]

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Mexico, Mexico 2018, San Luis Potosi

India 2018 (part III): Mumbai 2

June 3, 2018by matt-travels 4 Comments

Mumbai, Maharashtra: After returning from Meghalaya, I again had a short stopover in Mumbai, which I used to explore the city centre with a good friend. The city centre of […]

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India, India 2018, Mumbai

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