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Scandinavia 2017 (part IV): Bergen

November 12, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Bergen, Norway: On the day following our long railway journey across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, we explored the city centre of Bergen. Bergen is the second-largest city of Norway with […]

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Bergen, Norway, Scandinavia 2017

Scandinavia 2017 (part III): Bergen Railway

November 5, 2017by matt-travels 5 Comments

Bergen Railway, Norway: We left Gothenburg very early in the morning to go on the long train journey all the way to Bergen in Norway. Slowly, the landscape became truly […]

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Bergen Railway, Norway, Scandinavia 2017

Scandinavia 2017 (part II): Gothenburg

October 29, 2017by matt-travels 3 Comments

Gothenburg, Sweden: After leaving Copenhagen behind, we continued our journey north to Gothenburg in Sweden. We only spend one afternoon in Gothenburg strolling through the city centre and visiting the […]

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Gothenburg, Scandinavia 2017, Sweden

Scandinavia 2017 (part I): Copenhagen

October 22, 2017by matt-travels 9 Comments

Copenhagen, Denmark: At the end of May, I took a train to Copenhagen to meet a friend. Together we would discover Denmark’s capital and travel further north through Sweden and […]

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Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia 2017

Germany 2017: Bamberg

October 8, 2017by matt-travels 13 Comments

Bamberg, Bavaria: In May, I spent a sunday in the beautiful town of Bamberg in northern Bavaria. Some consider Bamberg to be the most attractive town of Germany and its […]

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Bamberg, Germany

Germany 2017: Erlangen

October 1, 2017by matt-travels Leave a comment

Erlangen, Bavaria: At the beginning of May, I had to spend a couple of days at the University of Erlangen. Erlangen is a city with about 110,000 inhabitants situated ca. […]

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Erlangen, Germany

Germany 2017: Dresden

September 24, 2017by matt-travels 4 Comments

Dresden, Saxony: At the beginning of April, I attended a conference in Dresden. I stayed for the following weekend to meet a friend and visit the city. Dresden is certainly […]

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Dresden, Germany

Germany 2017: Münster

September 17, 2017by matt-travels Leave a comment

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia: In March, I had to travel to Münster for four days because of work, but I arrived early and walked a bit through the city centre. Münster […]

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Germany, Münster

Austria 2017: Vienna

September 10, 2017by matt-travels 8 Comments

Vienna, Austria: At the end of April, I traveled to Vienna for a week in order to attend a congress. Despite the busy conference schedule, I was able to see […]

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Austria, Austria 2017, Vienna

Namibia 2007 (part XII): Waterberg National Park

August 20, 2017by matt-travels 1 Comment

Waterberg National Park, Namibia: After our adventures in southern Namibia, we returned all the way north to the Waterberg National Park. The Waterberg National Park encompasses the prominent table mountain […]

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Namibia, Namibia 2007, Waterberg

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