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Tag Archives: travel

With the ferry from Kiel to Klaipeda, Lithuania (07/2019)

December 22, 2019by matt-travels 2 Comments

At the end of July, I took the overnight ferry from Kiel across the Baltic Sea to Klaipeda in Lithuania from where I would explore the three Baltic states. The […]

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Baltic States 2019, Kiel, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Day trip to the DMZ and Kaesong, North Korea (09/2019)

December 15, 2019by matt-travels 2 Comments

On my last day in North Korea, I traveled to Kaesong at the border to South Korea. We began sightseeing at the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) […]

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Kaesong, Korean Demilitarized Zone, North Korea, North Korea 2019

International friendships in the Myohyang Mountains, North Korea (09/2019)

December 8, 2019by matt-travels 4 Comments

On my second day in North Korea, I went on a day trip to the Myohyang Mountains approximately 150 km north of Pyongyang. The Myohyang Mountains are most famous for […]

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Myohyang Mountains, North Korea, North Korea 2019

Arirang Games in Pyongyang, North Korea (09/2019)

December 1, 2019by matt-travels Leave a comment

After a long day of visiting the sights of Pyongyang, my guides took me to the famous Arirang Games in the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium. The Rungrado 1st of […]

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Arirang Games, North Korea, North Korea 2019

Going north of Beijing, China (09/2019)

November 17, 2019by matt-travels Leave a comment

At the end of September, I was invited to attend a conference in Changping in northern Beijing. I took the chance to stay a few days longer and visit North […]

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Beijing, China, China 2019

Solving mysteries in Abydos, Egypt (11/2018)

October 20, 2019by matt-travels Leave a comment

During our time in Luxor, we booked a day trip to visit the magnificent Temple of Seti I in Abydos. The construction of the Temple of Seti I started in […]

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Abydos, Egypt, Egypt 2018

A nightly visit to Kom Ombo, Egypt (10/2018)

September 15, 2019by matt-travels Leave a comment

The first stop during our Nile River Cruise from Aswan to Luxor was at the beautiful Temple of Kom Ombo. We reached the site just at sunset and experienced the […]

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Egypt, Egypt 2018, Kom Ombo

Meeting Ramses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt (10/2018)

August 18, 2019by matt-travels 4 Comments

From Aswan we went on a half-day tour to the famous temples at Abu Simbel in southernmost Egypt. The temples of Abu Simbel were built during the reign of Pharaoh […]

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Abu Simbel, Egypt, Egypt 2018

Birding in Aswan, Egypt (10/2018)

August 11, 2019by matt-travels 4 Comments

During our stay in Aswan, we not only visited the city’s sights and monuments, but also went for a morning birding tour. The Nile River at Aswan is dotted with […]

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Aswan, Egypt, Egypt 2018

Island hopping in Aswan, Egypt (10/2018)

August 4, 2019by matt-travels 8 Comments

After exploring Cairo and its surrounding sights, we left the megacity and traveled all they way to Aswan in southern Egypt. It is possible to fly from Cairo to Aswan, […]

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Aswan, Egypt, Egypt 2018

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