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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 III): Zapala & surroundings

August 19, 2018by matt-travels 2 Comments

Zapala, Argentina: An overnight bus brought me from Buenos Aires all the way to Zapala in the province of Neuquén from where I would do field work in the coming […]

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Argentina, Argentina 2018, Zapala

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

India 2018 (part II): Meghalaya

May 27, 2018by matt-travels 3 Comments

Meghalaya: After my stopover in Mumbai, I traveled to India’s northeast to meet a colleague in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. In addition to a few days of work in […]

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Cherrapunji, India, India 2018, Mawlynnong

Tanzania 2017 (part VI): Lake Natron

April 22, 2018by matt-travels 6 Comments

Lake Natron, Tanzania: After leaving the Serengeti National Park, we went on the really long drive across the Loliondo Game Controlled Area to Lake Natron. While the air was fresh […]

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Lake Natron, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Tanzania 2017 (part V): Serengeti National Park

April 15, 2018by matt-travels 6 Comments

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania: From the Ngorongoro Crater, my journey continued into the Serengeti National Park where I would spend a total of three nights. The first stop after leaving […]

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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Tanzania 2017 (part III): Lake Eyasi

April 1, 2018by matt-travels 2 Comments

Lake Eyasi, Tanzania: On the day following my visit to Tarangire National Park, I went to remote Lake Eyasi. Lake Eyasi is a seasonal, shallow salt water lake just south […]

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Lake Eyasi, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

Tanzania 2017 (part II): Tarangire National Park

March 25, 2018by matt-travels 5 Comments

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania: After visiting Arusha National Park with its exceptional landscape, I traveled to Tarangire National Park famous for its vast groups of elephants. Particularly in the dry […]

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Tanzania, Tanzania 2017, Tarangire National Park

Tanzania 2017 (part I): Arusha National Park

March 18, 2018by matt-travels 9 Comments

Arusha National Park, Tanzania: In December 2017, I fulfilled myself a childhood dream and went on a 12-day-safari in northern Tanzania. I reached Tanzania with KLM via tiny and easy-going […]

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Arusha National Park, Tanzania, Tanzania 2017

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