Greece 2017 (part V): Nafplio
Nafplio, Greece: From Epidaurus, the road passed through the small seaport town of Nafplio. Although Nafplio has only around 15,000 inhabitants, it was the capital of Greece from 1821 to […]
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Greece 2017 (part I): Athens
Athens, Greece: In March 2017, I took a week off and spontaneously decided to visit Greece. I had only five full days in the country and tried to see as […]
India 2016 (part LVII): Kachchh 3
Kachchh, Gujarat: Following my adventures at the Wild Ass Sanctuary, I travelled to Bhuj in Kachchh from where I would conduct field work in the following 2.5 weeks. While most […]
India 2016 (part XXXIX): Kaza-Manali
Kaza-Manali, Himachal Pradesh: Once our work in the magnificent Spiti Valley was done, we left Kaza and began our long return journey via Manali. The ca. 200 km long drive […]
India 2016 (part XXXV): Sarahan-Nako
Sarahan-Nako, Himachal Pradesh: The second day of our fantastic road trip through Himachal Pradesh brought us from Sarahan to Nako. Because we had arrived in Sarahan (~2300 m) only after […]
Video: Bus journey from Xining to Yushu (China 2015)
In the last post, I have written about our 14-hour bus journey from Xining to Yushu. This trip brought us to altitudes exceeding 4,800 m and let us experience the […]
China 2015 (part VIII): Xining-Yushu
Xining-Yushu, Qinghai: Because our first experience with the high Tibetan altitudes at Qinghai Lake led to a pounding headache, I was expecting worse during our bus journey from Xining to […]
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