Greece 2017 (part VIII): Arachova
Arachova, Greece: On the way from Delphi to Athens, the bus stopped shortly in Arachova. Arachova is a small town clinging to the slopes of Mount Parnassus (2457 m). Most […]
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Greece 2017 (part III): Corinth Canal
Corinth Canal, Greece: The first stop on my trip to the eastern Peloponnese was at the Corinth Canal, approximately 70 km west of Athens. With a length of 6.4 km […]
Greece 2017 (part II): Cape Sounion
Cape Sounion, Greece: After visiting the most prominent sights of Athens, I took a bus to Cape Sounion at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula. The 70-km-long drive followed […]
India 2016 (part LVI): Wild Ass Sanctuary
Wild Ass Sanctuary, Gujarat: From the Blackbuck National Park, I travelled north to the Wild Ass Sanctuary. The Wild Ass Sanctuary protects almost 5,000 km² of the salt marshes of […]
India 2016 (part LIV): Lothal
Lothal, Gujarat: After my work around Jaisalmer was finished, I returned to Jaipur for a couple of days before another field survey called me to Gujarat. The airplane brought me […]
India 2016 (part XLI): Pushkar 2
Pushkar, Rajasthan: Two weeks after my return from Himachal Pradesh, I joined a couple of friends for a day trip to Pushkar. Since my last visit to the holy town […]
Video: Kaza to Manali (India 2016)
The drive from Kaza (~3600 m) to Manali (~2000 m) brought us through a truly impressive mountain scenery. We crossed the Kunzum Pass, the highest point of our trip with […]
India 2016 (part XXXVIII): Spiti Valley
Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh: After four long days of driving, we finally reached Kaza, the main town within the Spiti Valley and our base for the following days. While Kaza […]
Video: Shimla to Sarahan (India 2016)
After getting our inner line permits in the morning, we left Shimla (~2200 m) around 1 pm and reached Sarahan (~2300 m) around sunset at 6:30 pm (for more on […]
India 2016 (part XXXIII): Sights of Jaipur 6
Jaipur, Rajasthan: After my return from Haridwar, I spent the following weeks in Jaipur and only visited the ancient Jaigarh Fort one afternoon. Jaigarh Fort is situated on the hill […]
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