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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

Birding at Rickelsbüller Koog, Germany (10/2018)

June 30, 2019by matt-travels 1 Comment

After visiting Holnis, the northernmost point along the German Baltic Sea, I visited the northernmost point of the entire German mainland, which is situated within the wetlands of the Rickelsbüller […]

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Germany, Rickelsbüller Koog

Germany 2018: Heligoland

October 21, 2018by matt-travels 9 Comments

Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein: In early June, I went on a day trip to tiny Heligoland in the middle of the North Sea. Heligoland is a group of two islands located approximately […]

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Germany, Heligoland

Germany 2018: Birding at Katinger Watt

October 7, 2018by matt-travels 4 Comments

Katinger Watt, Schleswig-Holstein: The Katinger Watt is a nature reserve approximately 8 km west of Tönning. Together with a friend, I visited the Katinger Watt during high tide in Early […]

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Germany, Katinger Watt

Argentina 2018 (part II): Birding in Buenos Aires

August 12, 2018by matt-travels 9 Comments

During my stay in Buenos Aires, I spent one morning bird watching in the Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur. The Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur is situated in Puerto Madero in eastern […]

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Argentina, Argentina 2018, Buenos Aires

Tanzania 2017 (part VII): Lake Manyara National Park

April 29, 2018by matt-travels 9 Comments

Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania: From the shores of Lake Natron, I travelled south to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is particularly famous for its tree-climbing lions, […]

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Lake Manyara National Park, 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 IV): Ngorongoro Conservation Area

April 8, 2018by matt-travels 1 Comment

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania: Fortunately, I left my stomach problems behind when leaving Lake Eyasi and could enjoy the following day in the Ngorongoro Crater to the fullest! The Ngorongoro […]

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Ngorongoro Conservation Area, 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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