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Acheron Delta, Greece: Hell is Closed for Renovation

September 21, 2023 by Dragan No Comments

We tried yesterday to visit the Nekromanteio of Afyra, the very entrance of ancient Greek’s Hades, but the world of the dead was locked...

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Journey to the End of the World (India)

August 10, 2023 by Dragan 1 Comment

Passing another horse cart loaded with plastic barrels of drinkable water… Well trotted dirt road winds through the open savanna with low thorny acacias...

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Birding Porto Lagos Lagoons, Greece, or the snake-cold Vergina lager

July 27, 2023 by Dragan 2 Comments

Visit to our next national park in Greece started with an excellent fish dinner in the Porto Lagos harbour, overlooking the pine forest with...

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Birding Lake Kerkini, Greece: Three Lazy Days

July 13, 2023 by Dragan 1 Comment

Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece is the very best birding area in the Balkan Peninsula and definitely among the top...

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Birding Gir National Park, India

May 18, 2023 by Dragan No Comments

After several game drives, once again we are at the front gate of the Gir National Park in the state of Gujarat. This park...

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Birding Places in Europe and the Mediterranean

May 4, 2023 by Dragan 5 Comments

Before starting Birdingplaces.eu, Chris van der Heijden worked for BirdLife in The Netherlands. During his birding travels through Europe, he came up with the...

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Birding in a Refinery

April 5, 2023 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments

Perhaps a little more shock-inducing and paradoxical than concepts of birding at sewage ponds or graveyards, an oil refinery seems to be the antithesis...