Western Australia
In July and August 2006, me (Ben Verboom) and my family (wife Jana, sons Lukas and Simon, daughter Nina) ventured down under to spend five...
In July and August 2006, me (...
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Surrounding of Sofia
The last two days of our trip we discovered Sofia’s nature. For us a big surprise that some special species live so close to this...
The last two days of our trip...
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Primorsko and Strandzha
As the days went by in the Kresna area, our time in the field was limited more and more by bad weather. Chances to find...
As the days went by in the Kr...
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Kresna area
The first spot we visited on our trip was the area around Kresna, a small village in southwest Bulgaria, 120 kilometers south of Sofia, close...
The first spot we visited on ...
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Lake Sevan
Lake Sevan in east-central Armenia is one of the world’s largest high-altitude lakes. During the soviet era in the 20thcentury, hydroelectric industrialization and irrigation reduced...
Lake Sevan in east-central Ar...
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Goravan Sands
Close to Vedi, Goravan State Natural Reservation or Goravan Sands Sanctuary represents approximately 175 ha of desert, a type of ecosystem that only covers a...
Close to Vedi, Goravan State ...
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Khosrov Reserve
The last 45 minutes of our three hour ride from Yerevan to Khosrov Nature Reserve were in complete darkness. Surprisingly, the old Lada with Marine...
The last 45 minutes of our th...
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Yerevan and around
From 24 May till 2 June 2009 we visited Central Armenia. Or should we say Hayastan? because that’s the Armenian name for the country. Anyway, it is...
From 24 May till 2 ...
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