by Matthew Allison | Mar 15, 2026 | Caribbean
Puerto Rico: The Island That Was Missing After visiting every independent country in the Caribbean and numerous other unique islands, I felt like I couldn’t say my journey in the Caribbean was complete without visiting one of its largest islands — the U.S. territory...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 12, 2026 | Asia
Ending the Journey in Turkey As part of an almost three-week trip across Eastern Europe, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia with my family, we decided to end our journey by visiting Turkey for a few days before heading home. In hindsight, it was an ambitious plan. We had packed...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 8, 2026 | Asia
Arrival in Northern Saudi Arabia From Egypt, we flew into Tabuk, where we began the next part of our journey—a week-long adventure driving across northern Saudi Arabia between Tabuk and AlUla. This region is one of the most dramatic in the country, and easily one of...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 7, 2026 | Africa
Leaving Eastern Europe Behind After almost a week in the freezing cold of Eastern Europe — the Czech Republic and Slovakia — exploring the beauty of Prague and Bratislava, along with a couple of truly sinister castles with very dark backstories, it was time for a...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 3, 2026 | Europe
Slovakia, the less Visited Half of what was once Czechoslovakia January 2026: As part of an almost three-week trip that included Czechia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, my family and I also visited Slovakia. We traveled to Bratislava by train from Prague and ended...
