by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: Exploring Malta A Tiny Country with a Big History Malta may be small, but it is absolutely packed with history. Sitting in the middle of the Mediterranean—just off the shores of Sicily, Italy, and Tunisia—the island has held enormous strategic importance...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: In order to visit my last country in Europe, Lichtenstein, my wife, I and mother-in-law flew into Zurich, Switzerland, rented a car to make our way across the eastern Swiss Alps to cross into Lichtenstein. It was good to be back in Switzerland, a country...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 9, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: Visiting every country wasn’t always my goal but over the years I realized it is suddenly possible and I am actually within reach of accomplishing something I never thought possible. So, this quest has brought me to countries like Monaco that I...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 8, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: Throughout my travels, the Nordik country of Denmark somehow managed to escape my sights. The same cannot be said about its territories, the Faroe Islands and Greenland but the actual country itself had evaded me up until now. On a 10-day trip around the...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 18, 2022 | Middle East
Reevaluating the UAE: Beyond the Glitz and Glamour I admit that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has never been my favorite destination in the Gulf. Compared to Oman, Saudi Arabia, or Yemen, it always felt too decadent, too artificial, and lacking the deeper cultural...
