by Matthew Allison | Mar 8, 2026 | Asia
Arrival in Northern Saudi Arabia February 2026: 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...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 7, 2026 | Africa
Leaving Eastern Europe Behind January 2026: 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...
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...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 27, 2026 | Europe
Returning to the Czech Republic — A Decade Later January 2026: I first visited the Czech Republic — specifically Prague — ten years ago, in 2015. Back then, despite the crowds of tourists, I was immediately spellbound. There’s something about Prague that gets under...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 29, 2025 | Caribbean
November 2025: Thanksgiving on the Pirate Island of Tobago Why We Chose Tobago With a free week over Thanksgiving, Paula, Indie, and I decided to spend the holiday on a Caribbean island I’d been wanting to visit for years. My first trip to Trinidad—where I watched...
