by Matthew Allison | May 22, 2021 | Africa
Visiting Bangui, Central African Republic, Just Months After Being Under Siege from Rebels May 2021: A Visit to the Central African Republic Curiosity, Chaos, and the Allure of the Unstable I wanted to visit the Central African Republic (CAR) to see for myself whether...
by Matthew Allison | May 15, 2021 | Africa
Meeting Emirs with a Nigerian Prince During the Durbar Festivals of Northern Nigeria May 2021: Three times a year usually during Islamic holidays, people in the Emirates of Northern Nigeria hold a parade or durbar to demonstrate loyalty to their Emir, an Islamic...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 18, 2021 | South America & Antarctica
Paraguay-the Emptiness in Between the Places Tourists Want to Visit March 2021: I have always been intrigued by places that are seldom visited by foreign tourists, places where internet searches turn up mostly blank pages. Paraguay is no exception to this. Paraguay is...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 22, 2021 | Central America
Spending the Night Next to a 12,000′ Erupting Volcano During my travels, I have become obsessed with volcanoes and have been fortunate to visit dozens around the world, including those in Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nicaragua, Vanuatu,...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 14, 2021 | Central America
January 2021: Nicaragua was one of my first international trips. I first went there when I was a 19 year old college student. My friend and I went to western Nicaragua as part of a church related humanitarian trip to assist doctors and dentists with their medical...
