by Matthew Allison | Nov 24, 2013 | Africa
Journey into Dogon Country, Mali November 2013: A Solo Adventure in One of West Africa’s Most Enigmatic Regions Why Mali? Why Then? In November 2013, I traveled to Mali for a week to trek through Dogon Country, a remote and otherworldly region in central Mali known...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 10, 2013 | Africa
Day Trip to Marrakesh: Navigating Morocco’s Ancient Medina First Impressions of Marrakesh November 2013: Over the years, I’d found myself repeatedly passing through Casablanca on brief, overnight stopovers, but never venturing far beyond the airport or...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 9, 2013 | Africa
November 2013: An Unplanned Country Dakar Nights and West African Characters The day began like any other in Dakar—recovering from a night out that involved beach bars and conversations with an intriguing new American acquaintance. He was one of those characters you...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 7, 2013 | Middle East
Road Tripping Across Oman: A Gulf Adventure In November 2013, as part of a two-week trip through Djibouti, Somaliland, and Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, I made a stop in Dubai to visit my friend Evan, who was living there at the time. From there, we drove his car...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 5, 2013 | Middle East
Exploring Kuwait: A Gulf War Memory and a Unique Stopover November 2013: Kuwait wasn’t originally at the top of my Middle Eastern travel list, but when planning a long 20-something-day journey through the Middle East and West Africa, I saw an opportunity. The main...
