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Communist Revolutions and an American Military Invasion in the Small Island Paradise of Grenada

Communist Revolutions and an American Military Invasion in the Small Island Paradise of Grenada

by Matthew Allison | Feb 17, 2024 | Caribbean, North America

February 2024: I visited Grenada for three days as part of a two-week journey through the Caribbean, marking the last of the 197 sovereign countries I aimed to visit. Grenada was a place I was particularly excited about due to my fascination with revolutions and the...
Discovering the Home of the Caribbean Sound of the Steel Drum in a Trinidad Pan Yard

Discovering the Home of the Caribbean Sound of the Steel Drum in a Trinidad Pan Yard

by Matthew Allison | Jan 20, 2024 | Caribbean, North America

February 2024: On what was my second visit to Trinidad, what was supposed to be a full day and night was unfortunately reduced to just one night due to a flight delay from Saint Lucia. This disrupted my plans to camp overnight in an abandoned Cold War-era military...
Road trip Around Barbados Once Home to George Washington & Camping at a 100-Year-Old Abandoned Lighthouse

Road trip Around Barbados Once Home to George Washington & Camping at a 100-Year-Old Abandoned Lighthouse

by Matthew Allison | Jan 14, 2024 | Caribbean

January 2024: Barbados – A Rocky but Memorable Start The Final Push to Visit Every Country As part of a two-week trip to visit my last five sovereign countries in the world, I began the journey in Barbados with my nephew, Dylan, and my friend, Jimmie. Over three days,...
My Favorite Places in My Home State of Minnesota

My Favorite Places in My Home State of Minnesota

by Matthew Allison | Jan 6, 2024 | North America

I feel very fortunate to have spent half of my life growing up in Minnesota—the land of 10,000 lakes, vast forests, and the mighty Lake Superior, the world’s largest freshwater lake. No matter where I travel in the world, even after seeing some truly incredible...
Abandoned Greek City of Varosha, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Abandoned Greek City of Varosha, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

by Matthew Allison | Nov 28, 2023 | Europe

November 2023: A few years back, during a trip to Cyprus, I’d attempted to visit the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) but was turned away at the border due to missing some required COVID-19 documentation. That experience left me all the more intrigued to...
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