by Matthew Allison | Dec 13, 2021 | Africa
Road Trip Across the Mountain Kingdom Lesotho • November 2021 • A 3-Day Journey November 2021: After nearly three days of travel and only scraps of sleep stolen on airplanes, we finally arrived at Maseru Airport in Lesotho on a South African Airlink flight from...
by Matthew Allison | Dec 12, 2021 | Europe
Short Trip to Echternach, the Oldest Town in Luxembourg November 2021: I deliberately planned a 20-hour layover in Frankfurt, Germany, to visit Luxembourg on a day trip. Luxembourg, one of the smallest countries in Europe, is also the wealthiest country per capita. At...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 26, 2021 | North America
October 2021: A Southern Getaway From Beaufort-Savannah-Atlanta – A Journey Through History With a three-day weekend around Halloween and in celebration of Maricienne’s birthday (my wife’s mom), we set off to explore the historic charm of the American South. Our goal...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 28, 2021 | Africa
What are the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World September 2021: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World were a collection of extraordinary constructions recognized by Greek travelers during their journeys through the known world at the time, including Egypt, Greece,...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 27, 2021 | Africa
September 2021: Although I had already been to Egypt 3 times, we were so close and Paula has never been there, so it was an easy decision to return. Besides, I love Egypt-the ancient history and what isn’t there to like about mummies, tombs, curses and pyramids?...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 25, 2021 | Europe
September 2021: We barely made it to Cyprus! Paula lost her phone in the Athens airport during our connection from Santorini, but by some miracle, it was recovered by airport staff and waiting for us at the lost and found counter in the baggage area. From Athens, we...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 23, 2021 | Europe
Why Visit Sikinos Island September 2021: Sikinos Island has all of the beauty of Santarini-high sea cliffs, white walled villages but without the over-development and droves of tourists. Sikinos is a quiet island, which still has working donkeys. One of the reasons I...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 21, 2021 | Europe
The Legend of the King Minos, the Labyrinth and the Minotaur September 2021: Legacy of the Minoans on Crete Origins of Europe’s First CivilizationThe Minoan civilization of Crete dates back to 3500 BC, making it the first advanced civilization in Europe. Its history...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 19, 2021 | Europe
September 2021: North Macedonia is one of Europe’s newer countries, having been part of the communist Eastern Bloc nation of Yugoslavia until the early 1990s. It wasn’t until Yugoslavia collapsed with the fall of communism that North Macedonia, along with...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 18, 2021 | Europe
Zubr-Bison Tracking in Europe’s Largest Old Growth Forest September 2021: Before this trip the closest I was to visiting Poland was being stuck in a taxi-way at the Warsaw airport while drinking vodka shots and eating sausages with a group of Russians on a...
