by Matthew Allison | Feb 23, 2022 | Mexico, North America
February 2022: During a three-day weekend, Paula and I flew out to Puebla on the direct flight from Tijuana on Volaris Airlines. The trip was re-scheduled from January due to all of coming down with Covid. Luckily Volaris had a great online re-scheduling process and...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 16, 2022 | South America & Antarctica
January 2022: My three-day trip to Suriname was planned with the primary goal of visiting the French territory of French Guiana. Since there are no direct flights from the USA to French Guiana, the most practical route was through Suriname. Having taken me 44 years to...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 7, 2022 | South America & Antarctica
January 2022: Suriname is a fascinating country that, I promise you, most people have never heard of. I discovered this firsthand while waiting at the airport gate in Miami to board my flight, as one person after another walked by, stopped to stare, and asked aloud,...
by Matthew Allison | Dec 19, 2021 | Africa
November 2021: When Plan B Became the Adventure From Angola Covid Cancellations to a Volcano in the Indian Ocean The Comoros Islands weren’t part of my original plan. I had wanted to visit for a while, but I didn’t expect them to become the centerpiece of this trip....
by Matthew Allison | Dec 17, 2021 | Africa
November 2021 – A Layover Gone Long in Maputo When Omicron Changed the Plan My original plan was simple: a one-night layover in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, en route from Botswana to Angola. But as was so often the case during the pandemic, Covid—and the newly...
by Matthew Allison | Dec 14, 2021 | Africa
November 2021: The earliest nature documentaries I can remember watching as a youth featured the natural marvels of the Kalahari Desert. This is a region of the world that has always intrigued me. It is not a desert in similarity to the Sahara. On the contrary, the...
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,...
