by Matthew Allison | Nov 28, 2023 | Break-Away Republics, Europe
November 2023: During my previous trip to Cyprus a few years back, I was denied entry into the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) because I didn’t have all of the required Covid documentation to enter. My intrigue to visit the break-away republic...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 10, 2023 | Asia, Break-Away Republics
March 2023: As part of a larger “Baby Moon” Pacific Island trip, my pregnant wife, Paula and I visited Taiwan for three days. In the past I had visited Taiwan on layovers to other places, but I never had a proper visit. A big motivation for my visit is the...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 25, 2021 | Break-Away Republics, Europe
September 2021: We barely made it to Cyprus. Paula lost her phone in the Athens airport on our airport connect from Santorini and by some miracle it was recovered by airport staff and waiting for us at the lost and found counter in the lost baggage area. From...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 5, 2019 | Asia, Break-Away Republics
Break-Away Republics September 2019: South Ossetia is an independent country that can be best described as a break-away republic. A break-away republic is a land that has formed its own independent country after splitting from another country that lays claim to it....
by Matthew Allison | Nov 9, 2018 | Africa, Break-Away Republics
November 2018: Sometimes I visit a region just because I am in the area, and I figure it would be a shame to at least not pop over for a visit in case I never have a chance to return again. This was the case with Western Sahara. I was in Mauritania to ride the iron...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 13, 2018 | Asia, Break-Away Republics, Haunted Places, Europe
March 2018: While traveling in Armenia, my friends Jimmie, Frank and I also crossed into the disputed and conflict-ridden break-away republic of Nagorno Karabakh (NKR). At the time, the only way to enter NKR was via Armenia, since its border with Azerbaijan was closed...
