by Matthew Allison | Sep 4, 2026 | Europe
Albania: A Country Being Discovered—and Changed Albania is one of my favorite countries in Europe. For such a small nation, it packs an extraordinary punch, with dramatic mountains, pristine coastlines, ancient castles, Roman ruins and a fascinating communist history....
by Matthew Allison | Aug 23, 2026 | Europe
Journey to the Top of the World The Last Great Unknown During my travels, I have been fortunate to visit places that have long ignited both the human imagination and my own—Timbuktu, Antarctica, the Himalayas, the Amazon, Lac Télé in the Congo and countless others....
by Matthew Allison | May 11, 2026 | Europe
Visiting One of the Most Important Battlefields in Europe Napoleon’s Final Defeat at Waterloo March 2026: I used Brussels as the base for a larger trip to Liberia because my friends and I were flying to Liberia via Brussels Airlines. This was my second visit to...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 3, 2026 | Europe
Slovakia, the less Visited Half of what was once Czechoslovakia January 2026: As part of an almost three-week trip that included Czechia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, my family and I also visited Slovakia. We traveled to Bratislava by train from Prague and ended...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 27, 2026 | Europe
Returning to the Czech Republic — A Decade Later January 2026: I first visited the Czech Republic — specifically Prague — ten years ago, in 2015. Back then, despite the crowds of tourists, I was immediately spellbound. There’s something about Prague that gets under...
by Matthew Allison | May 17, 2025 | Europe
Into the Wilds of Finland May 2025: As part of our two-week journey through the Nordic north—including time in Sweden and Northern Norway—my family and I continued on to Finland, with one main goal in mind: Wildlife watching in the remote forests near Kuhmo, in the...
