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...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 19, 2023 | Europe
A Birthday Stop in the Azores January 2023 – Islands of Charm Before the Final African Frontier As part of a memorable birthday trip for my wife Paula, the three of us—Paula, her mom, and I—spent three wonderful days exploring the Azores Islands before continuing on...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October, 2022: As part of a larger European trip and in order to complete my last European countries, Andorra, and Monaco, my wife and mother-in-law flew to Barcelona, Spain. This was my second visit to Spain, my first being to Madrid in September 2006. The main...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: The island of Sicily has been on my bucket list for a while. I have wanted to see the highest active volcano in Europe, Mount Etna and learn more about the island made famous by the movie Godfather and its mafia history. About Siciliy ...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: Exploring Malta A Tiny Country with a Big History Malta may be small, but it is absolutely packed with history. Sitting in the middle of the Mediterranean—just off the shores of Sicily, Italy, and Tunisia—the island has held enormous strategic importance...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: In order to visit my last country in Europe, Lichtenstein, my wife, I and mother-in-law flew into Zurich, Switzerland, rented a car to make our way across the eastern Swiss Alps to cross into Lichtenstein. It was good to be back in Switzerland, a country...
