by Matthew Allison | Nov 1, 2023 | Asia, Haunted Places, Most Unique Travel Experiences
November 2023: I traveled to Northeast Kazakhstan for one week to feed my longing for all things of the Soviet Union era, which Kazakhstan was formerly a part of. I have a fascination for the cold war, its war of ideology, espionage, brutalist architecture and the...
by Matthew Allison | Jun 4, 2023 | Mountains, Asia, Expeditions, Hiking Trips, Tribes/Unique Cultures
May 2023: I initially fell in love with the Buddhist regions of the Himalayas in 1998 when I visited the Indian Ladakh and Zanskar and spend a few months traveling and trekking in the region. Ever since then I have returned to trek in Bhutan/2005 and in Tibet/2010,...
by Matthew Allison | May 30, 2023 | Middle East
May 2023: After two prior trips to Iraq to visit Kurdistan and the southern marshes where I stayed with the Marsh Arab Medan people, I wanted to return and see the central part of Iraq. I only had a few days in Iraq on a layover to Nepal for a two weeklong trek in the...
by Matthew Allison | May 14, 2023 | Mountains, North America
Short Trip into the Canadian Rockies June 2023: For our last “Baby Moon” trip, my wife and I along with her mom, took advantage of the easy and direct flights to Alberta, Canada from San Diego to visit what is in my opinion the wildest and most rugged and...
by Matthew Allison | Apr 23, 2023 | Australia & Pacific
March 2023: As part of a larger Pacific Island trip and a ‘Baby Moon’, my wife and I decided to end our trip relaxing in the Yasawa islands of Fiji in the rustic but tranquil beach bungalow island resort of Barefoot Manta. This was the ideal way to end our...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 17, 2023 | Australia & Pacific
March 2023: Before this trip, I really knew nothing about Tuvalu, and I suspect the same is true for most of the world. It is a rare moment when the country of Tuvalu is mentioned in the news and if it ever is mentioned it is in the context of disappearing beneath the...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 16, 2023 | Australia & Pacific
March 2023: As part of a larger multi-country tip on our baby moon, Paula and I traveled to Tarawa for 4 days. Tarawa is the location of one of the fiercest battles in the pacific arena of WWII and the island is full of war relics to this day. The goal of...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 15, 2023 | Australia & Pacific, Weird Travel
March 2023: I will be honest here, in my quest to visit every country of the world, Nauru was a country that I put off the longest because I knew it would be difficult and expensive to visit and there was a could chance of getting stuck there because of flight...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 12, 2023 | Australia & Pacific, Wildlife
March 2023: As part of a larger trip visiting Pacific Island nations and a “Baby Moon,” my wife Paula and I visited Tasmania for 3 days. Tasmania, an Australian island state located to its south, is known for its wilderness and unique wildlife. such as the...
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...