by Matthew Allison | Jul 22, 2015 | Mexico, Hiking Trips, North America, Rainforest, Tribes/Unique Cultures
July 2015: In my quest to see all of Mexico and to experience its largest lowland rainforest, the Lacandón and the indigenous descendants of the Maya, the Lacandón people, I spent 5 days exploring southern Chiapas with my friend Kent. Our goal was to sleep on an...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 14, 2014 | Caves/Tunnels, Asia, Expeditions, Hiking Trips, Most Unique Travel Experiences, Rainforest
Largest Cave in World in Terms of Volume July 2014: I first learned about the great cave when I flipped open a National Geographic magazine and I saw photos of a place that was so huge and incredible that I didn’t think it was possible for normal people to...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 2, 2014 | Asia, Hiking Trips, Rainforest
July 2014: As part of a larger two-week trip that included an expedition into the world’s largest cave-Han Soon Dong/Vietnam and Thailand, I visited Cambodia on a weeklong trip for the 2nd time. I returned to Cambodia to see how the country had advanced since my...
by Matthew Allison | Dec 16, 2013 | Asia, Mountains, Haunted Places, Hiking Trips
December 2013: I visited central Turkey with the sole purpose of climbing Mount Nemrut in winter. Mount Nemrut is one of Turkey’s most famous archaeological sites and visited by tour buses but in winter it is blocked by heavy snow and abandoned. I...
by Matthew Allison | May 3, 2011 | Bucket List Adventures, Australia & Pacific, Hiking Trips, Most Dangerous Encounters, Most Unique Travel Experiences, Rainforest, Tribes/Unique Cultures
May 2011: After working as an extra in the Movie the Thin Red Line, a movie about the World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in northern Australia when I was 20 years old, I knew I also had to visit the real Guadalcanal and see the jungles and hills...
by Matthew Allison | May 17, 2010 | Africa, Hiking Trips, Rainforest, Tribes/Unique Cultures, Wildlife
May 2010: Madagascar for years was on top of my bucket list simply because one of my main motivations in travel is wildlife and unique landscapes and Madagascar is spectacular for both. But because it is too expensive to get to compared to Kenya, Tanzania and South...
