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 | Asia, Mountains, 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 | 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 | Aug 27, 2022 | Asia, Expeditions, Most Dangerous Encounters, Most Unique Travel Experiences, Tribes/Unique Cultures
August 2022: After decades of conflict that have seen the majority of Afghanistan unsafe for exploration, the country is now relatively secure for travel. The Taliban insurgents that I avoided during past visits to Afghanistan because they wanted to kill me were now...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 17, 2019 | Asia, Haunted Places, Europe
September 2019/Day 1: We arrived at the Russian State of North Ossetia after visiting the neighboring and independent country to the south-South Ossetia. To enter North Ossetia, we crossed over the beautiful snow-covered Caucuses Mountains. Both Ossetia’s...
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....
