by Matthew Allison | Feb 1, 2020 | Australia & Pacific
February 2020: The Marshall Islands named after a British naval Captain who visited in the 1700’s, has like many countries in the world, a long history of colonialism that has left a lasting impression on the country. It started as a Spanish colony, then became...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 28, 2020 | Australia & Pacific, Hiking Trips, North America
Hiking the Most Beautiful Trail in the Pacific-Kalalau Trail Along the Nāpali Coast, Kauai Map of Trail January 2020: The Nāpali Coast is arguably one of the most beautiful places in the world and the Kalalau Trail that hugs the towering, fluted sea cliffs of the...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 30, 2017 | Caves/Tunnels, Australia & Pacific, Most Unique Travel Experiences, Wildlife
September 2017: As part of a larger two-week trip across the South Pacific, my wife and I spent two days on New Zealand with one goal to visit one of the wild glow worm caves. I knew that there were several caves and some of the bests were commercial show caves, but I...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 18, 2017 | Australia & Pacific
September 2017: My girlfriend and I planned a trip to Samoa or Independent Samoa. Although it is only 500 miles away from American Samoa, a US Territory, Independent Samoa is its own country. It has a reputation for maintaining much of its traditional Samoan...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 13, 2017 | Australia & Pacific, Swimming with Marine Mammals/Creatures
September 2017: My wife and I flew to Tonga, the last country of the Pacific to be still ruled by a king for 6 days as part of a larger two-week trip that also included Samoa and New Zealand. Our main goal in Tonga was to swim with Humpback Whales, an activity which...
by Matthew Allison | May 29, 2016 | Australia & Pacific
May 2016: After spending a week traveling to the Korowai tribe in Papua, the Indonesian side of the island of new Guinea, I traveled across the Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) land border from Jayapura to the remote jungle outpost of Vanimo. I would end up...
