by Matthew Allison | Feb 23, 2022 | Mexico, North America
February 2022: During a three-day weekend, Paula and I flew out to Puebla on the direct flight from Tijuana on Volaris Airlines. The trip was re-scheduled from January due to all of coming down with Covid. Luckily Volaris had a great online re-scheduling process and...
by Matthew Allison | Aug 9, 2021 | Mexico, Most Dangerous Encounters, North America, Weird Travel
Narco-Tourism in Sinaloa For a quick weekend trip from Tijuana, our neighbor in San Diego, my wife, friend and I decided to fly direct to Culiacan, Sinaloa for the weekend-one way, and return via Mazatlán. Our goal was to learn more about the areas Narco-culture and...
by Matthew Allison | Dec 26, 2019 | Mexico, North America, Wildlife
December 2019: For a new Years weekend trip, Paula and I flew to Leon in central Mexico and rented a car to drive around the States of Michoacán and Guanajuato over the course of 4 days. This was our itinerary: Day 1 Depart Tijuana to Leon Pick-up rental car and drive...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 30, 2019 | Africa, Mexico, North America, Most Unique Travel Experiences, Swimming with Marine Mammals/Creatures, Wildlife
Cage Diving with Sharks in Guadalupe Island, Mexico & South Africa Another adventure bucket list item of mine was to swim with sharks. I have been obsessed with them ever since seeing Jaws as a kid. Instead of fear, Jaws instilled within me a deep admiration for...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 4, 2019 | Mexico, Caves/Tunnels, North America, Most Unique Travel Experiences
The World’s Largest Cave Shaft February 2019: Over a decade and a half ago, I watched the nature series Planet Earth on Discovery Channel. The episode on the worlds greatest caves opened with the narrator, famed English naturalist David Attenborough, saying...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 20, 2018 | Mexico, Tribes/Unique Cultures
January 2018: In my quest to see as much of my favorite country as possible, I booked a long weekend trip to Copper Canyon, the largest canyon in North America, which is even larger than the Arizona Grand Canyon. Along with my girlfriend and her mom, our plan was to...
