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 | Jul 3, 2022 | North America, Most Unique Travel Experiences, Swimming with Marine Mammals/Creatures, Wildlife
About Beluga Whales in Churchill One of the main motivational factors of my travels is to travel to the places of the world where I can see my favorite wild animals. This usually takes me to some of the world’s most remote wilderness. This was also the case in...
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 | Oct 26, 2021 | North America, Tribes/Unique Cultures, Weird Travel
October 2021: With a three-day weekend close to Halloween and on Maricienne’s birthday, my wife’s mom, we decided to fly out to the old historical city of Savannah, Georgia. We started our trip in Charleston, South Carolina, where we rented a car, and we...
by Matthew Allison | Aug 9, 2021 | Mexico, North America, Most Dangerous Encounters, 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 | Aug 31, 2020 | Caves/Tunnels, Caribbean
Jamaica-Beyond the All Inclusive Resorts to the Caves and Jungles of Cockpit Country August 2020: I separate the countries of the Caribbean into big and small island countries. Typically, I prefer the less crowded small islands like Dominica but Jamaica even though it...