Matthew Allison | Venture The Planet

Unexpected Country Stop Due to a Blown Airplane Tire in the Female Sex Tourist Hot Spot of the Gambia

by Matthew Allison | Nov 9, 2013 | Africa

November 2013: An Unplanned Country Dakar Nights and West African Characters The day began like any other in Dakar—recovering from a night out that involved beach bars and conversations with an intriguing new American acquaintance. He was one of those characters you...

Road Trip to Oman to Caves Haunted by Genies, Camping in Empty Deserts/Arabian Sea and Turquoise Green Wadis, Oman

by Matthew Allison | Nov 7, 2013 | Middle East

Road Tripping Across Oman: A Gulf Adventure In November 2013, as part of a two-week trip through Djibouti, Somaliland, and Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, I made a stop in Dubai to visit my friend Evan, who was living there at the time. From there, we drove his car...

Putting a Face to Kuwait, the Country that I Watched Being Torn Apart by Invading Iraqi Tanks on CNN When I was a Kid

by Matthew Allison | Nov 5, 2013 | Middle East

Exploring Kuwait: A Gulf War Memory and a Unique Stopover November 2013: Kuwait wasn’t originally at the top of my Middle Eastern travel list, but when planning a long 20-something-day journey through the Middle East and West Africa, I saw an opportunity. The main...

Observing the Critically Endangered Pygmy Hippos in Tiwai Island While Trying to Avoid Corrupt Police, Sierra Leone

by Matthew Allison | Nov 4, 2013 | Africa

November 2013: Sierra Leone A Journey Shaped by History, War, and Wildlife A Nation Founded on Freedom Sierra Leone shares a striking historical parallel with neighboring Liberia. Both countries were established as destinations for the resettlement of freed African...

Surfing Empty Beaches in a Country Still Re-Building from Civil War in What Was the Only American Colony in Africa, Liberia