by Matthew Allison | May 7, 2013 | Asia
May 2013: This trip to the Komodo and Flores Islands, East Timor-A Few Days in One of the World’s Newest Countries, Timorleste | Venture The Planet, and Australia’s Northern Territories-The Australian Outback-Exploring Kakadu National Park in the Northern...
by Matthew Allison | Dec 5, 2012 | Africa
Into the Inferno: The Danakil Desert December 2012 – Earth’s Most Alien Landscape Quite simply, the Danakil Desert is one of the most incredible places I have ever been. Tucked into the northeastern corner of Ethiopia, near the borders of Eritrea and Djibouti,...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 24, 2012 | Africa
A Visit to the De-Facto State of Somaliland November 2012: A Last-Minute Adventure into Somaliland As a backup plan after my failed attempt to visit Socotra Island in Yemen, I decided to travel to Somaliland from Djibouti-Swimming With Whale Sharks and the Bizarre...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 23, 2012 | Africa
Djibouti: The Backup Plan That Became an Adventure November 2012: As part of a larger Middle East-Middle East | Venture The Planet and East Africa-East Africa | Venture The Planet trip, my friend Evan and I ended up in Djibouti for four days—a destination that,...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 22, 2012 | Europe, North America
September 2012: As part of a three-week journey, I embarked from Svalbard, traveling along the northeastern coast of Greenland before finishing in Iceland. The adventure was aboard an impressive icebreaker operated by G-Adventures, with a Norwegian crew. Alongside...
