by Matthew Allison | Sep 28, 2008 | Asia
Singapore: Gateway to the Sumatran Wilderness A Strategic and Comfortable Transit Point September 2008: To reach Sumatra, Tim and I used Singapore as our transit hub, both coming from California and again on the way home.It turned out to be an ideal place to...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 1, 2008 | Asia
Gunung Leuser National Park Tracking Wild Tigers in Sumatra September 2008 – A Lifelong Obsession Comes to Life I have been obsessed with tigers for as long as I can remember. Their stealth, power, elegance, and beauty are beyond compare. Over the years, my pursuit of...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 25, 2008 | North America
If someone were to ask me which American National Park is the wildest, I would say Denali National Park. First of all, it is in the State of Alaska, which automatically makes it wild, then there are the other factors that help it to solidify this designation in my...
by Matthew Allison | May 5, 2008 | Australia & Pacific
May 2008: After watching the Imax movie, ” The Living Sea,” which featured Palau’s idyllic and wild rock islands, a cluster of hundreds of small mushroom shaped jungle clad islands surrounded by heavenly turquoise green seas, I was sold on Palau. The...
by Matthew Allison | May 2, 2008 | Australia & Pacific
May 2008: I set out in search of an island in Oceania that still clung to its old way of life. In a world shaped by globalization and rapid change, I have always felt that seeking out the world’s last traditional cultures is a race against time. This is...
