by Matthew Allison | Mar 23, 2002 | Africa
March 2002 — First Journey into Ancient Egypt I have always been fascinated by ancient Egyptian history. Few places ignite the imagination like Egypt—a land of vast desert, towering pyramids, mummies, undiscovered tombs, and legendary curses. There is too much romance...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 20, 2002 | Mexico, North America
March 2002: Learning to Fly in the Shadow of 9/11 Facing Fear, Finding Freedom, and Fueling a Lifetime of Travel In what now feels like a different lifetime, back in March 2002, I made the decision to get my pilot’s license—not just for fun, but as a way to confront a...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 22, 2000 | Default
I am truly fascinated by ancient Egyptian histoy. Few places stir an imigantion more than Egypt with its huge pyramids, mummies, buried tombs and legendary curses. There is just too much romanticism and mystery in one country for me to ever be satisfied with one visit...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 5, 2000 | Central America
July 2000: Guatemala in my opinion is one of the most interesting countries in Central America. It has rainforests, indigenous cultures that still practice their traditions, colonial architecture, pyramids and some of the best and most accessible volcanoes anywhere in...
by Matthew Allison | May 3, 2000 | Asia
A Backpacking Journey to Cambodia May 2000: For my second trip to Asia, following my first adventure in China, I booked a standby ticket through Mesaba Airlines, where I was working as a baggage handler in 2000. With a cheap ticket to Bangkok in hand, I set off with a...
