by Matthew Allison | Mar 3, 2020 | North America
Climbing a 200 Foot Redwood Tree Climbing a Giant: Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream in the Redwoods March 2020 – Santa Cruz Mountains, California A Bucket List Beyond Travel My bucket list isn’t just about seeing the world—it’s about living it. While I’ve been...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 1, 2020 | Australia & Pacific
February 2020: The Marshall Islands named after a British naval Captain who visited in the 1700’s, has like many countries in the world, a long history of colonialism that has left a lasting impression on the country. It started as a Spanish colony, then became...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 28, 2020 | Australia & Pacific, North America
Hiking the Most Beautiful Trail in the Pacific-Kalalau Trail Along the Nāpali Coast, Kauai Hiking the Kalalau Trail A Decade-Long Dream to Conquer Kauai’s Wild Nāpali CoastJanuary 2020 The Nāpali Coast of Kauai is arguably one of the most beautiful places on Earth....
by Matthew Allison | Dec 26, 2019 | Mexico, North America
December 2019: For a new Years weekend trip, Paula and I flew to Leon in central Mexico and rented a car to drive around the States of Michoacán and Guanajuato over the course of 4 days. This was our itinerary: Day 1 Depart Tijuana to Leon Pick-up rental car and drive...
by Matthew Allison | Dec 26, 2019 | Europe
Touchdown in Portugal December 2019 – One Day, One Country, No Sleep After a long and exhausting overnight flight on TAP Airlines from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, I landed in Lisbon, Portugal, early in the morning. Despite running on almost no sleep, I was determined to...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 30, 2019 | Africa
November 2019: I had two full days/1 night in Guinea Bissau, which I planned to make good use of. My plan didn’t start as intended when my morning flight on Air Senegal from senegal to Bissau was cancelled. I was at the airport when I discovered the news and had...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 21, 2019 | Africa
November 2019: I visited Senegal twice. In Senegal I only had one goal..to visit Gorée Island. My first Senegal visit was via on a one-night stop-over from Mali enroute to Sierra Leone. In Mali, I met this loud and boisterous American security contractor, who checked...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 17, 2019 | Africa
November 2019: My favorite travel destinations tend to be islands, especially seldom-visited island nations. One of the highlights of my travels is São Tomé, a former Portuguese colony with a mysterious, mountainous interior covered in rainforests, dotted with...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 6, 2019 | Africa
First Impressions of Guinea November 2019 – Into the Unknown Before this trip, Guinea was a country I knew almost nothing about. I had never met anyone from there—nor had I encountered a fellow traveler who had been. It was a blank spot on the map for me, which only...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 2, 2019 | Africa
Exploring Ghana’s Lesser-Known Slave History: A Journey to Apam November 2019: With just two days in Ghana, I wanted to delve into the country’s harrowing past and visit some of its slave castles—remnants of a dark chapter in both European and African history. As one...
