by Matthew Allison | Nov 5, 2017 | Africa
A Childhood Fascination Turned Reality: Visiting South Sudan’s Mundari Tribe November 2017: I first heard of South Sudan back in grade school, long before it became an independent country. Back then, it was still part of greater Sudan, a nation torn apart by civil...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 22, 2017 | Africa
A Journey to Togo: Discovering the Tammari People November 2017: My friend Richard and I traveled in our own vehicle with a driver through Togo as part of a larger West Africa adventure, which also took us through Benin, Burkina Faso, and South Sudan. Togo was one of...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 30, 2017 | Australia & Pacific
September 2017: As part of a two-week journey across the South Pacific, my wife and I spent two days in New Zealand with one goal: to explore a wild glowworm cave. Rather than visiting a commercial show cave, we sought an unmanaged one where we could venture at our...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 18, 2017 | Australia & Pacific
September 2017: Paula and I planned a trip to Samoa, also known as Independent Western Samoa. Although it lies just 500 miles from American Samoa, a U.S. territory, Independent Samoa is its own sovereign nation. The country is known for preserving its traditional...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 13, 2017 | Australia & Pacific
Swimming with Giants: Our Journey to Tonga In September 2017, my wife and I traveled to Tonga, the last Pacific kingdom still ruled by a king, for six days as part of a two-week journey that also included Samoa and New Zealand. Our main goal in Tonga was to swim with...
by Matthew Allison | May 5, 2017 | Default
May 2017: To celebrate my 40th birthday, I flew to Medellín, Colombia, with a few close friends—Johnny, Jimmie, Dan, and Frank. This was my second visit to Colombia- Colombian Cocaine Labs, Indians and Hiking to the Paramilitary Controlled Lost City of Tayrona |...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East
About the Marsh Arabs The Marsh Arabs of Iraq: A Vanishing Civilization March 2017: My introduction to Iraq came not through travel, but through the Gulf War when I was in junior high. I remember seeing images of Bedouin camel caravans moving alongside American tank...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 18, 2017 | Africa
March 2017: Exploring Eritrea In March 2017, I spent four days in Eritrea with my friend Richard as part of a 10-day trip that also included southern Iraq. Eritrea was one of my last “Badland” countries—a place infamous for having one of the most...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 20, 2017 | Mexico, North America
January 2017: We are blessed to have Baja and its two wild rugged coastlines along the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez in our backyard, just south of where we live in San Diego. So, Paula and I try and visit a few times every year but most of the time we...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 30, 2016 | Africa
November 2016: In pursuit of wildlife in Central Africa’s forests, and as part of a larger trip that included Equatorial Guinea-Camping for a Week with Scientists Studying Primates and Giant Leatherback Sea Turtles on Bioko Island’s Wild Southern Coast | Venture The...
