by Matthew Allison | Nov 18, 2006 | Europe
Three Days in Belarus: A Glimpse into an Authoritarian State November 2006: As part of a larger journey through Iran, Moscow, and Rajasthan, India, I spent three days in Belarus, traveling en route from Iran to India. I had long been curious about Belarus—a country...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 11, 2006 | Africa
September 2006: As part of a 10-day adventure that included cage diving with great white sharks in South Africa-Cage Diving with Great White Sharks in Guadalupe Island, Mexico & South Africa | Venture The Planet and a canoe safari down the Zambezi River in...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 8, 2006 | Africa
September 2006: My friend Matt and I backpacked across Zambia-White Water Rafting in the Category Five Rapids of the Zambezi River Beneath the Worlds Longest Waterfalls-Victoria Falls,Zambia | Venture The Planet and crossed the remote Chirundu border into Zimbabwe....
by Matthew Allison | May 19, 2006 | South America & Antarctica
May 2006: As part of a two-week trip that also included Colombia-Colombian Cocaine Labs, Indians and Hiking to the Paramilitary Controlled Lost City of Tayrona | Venture The Planet, I visited Venezuela for a week with two of my friends, Sterling and Holly. The goal of...
by Matthew Allison | May 5, 2006 | South America & Antarctica
May 2006: In 2006, Colombia was just beginning to open to tourism after decades of war and conflict. Peace agreements between paramilitaries, guerrillas, and the government were in place, but crime remained high, and lawlessness persisted in areas still controlled by...
by Matthew Allison | Apr 1, 2006 | Caribbean, North America
April 2006: Cuba is one of the last remaining Marxist-communist countries in the world and the only one left in the Western Hemisphere. It is also an island that, at the time of my trip, I was forbidden to visit by my own government. These reasons alone made me want...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 10, 2006 | Mexico, North America
February 2006: A Magical Encounter with Baja’s Grey Whales Sometimes, the best trips are the ones right in your backyard, and for me, Baja, Mexico has always been one of those places. Few experiences compare to a journey south to the lagoons during the grey whale...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 23, 2005 | Asia
November 2005: I am not Buddhist but to me being in the Himalayas is a spiritual experience. it is hard to not feel God when you are surrounded by the highest and most majestic mountains on earth among peaceful Buddhist cultures and monasteries where monks devote...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 20, 2005 | Asia
November 2005: Into India’s Wild East Exploring Calcutta & Simlipal National Park on a Two-Week Trip Through India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan As part of a larger two-week adventure across Bhutan, Bangladesh, and eastern India, a friend and I dove deep into the...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 3, 2005 | Asia
November 2005: The Sunderbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, forms the delta of the Ganges River’s tributaries. Spanning across both Bangladesh and India, this vast forest is home to a rich array of rare and endangered wildlife, including crocodiles,...
