by Matthew Allison | Jan 19, 2023 | Europe
A Birthday Stop in the Azores January 2023 – Islands of Charm Before the Final African Frontier As part of a memorable birthday trip for my wife Paula, the three of us—Paula, her mom, and I—spent three wonderful days exploring the Azores Islands before continuing on...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 6, 2022 | South America & Antarctica
November 2022: In early 2022, I first learned about the Cave of the Tayos when my brother, Jesse, tagged me in a Facebook post from Outdoor Magazine with the message, “Let’s do this.” According to the article, the cave is not only filled with...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 5, 2022 | South America & Antarctica
November 2022: To complete my journey through all South American countries, I felt that skipping the Falkland Islands would leave too much unexplored. This remote British archipelago between Patagonia and Antarctica is rich in wildlife and dramatic landscapes. Fought...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 2, 2022 | South America & Antarctica
November 2022: On a trip to South America, primarily to explore the Falkland Islands-Penguins, Sheep, Sea Lions and Battlefields-Week in the British Falkland Islands | Venture The Planet and Cueva de los Tayos in Ecuador-Expedition into Cueva de los Tayos, Where...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October, 2022: As part of a larger European trip and in order to complete my last European countries, Andorra, and Monaco, my wife and mother-in-law flew to Barcelona, Spain. This was my second visit to Spain, my first being to Madrid in September 2006. The main...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: The island of Sicily has been on my bucket list for a while. I have wanted to see the highest active volcano in Europe, Mount Etna and learn more about the island made famous by the movie Godfather and its mafia history. About Siciliy ...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: Exploring Malta A Tiny Country with a Big History Malta may be small, but it is absolutely packed with history. Sitting in the middle of the Mediterranean—just off the shores of Sicily, Italy, and Tunisia—the island has held enormous strategic importance...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: In order to visit my last country in Europe, Lichtenstein, my wife, I and mother-in-law flew into Zurich, Switzerland, rented a car to make our way across the eastern Swiss Alps to cross into Lichtenstein. It was good to be back in Switzerland, a country...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 9, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: Visiting every country wasn’t always my goal but over the years I realized it is suddenly possible and I am actually within reach of accomplishing something I never thought possible. So, this quest has brought me to countries like Monaco that I...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 8, 2022 | Europe
October 2022: Throughout my travels, the Nordik country of Denmark somehow managed to escape my sights. The same cannot be said about its territories, the Faroe Islands and Greenland but the actual country itself had evaded me up until now. On a 10-day trip around the...
