by Matthew Allison | May 1, 2024 | Caves/Tunnels, Bucket List Adventures, Haunted Places, Most Unique Travel Experiences
April 2024: Every once in a while, I am still able to get a group of my friends together and do something amazing and adventurous. and spending a night exploring the illegal network of Paris Catacombs with my friends was an experience I will never forget. Fewer places...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 22, 2024 | Travel with Baby, Caribbean, Bucket List Adventures, North America, Most Unique Travel Experiences
February 2024: For years I planned this moment out so that I would visit my last United Nations recognized country (197/197) so that I when I did the event would coincide with my 6-month-old daughter, Indie also visiting her 1st country. As an added bonus...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 21, 2020 | Africa, Bucket List Adventures, Mountains, Volcanoes
Climbing to the Roof of Africa-Kilimanjaro When your goal is to travel to every country in Africa, it is inevitable that you will eventually feel a beckoning to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. For many years I wanted to climb the mountain but I was...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 3, 2020 | Bucket List Adventures, North America
Climbing a 200 Foot Redwood Tree March 2020: I have a long bucket list of things I want to do before I die. This list consists of other things besides just traveling. Previously on my list until I accomplished the goal was: Flying a plane solo, rock climbing, sky...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 4, 2018 | Caribbean, Bucket List Adventures, Swimming with Marine Mammals/Creatures, Wildlife
February 2018: Swimming or diving with all of the greatest creatures of the ocean is something I have passionately pursued as one of my bucket lists items in life and I have scoured the world’s oceans to swim with humpback, sperm whales, whale Sharks, great...
by Matthew Allison | Aug 17, 2013 | Caves/Tunnels, Bucket List Adventures, Australia & Pacific, Haunted Places, Most Unique Travel Experiences
August 2013: Easter Island or the Polynesian name for the island, Rapa Nui has been a dream travel destination of mine ever since childhood. It was always one of those mystical places featured in documentaries about strange and mysterious places. It is easy to...