by Matthew Allison | Aug 3, 2024 | Travel with Baby, North America, Rainforest
August 2024: The State of Washington has some of the most stunning scenery in the USA because of its mountains, bays and volcanoes but for me the biggest stand out is its temperate rainforests, especially the massive old growth pines of Olympic National Park, some of...
by Matthew Allison | Jun 23, 2024 | Mexico, Caves/Tunnels, North America, Rainforest
May 2024: Chiapas has it all! It is one of Mexico’s most diverse States in topography and culture and is one of my favorite Mexican States. The State is massive with a Pacific coastline, mountains, cloud forests and the Lacandón, the largest rainforest in North...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 20, 2024 | Hiking Trips, Rainforest
February 2024: As part of a two-week trip to visit my last countries of the world 197/197, my nephew Dylan, friends Jimmie, Wes and I spent two nights in Saint Lucia with the main purpose to go canyoneering in the Holy Grail Canyon in the lush rainforests of northern...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 6, 2022 | Caves/Tunnels, Expeditions, Haunted Places, Most Unique Travel Experiences, South America & Antarctica, Rainforest, Tribes/Unique Cultures, Wildlife
November 2022: In early 2022, I first learned about the Cave of the Tayos when my brother, Jesse tagged me on a Facebook post from Outdoor Magazine with a message, “Let’s do this.”. According to the article, it is a cave not only full of tarantulas,...
by Matthew Allison | Apr 18, 2022 | Africa, Rainforest, Tribes/Unique Cultures
March 2022: As part of multi-country African trip, my wife, friend and I visited Burundi. It was the last country in the region that I had not visited and even though I was miles from the border in Rwanda years earlier I did not visit. The country had for years been...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 7, 2022 | South America & Antarctica, Rainforest
January 2022: Suriname is a fascinating country that I promise you most people have never heard of. I discovered this when waiting at the airport gate to board my plane as one person after another walked by, stopped to stare, and asked aloud, where is Suriname?...
