by Matthew Allison | Jun 4, 2023 | Asia, Mountains, Expeditions, Hiking Trips, Tribes/Unique Cultures
May 2023: I initially fell in love with the Buddhist regions of the Himalayas in 1998 when I visited the Indian Ladakh and Zanskar and spend a few months traveling and trekking in the region. Ever since then I have returned to trek in Bhutan/2005 and in Tibet/2010,...
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 | Aug 27, 2022 | Asia, Expeditions, Most Dangerous Encounters, Most Unique Travel Experiences, Tribes/Unique Cultures
August 2022: After decades of conflict that have seen the majority of Afghanistan unsafe for exploration, the country is now relatively secure for travel. The Taliban insurgents that I avoided during past visits to Afghanistan because they wanted to kill me were now...
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 | Apr 3, 2022 | Africa, Most Unique Travel Experiences, Tribes/Unique Cultures
April 2022: My wife, friend and I visited Angola as part of a multi-country trip across Africa. Angola was the last country we visited on this trip and the last country I needed to visit in order to accomplish my goal of visiting every country in continental Africa. ...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 26, 2021 | North America, Tribes/Unique Cultures, Weird Travel
October 2021: With a three-day weekend close to Halloween and on Maricienne’s birthday, my wife’s mom, we decided to fly out to the old historical city of Savannah, Georgia. We started our trip in Charleston, South Carolina, where we rented a car, and we...