by Matthew Allison | Feb 18, 2024 | Caribbean, North America, Volcanoes
February 2024: As part of a two-week 5 country trip in the Caribbean islands to visit my last 5 sovereign countries, my nephew, friend Jimmie and I spend almost 3 days in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a country that would seem the least touristy out of all...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 10, 2022 | Europe, Volcanoes
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 | Dec 19, 2021 | Africa, Volcanoes
November 2021: The Comoros islands were my Plan B. Although I had wanted to visit for a while, I did not expect to be here on this trip. I was supposed to go to Angola, but the Omicron outbreak, resulted in Angola canceling all my flights. I could only return...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 22, 2021 | Central America, Volcanoes
Spending the Night Next to a 12,000′ Erupting Volcano During my travels I have become obsessed with volcanos, and I have been fortunate to have been able to visit dozens of volcanos all over the world; Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nicaragua, Vanuatu,...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 14, 2021 | Central America, Volcanoes
January 2021: Nicaragua was one of my first international trips. I first went there when I was a 19 year old college student. My friend and I went to western Nicaragua as part of a church related humanitarian trip to assist doctors and dentists with their medical...
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...
