by Matthew Allison | Sep 12, 2024 | Mountains, Hiking Trips, North America, Wildlife
August/September 2024: At the end of August I was able to meetup with my brither Jesse, his fiance,Lexie and my 17 year old nephew,who had never been on a plabe prior to this trip, for a 5 day trip to Montana that included backpacking in Glacier national Park for a...
by Matthew Allison | Jun 19, 2024 | Travel with Baby, Mountains, Europe
April 2024: As part of a 3 weeklong baby bonding family trip across Europe and Morocco, my wife, mother-in-law, infant daughter, and I visited the Alps of Northern Austria via a rental car from Munich, Germany for three days. This is our Germany trip report report: In...
by Matthew Allison | Jun 4, 2023 | Mountains, Asia, 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 | May 14, 2023 | Mountains, North America
Short Trip into the Canadian Rockies June 2023: For our last “Baby Moon” trip, my wife and I along with her mom, took advantage of the easy and direct flights to Alberta, Canada from San Diego to visit what is in my opinion the wildest and most rugged and...
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 | Sep 23, 2018 | Asia, Mountains, Europe, Wildlife, Volcanoes
A Week of Adventure in Russia’s Version of Alaska September 2018: For years I wanted to visit Russia’s answer to Alaska, Kamchatka but the price was just to cost prohibitive. Finally, I was tired of watching documentaries about the wildlife and volcanoes...