by Matthew Allison | Nov 22, 2017 | Africa
Benin: The Beating Heart of West Africa Voodoo, Royalty, and a Journey from North to South November 2017 — When I think of West Africa, Benin instantly comes to mind. This small, unassuming country is the quintessential embodiment of West Africa—a land where ancient...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 5, 2017 | Africa
A Childhood Fascination Turned Reality: Visiting South Sudan’s Mundari Tribe November 2017: I first heard of South Sudan back in grade school, long before it became an independent country. Back then, it was still part of greater Sudan, a nation torn apart by civil...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 22, 2017 | Africa
A Journey to Togo: Discovering the Tammari People November 2017: My friend Richard and I traveled in our own vehicle with a driver through Togo as part of a larger West Africa adventure, which also took us through Benin, Burkina Faso, and South Sudan. Togo was one of...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 18, 2017 | Africa
March 2017: Exploring Eritrea In March 2017, I spent four days in Eritrea with my friend Richard as part of a 10-day trip that also included southern Iraq. Eritrea was one of my last “Badland” countries—a place infamous for having one of the most...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 30, 2016 | Africa
November 2016: In pursuit of wildlife in Central Africa’s forests, and as part of a larger trip that included Equatorial Guinea-Camping for a Week with Scientists Studying Primates and Giant Leatherback Sea Turtles on Bioko Island’s Wild Southern Coast | Venture The...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 19, 2016 | Africa
November 2016: As with many of my travel ideas, my visit to Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea was sparked by a National Geographic article about the Gran Caldera—a remote, mountainous rainforest so difficult to access that drills, hunted to near extinction in other...
