by Matthew Allison | Nov 21, 2009 | Asia
November 2009: After years of attempting to organize a trip into the Hukawng Valley, the world’s largest tiger reserve in northern Myanmar, I was finally granted permission. A local fixer informed me that the Myanmar military government had approved my permit to...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 12, 2009 | Asia
Sri Lanka Wildlife Adventure November 2009 During a three-week adventure across Southeast Asia, I spent four memorable days exploring Sri Lanka, primarily to see Asian elephants in their natural habitat. Sri Lanka is world-famous for its national parks and dedicated...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 5, 2009 | Asia
November 2009: A Journey Through Laos, the Land of Lost Elephants A Hidden Paradise in Southeast Asia Among the countries of Southeast Asia, Laos stands uniquely blessed with extensive forests sprawling across its mountainous landscape. As one of the region’s least...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 25, 2009 | Asia
A Week Living with Nomads September 2009: I really believe that no one should live their life without sleeping in a yurt at least one night and if you can do so for a week like my friend Kent and I did, even better. Staying in yurts with Mongolian and Kazakh nomads...
by Matthew Allison | May 28, 2009 | Asia
One of My Greatest Trekking Adventures May 2009: I first learned about Papua and its tribes of penis gourded men from a documentary. The idea of a tribe of men wearing nothing but penis gourdes to be honest seemed absurd to me and I couldn’t believe that such a...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 28, 2008 | Asia
Singapore: Gateway to the Sumatran Wilderness A Strategic and Comfortable Transit Point September 2008: To reach Sumatra, Tim and I used Singapore as our transit hub, both coming from California and again on the way home.It turned out to be an ideal place to...
