Ghost City of Ani in the Far East of Turkey

by Matthew Allison | Mar 15, 2018 | Asia

Journey to the Ghost City of Ani March 2018: My friends Jimmie, Frank, and I set off on a 12-day journey through Romania, Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Georgia. The primary goal of this leg of the trip was to explore Armenia, but there was one place I couldn’t...

Spending Easter in the World’s First Christian Nation. With It’s Mountains, Rich History, Old Villages and Churches, Friendly People, I Found Armenia to be One of My Favorite Countries in the Caucasus Mountains, Armenia

by Matthew Allison | Mar 13, 2018 | Asia

March 2018: As part of a 10-day trip that also included Romania, Turkey and Nagorno Karabakh, my friends Jimmie and I spent 3 days traveling across Armenia.  I hired an Armenian driver with an old Mercedes Benz to drive us across the country and the driver served...

World’s Least Known Conflict Zone-Venturing In to the Ghost Town and War Zone of Aghdam, Nagorno Karabakh

by Matthew Allison | Mar 13, 2018 | Asia, Europe

Crossing into Nagorno-Karabakh: A Journey into a War-Torn Republic March 2018 – While traveling through Armenia, my friends Jimmie, Frank, and I decided to venture into the disputed and conflict-ridden breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR). At the time, the...

Into the Deep Jungles of Papua to Visit the Korowai People

by Matthew Allison | May 16, 2016 | Asia

About the Korowai May 2016: Papua is one of the last places on Earth where real, raw and untamed adventure can still be found. It is a land of remote tribes that still live very traditional lives in desolate rainforests, and rugged mountain ranges.  This is what...

Searching for One of the Most Bizarre Looking Species of Monkey- Proboscis Monkeys in Mangrove Swamps, Sultanate of Brunei

by Matthew Allison | May 14, 2016 | Asia

May 2016: A Short Stop in Brunei A Two-Week Adventure Across Southeast Asia and the Pacific In May 2016, I set off on a two-week journey through Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The trip included tracking cobras in Bali, staying with the Korowai Tribe deep in the...

A Couple Days with the Bali Reptile Rescue Team Rescuing and Relocating King Cobras & Other Snakes

by Matthew Allison | May 6, 2016 | Asia

Tracking Snakes with the Bali Snake and Wildlife Rescue Organization Tracking King Cobras in Bali: A Tribute to the ‘King Cobra Whisperer’ May 2016: On my way to Papua to visit the Korowai tribe, I had a layover in Bali for a few days. I could have kicked...