by Matthew Allison | May 2, 2008 | Australia & Pacific
May 2008: I set out in search of an island in Oceania that still clung to its old way of life. In a world shaped by globalization and rapid change, I have always felt that seeking out the world’s last traditional cultures is a race against time. This is...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 24, 1997 | Australia & Pacific
November 1997: In my earliest travels, Fiji was my introduction to the Pacific Islands. As part of my round-trip airline ticket to Australia, I had one free stopover in a Pacific Island, and I chose Fiji because it was a name that conjured up images of a tropical...
by Matthew Allison | Aug 21, 1997 | Australia & Pacific
How the Journey Started Australia 1997: A Dream Made Real A Summer That Still Feels Like a Dream The whole experience still feels like a dream, one I sometimes have trouble believing actually happened. I was only 20, and at that time, Australia—with its vast outback,...
