by Matthew Allison | Jan 14, 2024 | Caribbean
January 2024: Barbados – A Rocky but Memorable Start The Final Push to Visit Every Country As part of a two-week trip to visit my last five sovereign countries in the world, I began the journey in Barbados with my nephew, Dylan, and my friend, Jimmie. Over three days,...
by Matthew Allison | Aug 31, 2020 | Caribbean
Jamaica-Beyond the All Inclusive Resorts to the Caves and Jungles of Cockpit Country August 2020: Jamaica and the Roots of Rastafarianism Big Islands, Small Islands When I think of the Caribbean, I often divide the countries into two categories: the big islands and...
by Matthew Allison | Aug 21, 2020 | Caribbean
A Weekend of Exploring Caves Both Above and Under-Water in the Wild Cotubanamá National Park, Dominican Republic August 2020: On my way back from Jamaica, I decided to stop in the Dominican Republic for a few days to visit the Cotubanamá National Park. I often use...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 22, 2019 | Caribbean, North America
Swimming with Moby Dick Dominica: The Caribbean’s Untouched Eco-Paradise I categorize Caribbean countries into two types: large, bustling nations and smaller, quieter islands. I tend to prefer the latter, and Dominica fits this description perfectly—a relaxed, idyllic...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 10, 2019 | Caribbean
A Layover Adventure in Antigua In July 2019, during a day-long layover between our flights from: Montserrat Island – Exploring the Exclusion Zone where a volcano destroyed the capital city of Plymouth Dominica – Swimming with sperm whales, the world’s largest toothed...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 3, 2019 | Caribbean
Montserrat: The Pompeii of the Caribbean July 2019: Paula and I couldn’t visit the Lesser Antilles without stopping in Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory often called the Pompeii of the Caribbean. In the 1990s, a devastating volcanic eruption buried the...
