by Matthew Allison | Jun 23, 2024 | Mexico, Caves/Tunnels, North America, Rainforest
May 2024: Chiapas has it all! It is one of Mexico’s most diverse States in topography and culture and is one of my favorite Mexican States. The State is massive with a Pacific coastline, mountains, cloud forests and the Lacandón, the largest rainforest in North...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 23, 2022 | Mexico, North America
February 2022: During a three-day weekend, Paula and I flew out to Puebla on the direct flight from Tijuana on Volaris Airlines. The trip was re-scheduled from January due to all of coming down with Covid. Luckily Volaris had a great online re-scheduling process and...
by Matthew Allison | Aug 9, 2021 | Mexico, North America, Most Dangerous Encounters, Weird Travel
Narco-Tourism in Sinaloa For a quick weekend trip from Tijuana, our neighbor in San Diego, my wife, friend and I decided to fly direct to Culiacan, Sinaloa for the weekend-one way, and return via Mazatlán. Our goal was to learn more about the areas Narco-culture and...
by Matthew Allison | Dec 26, 2019 | Mexico, North America, Wildlife
December 2019: For a new Years weekend trip, Paula and I flew to Leon in central Mexico and rented a car to drive around the States of Michoacán and Guanajuato over the course of 4 days. This was our itinerary: Day 1 Depart Tijuana to Leon Pick-up rental car and drive...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 30, 2019 | Africa, Mexico, North America, Most Unique Travel Experiences, Swimming with Marine Mammals/Creatures, Wildlife
Cage Diving with Sharks in Guadalupe Island, Mexico & South Africa Another adventure bucket list item of mine was to swim with sharks. I have been obsessed with them ever since seeing Jaws as a kid. Instead of fear, Jaws instilled within me a deep admiration for...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 4, 2019 | Mexico, Caves/Tunnels, North America, Most Unique Travel Experiences
The World’s Largest Cave Shaft February 2019: Over a decade and a half ago, I watched the nature series Planet Earth on Discovery Channel. The episode on the worlds greatest caves opened with the narrator, famed English naturalist David Attenborough, saying...
