by Matthew Allison | Jan 20, 2024 | Caribbean, North America
February 2024: On what was my second visit to Trinidad, what was supposed to be a full day and night was unfortunately reduced to just one night due to a flight delay from Saint Lucia. This disrupted my plans to camp overnight in an abandoned Cold War-era military...
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 | Jan 6, 2024 | North America
I feel very fortunate to have spent half of my life growing up in Minnesota—the land of 10,000 lakes, vast forests, and the mighty Lake Superior, the world’s largest freshwater lake. No matter where I travel in the world, even after seeing some truly incredible...
by Matthew Allison | May 14, 2023 | North America
Short Trip into the Canadian Rockies June 2023: For our final “babymoon” trip, my wife, her mom, and I took advantage of the direct flights from San Diego to Alberta, Canada, to explore what I consider the wildest and most breathtaking part of the Rocky...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 3, 2022 | North America
About Beluga Whales in Churchill In Search of the Beluga Whale A Childhood Fascination That Never Left Me One of the biggest motivators behind my travels has always been my desire to see wild animals—especially those I’ve been drawn to since childhood. That passion...
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...