by Matthew Allison | Mar 18, 2016 | South America & Antarctica
March 2016: The mightiest rainforest and the world’s largest one is the Amazon, which sprawls across multiple South American countries, including Guyana. After traveling much of the world, I have concluded that my favorite ecosystem to visit is the rainforest. I love...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 12, 2013 | South America & Antarctica
Chile is one of my favorite countries in South America, largely because of its extreme diversity in landscapes. From the towering Andes Mountains to the windswept plains of Patagonia, the lush temperate forests of the southern fjords, and the driest desert on...
by Matthew Allison | Jun 11, 2010 | South America & Antarctica
June 2010: Visiting indigenous cultures has always been one of my top travel goals, and there is no better country in South America for this than Bolivia. Approximately 70 percent of Bolivia’s population is indigenous, primarily descendants of the Inca...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 31, 2009 | South America & Antarctica
March 2009/Day 1: I wanted to visit the Galápagos Islands, a remote archipelago of volcanic islands famed for their unique wildlife, which played a crucial role in Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. My goal was to experience the wildlife and raw...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 30, 2009 | South America & Antarctica
March 2009: On this trip to Ecuador, beyond exploring the Galápagos Islands-Independant Travel to the Galapagos Islands | Venture The Planet, my goal was to venture deep into the Amazon Rainforest and visit Yasuní National Park—a place that keeps drawing me back. I...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 13, 2008 | South America & Antarctica
March 2008: The first time I visited Argentina, it was part of a larger journey to Antarctica-Antarctica-Crossing the Violent Seas of the Drake Passage to Visit the World’s Last True Wilderness, An Icy Paradise Where Penguins, Seals and Whales Have No Fear of Humans |...
