by Matthew Allison | Mar 2, 2008 | South America & Antarctica
Ten Day Journey on an Icebreaker Expedition Ship to the Southern Seas and Antarctica March 2008: In my opinion, no traveler can truly claim to have visited every country in the world without also setting foot in Antarctica. While it isn’t a country, it is something...
by Matthew Allison | May 19, 2006 | South America & Antarctica
May 2006: As part of a two-week trip that also included Colombia-Colombian Cocaine Labs, Indians and Hiking to the Paramilitary Controlled Lost City of Tayrona | Venture The Planet, I visited Venezuela for a week with two of my friends, Sterling and Holly. The goal of...
by Matthew Allison | May 5, 2006 | South America & Antarctica
May 2006: In 2006, Colombia was just beginning to open to tourism after decades of war and conflict. Peace agreements between paramilitaries, guerrillas, and the government were in place, but crime remained high, and lawlessness persisted in areas still controlled by...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 1, 2004 | South America & Antarctica
November 2004: Few places pack as much adventure as Peru, with its Incan and Amazonian indigenous cultures, ancient ruins, soaring 20,000-foot peaks, dense rainforests, and vast stretches of desolate coastline. This rich diversity is what made Peru one of my first...
by Matthew Allison | Aug 26, 1999 | South America & Antarctica
My First Expedition-Pico Da Neblinas Summer 1999: My goal was to venture as deep into the unknown as I possibly could. I believed that such an expedition might bring me the clarity I needed in choosing a future career path—something I badly needed after just...
