by Matthew Allison | May 5, 2017 | Default
May 2017: To celebrate my 40th birthday, I flew to Medellín, Colombia, with a few close friends—Johnny, Jimmie, Dan, and Frank. This was my second visit to Colombia- Colombian Cocaine Labs, Indians and Hiking to the Paramilitary Controlled Lost City of Tayrona |...
by Matthew Allison | Mar 27, 2010 | Default
March 2010: Costa Rica was a country I put off visiting for a long time. Why? Because it’s the most touristy country in Central America, with a large number of American expats who, in some ways, have altered its identity. I preferred destinations lacking tourist...
by Matthew Allison | Jan 12, 2010 | North America, Default
Arizona – Heart of the Wild West Ghost Towns, Borderlands, and Timeless Desert Beauty Arizona embodies the spirit of the American Wild West—a land of ghost towns, long, lonely stretches of borderland, and some of the most dramatic desert landscapes on Earth. From the...
by Matthew Allison | Feb 6, 2008 | Default
February 2008: One of my life’s quests is to swim with as many marine mammals as possible, and the adorable, roly-poly manatee was high on my list. There’s no better place to see manatees in the wild than Central Florida in winter, when they gather in the freshwater...
by Matthew Allison | Sep 8, 2007 | Default
Borneo: Into the Wild September 2007 – Sabah State, Malaysia A Childhood Fascination Borneo.Even as a child, that name stirred something deep within me — a spark of wanderlust. It conjured visions of untamed rainforests, rare wildlife, and mysterious tribes hidden far...
by Matthew Allison | Jul 22, 2000 | Default
I am truly fascinated by ancient Egyptian histoy. Few places stir an imigantion more than Egypt with its huge pyramids, mummies, buried tombs and legendary curses. There is just too much romanticism and mystery in one country for me to ever be satisfied with one visit...
