Matthew Allison · World Explorer
Visited Every Country on Earth
Adventures in remote cultures, wildlife habitats, caves, and wilderness regions across 197 countries and 250+ territories.
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River Rafting Among Grizzly Bears, Chasing Killer Whales and Volcano Hopping in a Soviet Era Military Helicopter
A Week of Adventure in Russia's Version of Alaska September 2018: For years I wanted to visit Russia's answer to Alaska, Kamchatka but the price was just to cost prohibitive. Finally, I was tired of watching documentaries about the wildlife and volcanoes and I pulled...
Climbing Wild Parts of the Great Wall of China
September 2018: Hiking China’s Wild Great Wall The Great Wall of China—a staggering ancient structure built by emperors and warriors, stretching thousands of miles across deserts, mountains, and valleys until finally reaching the sea—is unquestionably one of the...
Istanbul, Turkey: Admiring the Once Center of the Byzantine Roman Empire-Hagia Sophia-One of My Favorite Structures of the Old World,
Istanbul: A City That Never Loses Its Magic I’ve visited Istanbul multiple times over the years, and no matter how often I return, the city never ceases to fascinate me. It has become one of my favorite cities in the world, a place where history feels alive in every...
A Self Driving Island Hopping Adventure in the Wild North Atlantic, Climbing and Exploring in One of the Most Beautiful Island Archipelagos I Have Ever Visited, Faroe Islands
May 2018: The Faroe Islands is one of those special places on Earth that is just too good to be true. It has the green lush scenery of Ireland but the desolation of Iceland. It is technically a territory of Denmark and is closer to the Arctic than Europe. The people...
A Few Days in the Ancient Ottoman Era City of Prizren
April 2018: As part of a 10-day trip across Eastern Europe with my friends Jimmie and Frank, we spent two days in Kosovo. Given our limited time, I chose to visit Prizren instead of the capital, Pristina, because it was smaller and featured a well-preserved...
One Day in the Old City of Vienna, Austria
March 2018: As part of a larger one-week Eastern Europe trip, I flew into Vienna on a day long layover with my friend Frank to join another friend Jimmie in Vienna. Together we explored the old city of Vienna, once the capitol of the Austria Hungarian Empire before...
About Matthew
A Lifetime Spent Beyond the Familiar
I have spent more than 29 years exploring the planet, visiting every country on Earth and experiencing some of its most remote cultures, wildernesses, and wildlife. My mission is to inspire curiosity, respect for different cultures, and a lifelong desire to explore.
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