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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Camping for a Week with Scientists Studying Primates and Giant Leatherback Sea Turtles on Bioko Island’s Wild Southern Coast
November 2016: As with many of my travel ideas, my visit to Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea was sparked by a National Geographic article about the Gran Caldera—a remote, mountainous rainforest so difficult to access that drills, hunted to near extinction in other...
Northern Ireland-Staying in an Inn Above an IRA Bar Located Along the Wall Dividing the Catholic and Protestant Neighborhoods of Belfast
Quick Glimpse into Northern IrelandSeptember 2016: As part of a trip that included Scotland, Paula and I flew into Belfast, rented a car and explored for two days. I had previously visited Ireland and I wanted to see how Northern Ireland was different from its...
Exploring the Highlands & Camping in Ruined Haunted Castles on Scottish Lochs, Scotland
A Road Trip Through the Scottish Highlands: Castles, Whisky, and Untamed Beauty September 2016: Decades of watching romanticized films about kilted warrior clans battling against the stuffy British to the south had instilled in me a deep curiosity about Scotland. The...
Visiting the Idyllic Jungle Villages Around the Remote Jungle Outpost of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
May 2016: After spending a week journeying to visit the Korowai tribe in Papua, on the Indonesian side of the island of New Guinea, I crossed the land border from Jayapura into Papua New Guinea (PNG), arriving in the remote jungle outpost of Vanimo. I ended up...
Into the Deep Jungles of Papua to Visit the Korowai People
About the KorowaiMay 2016: Papua is one of the last places on Earth where real, raw and untamed adventure can still be found. It is a land of remote tribes that still live very traditional lives in desolate rainforests, and rugged mountain ranges. This is what...
Searching for One of the Most Bizarre Looking Species of Monkey- Proboscis Monkeys in Mangrove Swamps, Sultanate of Brunei
May 2016: A Short Stop in Brunei A Two-Week Adventure Across Southeast Asia and the Pacific In May 2016, I set off on a two-week journey through Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The trip included tracking cobras in Bali, staying with the Korowai Tribe deep in the...
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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