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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Petting Grey Whales in the Lagoons of Baja, Mexico
February 2006: A Magical Encounter with Baja’s Grey Whales Sometimes, the best trips are the ones right in your backyard, and for me, Baja, Mexico has always been one of those places. Few experiences compare to a journey south to the lagoons during the grey whale...
Trekking Deep into Mountains of the Isolated Himalayan Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan to Visit the Layap People and Penis Temples
November 2005: I am not Buddhist but to me being in the Himalayas is a spiritual experience. it is hard to not feel God when you are surrounded by the highest and most majestic mountains on earth among peaceful Buddhist cultures and monasteries where monks devote...
Experiencing the Madness of Calcutta and the Tribes and Wildlife of Similipal National Park in Orissa
November 2005: Into India’s Wild East Exploring Calcutta & Simlipal National Park on a Two-Week Trip Through India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan As part of a larger two-week adventure across Bhutan, Bangladesh, and eastern India, a friend and I dove deep into the...
Searching for the Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans, World’s Largest Mangrove Forest, Bangladesh
November 2005: The Sunderbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, forms the delta of the Ganges River's tributaries. Spanning across both Bangladesh and India, this vast forest is home to a rich array of rare and endangered wildlife, including crocodiles,...
Visiting North Korea As One Of The First American Tourists Since The Korean War
Why Visit North Korea My First Step into North Korea: A Longtime Obsession Realized A Fascination Born in Seoul In October 2005, I finally fulfilled a dream that had been growing inside me since 1999, when I first moved to Seoul, South Korea to teach English. Living...
Exploring the Pristine Jungle Clad Islands and Sea Gypsy Villages of the Mergui Islands, Myanmar
May 2005: For years I would stare at the map and wonder about the uninhabited archipelago of islands in the south of Myanmar and the sea gypsies, their only occupants who tend to live longer on the sea in their makeshift boats than on land. The islands were one of...
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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