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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Exploring Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and Southern Vietnam by Motorbike Taxi in 2004
May 2004: Ironically, it was the Vietnam War movies I grew up watching, like Platoon, Hamburger Hill, and Forrest Gump, that inspired me to visit Vietnam as one of the first countries in my quest to see the world. I wanted to learn more about the devastating war that...
Tracking Mountain Gorilla’s, and Adventures Into the Rain Shrouded Fabled Mountains of the Moon-Rwenzori Mountains and Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda 2003: My First True Taste of Africa Even though it was my second time visiting Africa after a brief trip to Egypt, my journey to Uganda in November 2003 was when I truly fell in love with the continent. This was my first experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, and it...
Kenya
November 2003: Before the trip Guinea is a country I knew for little about. I had never met anyone from there, nor had I met a traveler who had been there before. What I did discover about it during my research is that Guinea has one of the largest bauxite reserves in...
Man Eating Lions of Tsavo National Park & Scuba Diving in the Indian Ocean, Kenya
Journey to Kenya November 2002: As part of a thrilling three-week adventure marking my first-ever visit to sub-Saharan Africa, I made my way to Kenya after an incredible time exploring Uganda. Boarding a local bus from bustling Kampala, I settled in for an...
My Travels Along the Nile River of Egypt in 2002
March 2002 — First Journey into Ancient Egypt I have always been fascinated by ancient Egyptian history. Few places ignite the imagination like Egypt—a land of vast desert, towering pyramids, mummies, undiscovered tombs, and legendary curses. There is too much romance...
Piloting a Small Plane Across Baja Mexico from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas
March 2002: Learning to Fly in the Shadow of 9/11 Facing Fear, Finding Freedom, and Fueling a Lifetime of Travel In what now feels like a different lifetime, back in March 2002, I made the decision to get my pilot’s license—not just for fun, but as a way to confront a...
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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