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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Tracking Tigers in the Wild West of Nepal (1998)
August 1998: As part of a multi-month-long back packing trip in India, I traveled overland via bus into Western Nepal seeking adventure, the unknown and tigers. During this time Western Nepal was truly an undeveloped, remote outpost in the world and was just starting...
Traveling the Himalayan Buddhist Kingdoms of Zanskar & Ladakh & Thru the Hectic Ganges River Plains
Summer 1998: For my first trip to Asia, I chose the Indian Himalayas to base my travels. I planned to be in India for at least 3 months, but my schedule was open. I did have to return for my Fall Quarter of college, but I figured I could survive if I missed one...
1997 Backpacking Trip Across Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, and Taveuni islands, Fiji
November 1997: In my earliest travels, Fiji was my introduction to the Pacific Islands. As part of my round-trip airline ticket to Australia, I had one free stopover in a Pacific Island, and I chose Fiji because it was a name that conjured up images of a tropical...
My Experience as a World War II Soldier in the Movie the “Thin Red Line” and My Journey to Learn More About the Battle of the Guadalcanal
How the Journey StartedAustralia 1997: A Dream Made Real A Summer That Still Feels Like a Dream The whole experience still feels like a dream, one I sometimes have trouble believing actually happened. I was only 20, and at that time, Australia—with its vast outback,...
My First International Journey Studying Chinese at a Chinese Teachers University in Shanghai, China
June 1995: Shanghai—The Journey that Changed Everything Even though I’ve been fortunate enough to visit all of the countries of the world by my 40s, my passport remained empty—with the exception of a quick hop to Canada—until I was 18 years old. My very first real...
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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