8 articles tagged with sandboarding
Standing on the deck of a catamaran as Atlantic bottlenose dolphins playfully surf our bow wake, I couldn't help but marvel at the juxtaposition of experiences Walvis Bay offers. Just hours later, I'd be sliding down massive sand dunes overlooking...
The first time I laid eyes on Door County's limestone bluffs rising dramatically from Lake Michigan's turquoise waters, I was immediately transported back to my assignment covering extreme cliff diving in Azores. Yet this Wisconsin peninsula—often celebrated for its cherry...
Standing at the edge of the Mediterranean, where the ancient world collides with modern Egypt, Alexandria offers far more than its storied library and Greco-Roman ruins. As someone who's spent years analyzing supply chains across continents, I've developed a knack...
When my son Noah and I first landed in Cape Town last spring, I had that same feeling I get when starting a new animation project – that electric mix of anticipation and creative possibility stretching out before us. Sure,...
The first time I laid eyes on the endless white sand dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses, I felt like I'd stumbled onto another planet. Having called Brazil home for several years now, I've explored many breathtaking landscapes, but nothing quite compares...
If someone had told me back in my Liverpool bus-driving days that I'd be hurling myself down massive sand dunes on a waxed board at 64 years old, I'd have thought they'd been drinking too much at the local pub....
Well, mates, I never thought I'd be comparing the deserts of Vietnam to the rainy streets of Liverpool, but life takes you on strange routes sometimes. After 35 years behind the wheel of buses across two continents, I've seen my...
The first time I laid eyes on Huacachina, I couldn't help but laugh at the cosmic joke of it all – a lush, palm-fringed lagoon surrounded by towering sand dunes that stretch as far as the eye can see. This...