9 articles tagged with surfing
The first time I descended beneath the surface of Fiji's crystalline waters, I was transported back to those childhood summers with my Japanese grandparents near Okinawa. But the Mamanuca Islands possess a distinctive magic all their own—a realm where luxury...
The moment my paddle first dipped into the crystal-clear waters surrounding Lagos, I knew I'd found a special corner of Portugal that would forever call me back. There's something almost sacred about the way the golden cliffs of the Algarve...
The Portuguese coastline has fascinated me for years, not merely for its stunning aesthetics but for the remarkable ecological interplay between land and sea. Cascais, with its dramatic limestone formations and diverse marine ecosystems, offers a perfect laboratory for the...
The Eastern Cape coastline unfolds like a complex vintage—bold, surprising, and with notes that linger long after you've departed. Port Elizabeth, affectionately known as the 'Friendly City,' sits at the heart of this coastal terroir, offering water adventures as diverse...
The moment my feet touched Tofo's powdery sand, I knew I'd found something special. This unassuming fishing village on Mozambique's southeastern coast has evolved into an ocean lover's paradise without sacrificing its soul. After years exploring natural wonders from Arizona's...
Twenty years ago, when my wife's back injury led us to discover Costa Rica's healing thermal waters, I never imagined this small Central American paradise would become such an integral part of our family's travel legacy. Now, in my sixties,...
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,...
There's something almost spiritual about the way water connects us to our most primal selves. As someone who's spent decades studying the cultural threads that bind us through food, I've found that water—like cuisine—has its own regional dialects. And nowhere...
At sixty-one, most of my Pittsburgh contemporaries are settling into retirement routines of golf and grandchildren. Meanwhile, I'm strapping myself into a harness, about to launch off a platform suspended 30 meters above the Atlantic Forest outside Recife, Brazil. The...