Today marks the launch of Matador Network, a travel website that combines the quality of an online magazine with interconnectivity of a social network. What exactly does that mean? It means that with an online community of travelers that are passionate about writing and sharing their insider information, Matador Network keeps up seven distinct but [...]
Skateboard journo, Alex Klein is making a film about Palestinian and Israeli surfers called “God Went Surfing With The Devil.” He’s keeping a great photo blog about the experience over at God Went Surfing for you to check out and get inspired.
Being based in Portland, OR is a pretty great thing. There are lots of micro-breweries, coffee houses and local farmers markets. But a personal favorite aspect of mine is the high concentration of global travelers. It seems like everyone has some kind of crazy travel story that starts along the lines of “this one time [...]
self portrait moments after they saw the end.
Gregg and Deia are friends of Wend working on a story for our fall issue about their trip. Well, trip isn’t really the right word at all:
“Español abajo…
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
On April 17th 2008 at 4.24pm Deia and Gregg made it to Cabo San Pío, [...]
Dozens of bikes where blazing through the gates in PDX airport today and it was mayhem! Just kidding, today an exhibit showcasing Oregon frame builders opened in Concourse E. The bikes will be there for six months, so next time you go through take some time to check them out. Bikeportland was out there today [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0eru45CK5Y
A young African boy finds a body board while fleeing rebels in his war torn country and becomes Liberia’s first surfer. A Political Science PHD who is also an amputee, is traveling around the country, trying to hide his prosthetic leg because there are so many local amputees in need of prosthetics. The two are [...]
Nicholas Notara has designed a pretty cool looking travel board.
Via-Yanko Design
Wend and Marmot are giving away some Marmot gear. Send us a pic of you in your Marmot gear out in the world wending. Go here to see the rules.
Two great friends of ours have set off to tackle the Andes Mountains on their bikes. A few weeks ago the duo landed in Buenos Aires and are making their way to Lake Titicaca. You can keep up with them here as they make their way north towards Bolivia.
Took this photo of a Bare Throated Tiger Heron, who was hanging out on the inside of a sweet left point break we surfed on the inside of the Nicoya pennisula. Good stuff. Click on it, it gets bigger.