Want to get away from it all and escape to paradise? Imagine trading your office space for a picturesque scenery on a Pacific Island retreat, your dreaded morning commute on a crowded highway for a walk along a wandering path through the tropics, your suit and tie for flip flops and a Hawaiian shirt, and your monotonous routine for an enjoyable lifestyle.
Read MoreTelemark: Free Your Heel, Free Your Mind!
Telemark skiing, a unique combination of downhill and cross-country techniques. The sport is becoming more popular, although it has always been a backcountry standard, as one can hike up with skins and ski down on the same gear. It is a sport which takes time to master and is spectacular to watch. Anne-Marie Buckland, a passionate skier, takes us through her season of transformation as a single woman that can hang tight with the men.
Read MorePop Culture Flashback Video: 80 AWESOME minutes that will blow your mind
The 1980's are the crème de la crème for Pop Culture of the western world. Pulling from the many styles of Micheal Jackson, Sci-Fi movies, Cartoons and Music videos, this video may be the all time most complete (and strangest) mix capturing the pop explosion in this intense mix from Smash TV.
Read MoreSwimming Swine
Swimming pigs on Big Major Cay, an island located in the Bahamas, have become a popular tourist attraction in the faraway region known as the Exumas. That peculiar fact alone was enough to grab the attention of sailing enthusiasts, Jeff and Bev, prompting them to check out the bathing beauties for themselves.
Read MoreThe 6 Flags of Perpetual Travellers
Flag Theory is a tactical framework, a process for Perpetual Travellers achieved by planting flags in different countries. Each flag represents a specific element of life: personal, financial, or business. Anyone wishing to pursue an international perspective can properly utilize the flag theory to increase his or her freedom, privacy, and wealth.
Read MoreDiego's Umbrella - a dancer's take
A culmination of artists from San Francisco, this gypsy-rock band is self-described as “a blend of eastern European gypsy traditional stuff, Spanish Flamenco, polka/ska rhythms. It’s a show for getting drunk, sweaty and making bad decisions." Concert enthusiast Anne-Marie Buckland narrates her account from a dancer's prospective.
Read MoreDinghy Downward Dog
Maintaining our sanity and fitness goal can be challenging while traveling. For traveler, Anne-Marie Buckland, there is no better way to tighten your core, work on your balance, and strengthen your mind than to yoga on the high seas.
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Ready, Set….SAIL!
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term “Moth” sailing: it is an 11-foot hydrofoiling dinghy, sailed by a single person. Originally designed as a cheap boat to build in your home as a hobby, it has now become an expensive hydrosail, designed to hydroplane on foils.
Read MoreDestination Black Rock City, Nevada
The first thing you need to understand about Burning Man is that it is a culture more than an event. A radically expressive culture that converges on the barren Black Rock Desert of Nevada for one week a year to share gifts of art, music, and friendship. Tyler Smith and Jodi Smith explain this North American ritual.
Read MoreFly over the water like Ironman
Most of us have dreams of flying, witha flyboard, you don’t have to wake up. Whether you’re looking to fly 30 feet high or swim like a dolphin, flyboarding is one of newest and most exhilarating rushes out there.
Read MoreA Young Family in the West Indies
We quit our jobs, sold our stuff and moved To a Tropical paradise. That’s what we’d all love to do, wouldn’t we?
Read MoreBankie Banx: a musical legend
Bankie Banx is one the undisputed reggae leader of the West Indies. Born and currently living in Anguilla, Bankie has been inspiring reggae fans for more than five decades. His band, The Roots and Herbs, have recorded numerous albums scoring many chart-topping songs.
Read MoreJohn Brown’s Body
An experienced jam band firmly planted in reggae, this distinctively American northeastern group has been touring the world since 2003 promoting their Future Roots Music sound.
Read MoreWhen is a Dogg a Lion?
Who am I (what’s my name)? After a recent sabbatical to Jamaica to get in touch with his African roots, Snoop (Doggy) Dogg has now reinvented himself as the reggae artist - Snoop Lion.
Read MoreEvolution of Reggae: its roots run deep
The Caribbean has long been a cauldron of international music in The 1960s, ska, The jazz-influenced music that dominated Jamaica, evolved slowly, and slowed down into one of The most influential music styles from the islands: reggae.
Read MoreGroundation
Layovers don’t have to be painful. Recently, on a long wait between flights, I was lucky enough to catch northern California based Groundation, playing a sort of homecoming show at the independent. They had just finished up a u.s. Tour and were happy to be home.
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Want to get away from it all and escape to paradise? Imagine trading your office space for a picturesque scenery on a Pacific Island retreat, your dreaded morning commute on a crowded highway for a walk along a wandering path through the tropics, your suit and tie for flip flops and a Hawaiian shirt, and your monotonous routine for an enjoyable lifestyle.