Costa Rica has no shortage of surf. The harder part, especially for luxury travelers, is finding the kind of place where the waves are only half the story and the rest of the day still feels polished: calm rooms, thoughtful service, excellent food, and a pace that never turns into a scramble for transport, boards, […]
Goosehill SUP: The Best Stand-Up Paddle Board for Travel
We’re not the sit-on-the-beach-and-sun-tan types. We love going to the beach, but we also love to be active. You get a tan while snorkeling, swimming, kayaking or stand-up paddle boarding, too. While we own our own snorkeling gear and swimming doesn’t require any equipment, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding has always been something we only […]
The Perfect 3-Day Weekend in Biarritz
The French Riviera meets Surf City USA, Biarritz is the jewel of France’s Atlantic coast. Once a playground of the royals of the 19th century who partied their summers away in the swanky villas and palaces, the glitzy stars of old Hollywood like Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth followed suit at high society parties. But […]
Diving Coron’s Wrecks and Reefs
Coron Bay is home to some of the best preserved WWII shipwrecks in the world, as well as a rich underwater ecosystem teeming with walls of coral and over 1200 marine species. It’s really no wonder that the Philippines often makes the lists of the best diving holidays and diving Coron is on many a […]
10 Adventurous Things to Do in Coron, Palawan
Just mention Coron to any Filipino and their eyes light up at the thought of it. Many Filipinos have never been there themselves, but they’ll confidently declare that Coron is the most beautiful place in the Philippines. Travel + Leisure even named Palawan, the province that Coron is part of, as the world’s best island. […]
Conquering Fears and Getting Dive Certified
Getting dive certified is something Tim and I have talked about doing for the better part of at least 10 years now. We even ordered the books and had planned to do an Open Water Diver certification course in Malta when we first moved to Europe. But life got in the way and after realizing […]
Swimming With the Pigs in The Bahamas
The Exuma Cays have some famous residents. Stars like Oprah, Johnny Depp, Nicholas Cage and Faith Hill and Tim McGraw all own islands there. But the Exuma Cays have another unlikely star. Swimming with the pigs in The Bahamas is topping many travelers’ bucket lists these days and when a pack of porkers start doggy […]
A Nassau to Exuma Day Trip on an Exuma Powerboat Adventure
Over my two week trip island hopping around the Bahamas, I managed to visit 13 islands and cays. Some locals even told me that I’d seen more of the Bahamas than they had. So I feel confident in declaring that the Exuma Cays are my favorite place in the Bahamas. Nassau is easy to reach […]
The Best Adventures on Australia’s East Coast
Without a doubt, one of the most popular backpacker routes in the world is along the east coast of Australia, between Sydney and Cairns, and with good reason. In addition to the pristine beaches, stunning sunsets and wildlife parks with all our favorite native animals, this trip is an adventure addict’s dream. In June this […]
10 Water Adventures Around the World
Each Friday on Twitter, there is a popular themed photo sharing hashtag called #FriFotos. We usually just share a few photos on Twitter, but every now and then a theme inspires us to write a #FriFotos post. This week is another fun theme, wet, so we compiled our favorite water adventures (in no particular order): […]
