Canada’s Offbeat Attractions

From UFO landing pads and pumpkin-paddling regattas to bathtub racing and snake dens, Canada is home to otherworldly highlights. …

Please Santa, may I have a Freebord

In Praise of Protest and Patriots: Then and Now

Protest (noun) 1. an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person i…

Stand Up Paddle (SUP HIre in Surfers Paradise

The hottest sport this summer is going to be stand up paddle (SUP) boarding. SUP is sweeping across the world as a easy, fun, soc…

Zac - Attack

A warning to all Nelson surfers... there is a rabid-grommet on the loose at the Glen , heading out every second day on any kind o…

And The Sea Will Tell

The end of the  year is winding down and one of the most significant low pressure areas since Easter's Cyclone Ita still rema…

A Love Affair with New Zealand

Finding beautiful places to be alone together requires very little effort in New Zealand. Your heart races - but is it your loved…

HIRE A SURFBOARD - FIREWIRE DOMINATOR

6.4 firewire dominator surfboard for hire on the Gold Coast. Also have a 6.10 dominator and 6.2 alternator available. We also hir…

Nothing Will Change Until More Americans Dare to Imagine What Life Is Really Like in Ferguson

“I’m dismayed by how quickly – especially in the Internet age – we all dig trenches…throw ourselves in…and start throwing grenade…

McCullum has chance to blaze another trail

Brendan McCullum's success in overcoming all the exterior stress in leading his side to one of the more definite New Zealand …

Photo of the Week

Laurence Watts and his GoPro are unstoppable at the moment, however photoshopped the above image may be.... it is still worthy fo…

In Praise of Eggnog and Our Sacred and Secular and Oh So Important Holiday Rituals

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything. –Ken Kesey Eggnog.   For me it’s not really Thanksgiving Day until I take that first…