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We’ve just started putting together our Festival Feature Guide, so I thought I’d start it off with something very topical at the moment;
It’s that time of the year again, where surfers all over the globe are glued to their computer screens, or for those in Australia they head to Snapper Rocks – that’s right, it’s the Quiksilver Pro!
So far in our gap year planning feature we’ve covered a whole heap of topics – from where to head to what to pack.
But there’s one majorly fundamental question which we’ve yet to ask. A question which can shape the entirety of your journey – who do you travel with?!
Cat Nap, Ecuador
I shot this image in the height of the midday heat in Ecuador on the balcony of local surfboard shaper ‘Rastys’ house which overlooks the beaches of Montanita. His cat had spent the morning attacking my feet as I dozed in a hammock and by lunchtime she had crashed out. It reminds me of lazy days of surfing in the sun
Whilst kicking about in LA I decided to get fully involved in the mass media and entertainment that attracts so many people – after looking through my options I narrowed it down to Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain and Disneyland.
Feeling relatively flush and having a good amount of time on my hand I decided to hit up all 3!
First up I decided to head to Six Flags.
LA and Hollywood is the place where people descend to follow their dreams and hunt for stardom – this lust for fame has turned the city into an eclectic mixture of culture and people.
From the wannabes that never quite made it to the global superstars.
And it’s this magnetism for recognition that makes LA such an intriguing place to visit. It’s home to many icons of the media created world we live in – both landmarks and people.
Sunset Cooking, Morocco
This time next month I’ll be packing to head back to the sunkissed coast of Southern Morocco – so naturally I’ve been reminiscing about my previous visit a couple years ago by flicking through my pics! This image was shot at the Errant Surf Camp where I was staying and our local host cooked up an epic meal of BBQ fish under the warmth of an evening sunset…what better way to finish a day of beautiful surf?!
As a traveller you enter a wonderful community of people from around the world – people from all manner of backgrounds, cultures and age groups.
And with an abundance of people comes a whole new train of thought to tap into and experience. You’ll find throughout your travels that people have a huge range of opinions and knowledge – some you’ll want to hear, some you won’t, and some you don’t have a choice in!
Living Free, Byron Bay
It’s exactly a year to the day that I first rolled into what would become my main home in Australia – Byron Bay. So what would be more fitting than a picture from those first few days that encapsulates the free living, hippie ideology that makes this small beachside town such a major stop on the backpacker trail? So here are my original Byron Crew – Frank, Sammy, Ben, Myself, Kerri, Katie and Dan skinny dipping at Broken Head – good times!
Once you’ve decided where you’re heading, how you’re getting there and how you’ll be carrying your life around you’ll need to start deciding what you actually need to take with you!
When preparing for my trip to Oz I passed a kit list – a kit list which had originated sometime before it got to me, had been rewritten, edited, edited some more and then I added and took away some additional items.
Cat Nap, Ecuador
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