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Riding Waves (0)

July 8, 2010 • Category: California, Feature, Review, Video

Cyrus Sutton found inspiration for his debut film in his backyard. As a kid surfing at Seal Beach and growing up in Long Beach, California, he looked up to surfers like Rob Machado and Joel Tudor. So when he went to make his first film (at the precocious age of 19), he recruited local heroes [...]

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Wave-Finder’s Central America (2)

This compact guidebook (measuring less than 5 X 3.5 inches) provides detailed information on the better known spots in Central America. It covers Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama in clear, well-written prose. This guide to Central America is part of a series produced by the London-based Wavefinder. Most of the Wavefinder guides [...]

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Ten Tips for Traveling Solo (Comments Off)

There’s a lot to recommend traveling alone. You go where you want, when you want and do what you want. There’s no group decisions or waiting around. It’s the ultimate freedom. On the other hand, extended solo travel can be lonely and sometimes dangerous. Here are 10 tips to keep the solo traveler safe and [...]

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Active Hurricane Season Forecast (0)

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has forecast an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season this year. Forecasters are calling for 14 to 23 named storms in the 2010 hurricane season. An average year would only see 11 named storms (with top winds of 39 mph or higher) in the Atlantic Basin. Key factors in the formation of [...]

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