Destinybeach
The waves at Praia do Norte, Nazare can get nearly 100 feet tall. On Monday, it was a playful 3 feet. The sun was out. The water was cl...
Developingbuddies
I’ve worked for a lot of brands, and “community building” is an often stated goal. In practice, this usually equates to asking question...
Darlingbeginner
About five years ago I moved to Bend, Oregon. I only lasted about six months. Too far away from the ocean. But my arrival coincided wit...
Dynamicbbq
You might remember a few months back when I mentioned The Anti-Blueprint Project, a coffee table book created by Db’s own Jonathan Weave...
Dauntingbuddies
On Tuesday I paddled out to a spot I’d never surfed before. The tide was wrong. The wind was wrong. But there were only a few people ou...
Documentingbaggage
We’re packing for Portugal now and it got me thinking... I’ve written about “all things travel” except for the luggage. You know, the t...
Deliveredbig
Last week I met up with three of my best friends for 5 days of camping, hiking, rafting and hot springs in Idaho. I’d never been to Idah...
Dartingback
There’s a song, a feel-good, get-outta-town folk anthem called All The Salt, in which John Craigie sings:If you come with me all your s...
Drivenbeests
Every year more than a million wildebeest move in a giant loop around Tanzania and Kenya. It’s the largest animal migration in the worl...
Disneybest
Since the 1994 release of The Lion King, I’ve known that “hakuna matata” means “no worries.” I’ve known every other word to the song, to...
Deceivingboundaries
We knew taking our “big trip” during Covid would complicate things. But we also knew it would have some perks — fewer crowds, cheaper p...
Dodgingboredom
Our flight path to Africa stopped in Turkey, so we stopped, too.Istanbul’s sprawling cityscape was imposing, and true to my dad’s recol...
Darlingbishkek
Twenty years ago — almost to the day, actually — I rode a bus into La Libertad, El Salvador, and felt like I was coming home.I was 16 y...
Distinctivebrew
Coming from San Francisco, I’m accustomed to seeing milk alternatives at every cafe and grocery store. But it wasn’t until last week, h...