I guess the big "secret" is out. Jalama is a good place to get surf on the central coast. Wow! News flash! There are those out there who no doubt get very uptight just because I am actually...

Solstice in California -- what a time to be alive! Everyone who lives in coastal California knows that late September and early October are a time for heat waves and gorgeous weather. Bay Area...

There is no comparison to surfing that exists in the mainstream sports world. Baseball stadiums are full of trash and noise. Forests contain hidden treasures of silence and solitude. This periodical...

Surfing is such an individualistic endeavor, it's hard to imagine competition being the central factor in a surf session, but many surfers insist on turning the experience of a paddle out into a...

Quintessential OB. What defines a place, a neighborhood . . .a pastime? What is the true flavor of this place called simply - Ocean Beach? For me it is a place where I have met my greatest challenge....

One of the strangest things about this sprawling coastal community that includes three beaches and a maze of zigzagging dirt roads through jungle headlands was the Hotel Nosara. Imagine a Salvador...

Flying through the days, it suddenly felt that my trip was almost over. I woke up one morning in the gulf coast town of Montezuma and walked downtown for breakfast. Paradise was met with a feast from...

Our vast food chain is an intricate of web of interlocking, dependent parts that all seem to function seamlessly to some chord or tune that human beings are incapable of conceiving without scientific...

Costa Rica offered a chance to see a plethora of wildlife and members of the plant family. There was an astonishing rainbow display of colors, patterns unlike any I had seen before. Dizzying displays...

Part 4/4 "CONNECTING PEOPLE TO CULTURE". THAT IS THE MOTTO THAT HEADLINES YOUR WEBSITE, TIPTOTIPTRIP.COM. DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SUCCEEDED IN THIS MISSION? IF SO, GIVE AN EXAMPLE FROM YOUR...

Part 3/4 WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST PHYSICAL CHALLENGE THAT YOU FACED DURING TIP-TO-TIP TRIP? I can't answer for Scott, but for me my biggest physical challenge was my knee. We did a lot of hiking in...