surfing

One Way Ticket to Hawaii (And On Taking a Chance)

About a week and a half ago, I bought my one-way ticket to Hawaii. Holy crap! It’ll be my first time visiting the Hawaiian Islands (primarily on Maui Island, for the most part). At the time when I bought the ticket, so many emotions ran through me … excitement, fear, joy, and on and on. What… Read More »

Photo Round-Up #2: In & Around Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Tamarindo, Costa Rica was my second stop along the way traveling down south from San Juan del Sur this past March. After crossing the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, I took the TicaBus from Peñas Blancas and had them drop me off in Liberia. There, a taxi driver kept convincing me to take ride from… Read More »

Review: Blue Trailz in Tamarindo, Costa Rica

I definitely did not regret my decision to stay at Blue Trailz hostel. I ended up staying at this place for 3 weeks, much longer than I initially anticipated. What I remember most with this hostel is the eclectic and fun groups of travelers I met each week. The two owners, Koen & Alex, went… Read More »

Traveling Through Central America

Well, I’m finally back from an awesome surf trip through Central America, and glad that I did it. Took me a couple weeks to come out of my “withdrawal mode“, and slowly realize I’m back in first world USA. With that said, apologies for lack of updates on this blog. I guess I was having… Read More »

Surf Plans in Central America

**Click here for post on where I actually traveled in Central America** So I bought my flight tickets to Central America. Time to surf and travel once more! This past January, I left Minneapolis after only less than 6 months on a new job, that simply did not work out. The “culture“, both the company… Read More »

Glimpse of Galveston & Texas Gulf Coast

While I was on my quest to find more beaches to surf, I was visiting my good friend in neighboring Houston just northwest of Galveston. The drive from Houston is right around 1 hour (well, without traffic), so it would be my first time viewing the Gulf of Mexico from the Texas coastline. And fortunately,… Read More »