Great American Eclipse 2017

April 28, 2017

Location: Idaho, Wyoming, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Oregon, Nebraska, Missouri, USA

On August 21 a total eclipse will travel coast to coast across the U.S. — the first to do so in 99 years. It’s an event you won’t want to miss, but you can’t see it just anywhere.
“The trick is you have to be along the path, which is about 68 miles wide,” says Mark Littman, co-author of the Totality: The Great American Eclipse of 2017. “If you’re outside that region along the 2,500 mile strip, then you only see a partial…

March 6, 2017

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Test Drive: 2017 Mercedes-AMG SL 65

Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Published: Men’s Journal

Since the 300SL’s inception in 1952 as Mercedes’ first true racing car, the SL has been the brand’s most iconic ride. But like its post-300SL predecessors, the 2017 Mercedes-AMG SL65 roadster (which hits the market this summer with an MSRP of $219,850) is more of a grand tourer than anything bound for the race track.

Make no mistake — when it comes to performance, the AMG version remains the brand’s most impressive and powerful ride. But there’s no fooling anyone here. Most anyone who can afford it is driving this…

February 16, 2016

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Chase Summer All Winter

Location: Florida, Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, Australia, California
Published: Men’s Journal

While you’re schlepping off to another city happy hour wrapped in a scarf and boots, it’s flip-flop weather someplace with sun, surf, and one awesome festival or another in the name of music, food, or wine. Here are the best events to hit up this winter to burn off the winter blahs.

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February 27, 2015

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Of Orcas and Herring

Published: Men’s Journal

Location: Northern Norway, Norway, Andenes, Vesterålen, Andøya, Arctic

You’ve got to have a pretty compelling reason to layer on the wool, zip into a drysuit, and slide into Arctic waters chilled to roughly 36 degrees F during mid-winter in Norway. How about floating with orcas on the hunt for shoaling herring? This is serious snorkeling.

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May 19, 2014

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Brazil World Cup: Downtime Detours

Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Recife, Natal, Brasilia, Puerto Alegre, Curitiba, Cuiaba

Published: Men’s Journal

No one is heading to Brazil in June and July just to sip caipirinhas on the beach. But no matter whether you’re a hooligan determined to spend World Cup inebriated or incarcerated or a neophyte looking for a good time, you’ll need something to do in the downtime between soccer matches. Fortunately, Brazil is as dynamic as beautiful as a host country could possibly be and its host countries aren’t just for kick. From Manaus…

March 25, 2014

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Best Beach Bars in America

Location: Florida, Oregon, Caribbean, California, Hawaii, etc.

Published: Men’s Journal

Hammock-strung, rum-stocked, and only a lime’s throw from the water, beach bars are to summer what roaring fires are to winter – the best places to have an unhurried drink. Unfortunately, finding a good one can be tough. For every authentic outpost, there are a dozen dives decked out in flotation devices, tiki torches, and pun-filled, wall-mounted menus. Avoid all that spring break nonsense. From an island in Lake Superior to the wilds of the Eastern Caribbean, we’ve unearthed North America’s hidden gems, the 25 most memorable establishments around.

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January 31, 2014

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Alternative Destinations for 2014

Location: Grenada, North Carolina, Norway and more

Published: Men’s Journal

I wrote this story for Men’s Journal and it got picked up by Business Insider, which ran it under the more sensational headline of “The World’s Most Overrated Destinations – And Where to Go Instead.” Editors write headlines like this to encourage comments (aka to rile up readers and increase page views), and readers fall right into it and get all kinds of fired up that a writer could dare say Norway was a more worthy destination for nature lovers than New Zealand,…

September 17, 2013

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Florida Keys Nighttime Paddleboarding

Location: Florida Keys, Key West, USA

Published: Men’s Journal

Board-riding badasses like Laird Hamilton have waxed athletic about the benefits of stand-up paddle boarding, but for all the core-of-steel payoff you get from SUPing the sport’s real draw is the chance to get out on the water and do a bit of wandering. Proving that explorers can always be relied on to push things further, a new type of paddleboard is allowing SUPers to stay out past their beer time.

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