AltWeeklies Wire
Waves and Rockets: Surfing in the Middle Eastnew
A California surfer heads to Middle East in search of swell and truth.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jesse Aizenstat |
03-04-2011 |
Travel
A Cautionary Tale About Airports and Holiday Horrorsnew
We have all heard the horror stories, but up until last year I can't say I really believed them. All that changed last Christmas, when the forces of the friendly skies conspired against me for three days straight, eventually breaking me.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
12-22-2008 |
Travel
A Sojourn in the Palestinian City of Nablusnew
Arabs by day, Jews by night, and it was getting clear that both had become accustomed to the hells of occupation. My mind was swirling through a vortex of insanity that can only be found on a battlefield. What was I doing here?
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jesse Aizenstat |
12-15-2008 |
Travel
Safari Adventures in Botswananew
We'd heard the lions roar, and suddenly there they were, two huge males eyeing us from about 40 feet away.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Barney Brantingham |
04-28-2008 |
Travel
Hiking Rim to Rim of the Grand Canyonnew
Grand Canyon National Park slices the Colorado Desert like a deep, open wound, the Colorado River flowing freely like a severed artery
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chuck Graham |
12-03-2007 |
Travel
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