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Yoga, Surfing, and Travel with Chanelle Sladics

Chanelle Sladics is professional snowboarder and surfer raised in Newport Beach, California that has traveled the world for competitions. She’s had podium finishes in major venues such as the Winter X Games, the Winter Dew Tour, the Roxy Chicken Jam and continues to dominate. I had the opportunity to catch up with her [...]

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Bras, Skiing and Beer: The Rise of the American Bra Tree

There are many ski myths and folklore that give rise to the Great North American Bra Trees. Some people argue that began as a panty tree and evolved into a bra tree. Other people argue that it began on Chair 4 at Vail Mountain. Those that don’t agree with Vail say it started [...]

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Our Favorite Travel Tweets of the Month – Feb 2010

We at Tourfolio know there are hundreds, if not thousands, of tweets a day and that there is a chance you could miss a few links highlighting thoughtful, interesting and humorous content related to traveling. As mentioned in my prior post, we used to do this as a weekly compilation however I thought it [...]

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Gaper Day: The North American Winter Resort Holiday

Nauseously bright colors, archaic rear entry boots, straight skis and fabulous one-piece jump suits. Welcome to ‘Gaper Day’, an annual winter holiday celebrated throughout North America ski resorts near the end of the winter season (or on April 1st) by the community of hardcore skiers and snowboarders.

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Gordini Kinsey GASP Goggle Review

The Gordini Artist Series Project (GASP) model line comprises of local and internationally renowned artists who produce the designs that are plastered on some of Gordini’s winter products. This business path differs a tiny bit from other companies that have an in house graphic design department or rely on the art designs produced by [...]

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10 Popular Hawaiian Filming Locations for LOST

Hawaii is a land of crystal clear water, famous surfing spots, beautiful sunsets, the Dharma initiative, and home to flight Oceanic 815 survivors that are trying to get off the island. The producers have used the island of Oahu as the main filming location for the popular American television series LOST with many filming [...]

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Kombi Dorey Gloves Review and Free Giveaway!

A pair of good winter gloves is a necessity no matter where you live considering mother nature has been dropping snow in places it rarely is seen (e.g., Florida, The Grand Canyon, Texas, London, etc…). The folks over at Kombi Sports were kind enough to let me do a product test and review of [...]

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“Best Of” Travel Series Goes from Weekly to Monthly

In an effort to provide you readers with a better compilation of travel related tweets we will be moving the “Best of” series to a monthly basis. I would rather create a more useful and awesome compilation instead of always post a couple links on a weekly basis. Just wanted to give you [...]

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Heli-Hiking in North America

Why drive to a popular hiking trail head to only park your car in a crowded lot when you can take a helicopter to a remote hiking area in the mountains? The problem for heli-skiing operators is how to keep earning revenue after winter and early spring seasons. Heli-hiking brings the best of both worlds [...]

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Our Favorite Travel Tweets of the Week Jan 17-Jan 23, 2010

We at Tourfolio tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting interesting and humorous content related to traveling. The best way to keep track of our travel related tweets is to follow us on Twitter. If you haven’t been following us here’s a small compilation of the best travel tweets that we read from other travel [...]

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