Archive for May, 2007

Moon Garden

Moon Garden

Hi, my name is Gonca. Those of you who have had the pleasure of visiting Nosara might know me and my jungle store, Bazzar de Nosara. For the last five years, I have been coming to Bali to do the shopping for my store. Bali feels like a second home to me by now. Seeing […]

Wood is Good

Wood is Good

The beauty of natural, sustainable wood surfboards have propelled Grain Surfboards to the forefront of a growing market. The company is committed to building and riding hollow wooden surfboards. They also offer kits for the DIY crowd (my 10′ Waterlog is nearing completion!)

Barefoot on Grass

Barefoot on Grass

I just came across this via Inhabitat (so those of you who are all “up-to-the-minute” on the internet are rolling your eyes) — but what a perfect thing. If only they could somehow make one with that great Playa Guiones sand; those of us in NYC could pretend we were back by the Harmony Hotel’s […]


Images of Costa Rica by Jack Pierson

Images of Costa Rica by Jack Pierson

Photo by Jack Pierson

Images of Costa Rica by Jack Pierson

Images of Costa Rica by Jack Pierson

Photo by Jack Pierson

Second Chance for George: Not the Last Tortoise of His Kind

Second Chance for George: Not the Last Tortoise of His Kind

The New York Times has a great article about “Lonesome George,” who was thought to be the last of his tortoise-subspecies. Now scientists think there’s a female for him somewhere out there.


The Green

The Green

What do we all think of Robert Redford’s new Sundance channel — The Green — dedicated to TV shows about the environment and green living? Check out the programming here.

Greg Noll: The Art of the Surfboard

Greg Noll: The Art of the Surfboard

By Drew Kampion. Released a week ago! There are photos from a Surfing Heritage release party for this book, and a summary on Surfer’s Path.

The NY Times has good taste

The NY Times has good taste

If you’re a harmony-blog reader, you had to grin when you opened The New York Times and saw the photo, along with the first line: “Nature is so in.”