Why I Skate
This time last year, I set out on a one-way ticket to El Salvador. I made rough plans to spend my summer learning how to surf and to improve my Spanish, but even rough plans don’t always follow course. I got in over my head, [...]
Why you’ll probably never feel like you have your shit together
I just need to get something off my chest: Kdsuehcdjsueq,jsgcowue fojwebvjkqsbuicadchouohas iuggvuecq;;;. Gah. That wasn’t even as satisfying as I’d hoped. I’ve been waiting to do it for like three hours now. Three hours since I’ve wanted to start this article, to sit down and [...]
Vegetarian Butternut Squash Tacos
↠ Défilez vers le bas pour la version française For me, there is nothing more convivial than a meal shared in groups with dishes placed at the center of the table; It instantly creates a dynamic of sharing and exchange. In general, girls come alone to [...]
Surfer mon ‘Home Spot’: La Nouvelle-Angleterre
Le ciel est sombre. L’air froid me fouette le visage tandis qu’un puissant vent offshore forme des vagues lisses et bien définies. Il y a à peine cinq courageux dans l’eau. Un set se profile au loin et vient assombrir davantage l’horizon. Je suis trop [...]
Why I Surf…
I surf because I need a constant adrenaline rush, otherwise I get bored. I surf because I love hearing my heart beat after a nice long wave. I surf because when I face my fears, I make myself proud. I surf to feel free. I surf [...]
Surf Food: Layered Overnight Oatmeal with Apple-pear Sauce
↠ Défilez vers le bas pour la version française The Saltys are not well-known for being early birds. Unfortunately for us, lots of surf spots are at their best around 6AM. Over time, we did, kind of, develop a morning routine that usually allows us to [...]
Would you Run Away from Time with Me ?
How long are you here for ? That damn question... I’ve been spinning around this globe without a fixed address for almost three years now. Where the fuck did time go? It passed. It slipped. It got gone, I guess... Have you ever noticed how in [...]
Why Yoga and Margaritas is my kind of BALANCE
Balance: TF it actually mean? What do you think of when you hear the word balance? Do you do what I do, and picture the girl who wakes up and does her yoga practice religiously at the same time every day? Who then sits down [...]
Let’s get real about “Inspiration”
Feature Image Lauren Bullen It's been a while since I last wrote for Salty. What have I been up to since then? Really, I've got nothing to tell you about. I haven’t been surfing perfect lefts in Bali or doing yoga on a remote, tropical island. [...]
Meet Meg: Intern at the Salty Casa + Holistic Health Ninja
Meg has been doing her internship with us in Ecuador, specifically, working alongside Ariane in the kitchen to bring the troops delicious, nutritious foods. Here, she tells her story. I've played soccer and competitive sports since I was five. It was through playing competitive sports [...]
We Ask Women Killing it in Their Field: What Was Your First Job? (Part 2)
They're killing it in their field now- but everyone has to start somewhere! Here the girls of Salty, June and Gemsita spill: what was their first job?! Marie-Christine Amyot Co-Founder Salty Souls Experience "I was fifteen and I remember I had made about fifty copies [...]
Salty in Ecuador : the Recap !
The Salty Souls just completed their first season Ayampe, Ecuador. Here, participant Ashley Dujlovic recaps the nine day experience. Sometimes it takes a week away with other strong, like-minded, and hilarious women to remind you that you are capable of anything. There are not enough [...]
Meet Geraldine: Combining Work & Travel Through the Power of Her Hands
Meet Geraldine: body-mind therapist, specialising in massage, reiki and meditation. She was kicking it wish us in Ecuador this season just past, and now is on her way to Costa Rica, and hopes to be in Bali by the end of the year. This is [...]
Why Smart Women Lose Themselves in Love
Image by Janneke Storm Losing yourself in love Recently a friend of mine was going through a breakup. Usually, I'm pretty good at breakups (unless, of course, they are my own, as my friends who saw me throw the entirety of my ex-boyfriends suitcase in a [...]
Life Without a Plan – Heading ‘Wherever’
I want to tell this story about when I was in my mid to late twenties. At the time I had been working as a manual therapist at Tyax and Last Frontier Heli-skiing for five years in northern BC. I would take a Heli from Vancouver [...]
Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History
In a world full of discrimination, Rad Women Worldwide, by Kate Schatz, quickly brings our attention back to some 40 of the most influential international trailblazers in history – and they’re all women. The book is a collection of their most memorable stories and an example of [...]
It’s Not About Being Fearless
In the last year alone, I have lived and surfed in El Salvador, climbed a volcano in Guatemala, travelled Europe and currently live and snowboard in Golden, BC. Where will I be in a year time? I don't know. And maybe that's why a few [...]
How to Fly Away for Free ?
Alright. I’m about to reveal a big secret that will answer the question that is burning most people’s lips: How can I afford travelling so much!?! I believe one of the main reasons is simply that I’m not a big spender. Whether it’s the latest [...]
It’s time to Rewrite your Story
Feature Image: Lex Weinstein HI, I'M SCARED, WHAT'S YOUR NAME ? I currently live in a small surf town and one question I'm asked a lot of is 'do you surf?' And my answer, up until recently, was always the same. Always a variation of: [...]
We Ask Women Killing it in their Field: What Was your First Job? (Part.1)
First jobs- everyone has them, and wether we'd like to admit it or not, all first jobs tend to teach us a lesson we carry with us for life. Here we asked five women at the top of their professional game right now: what was [...]
Creative Careers: Maybe University is Not the Way
I just finished my university degree. Just then. Like five minutes ago. How do I feel? Elated, I guess. Relieved. A maker of big rash decisions, booker of last-minute plane flights, Caitlin Creeper cut-and-run, I am proud I stuck to this one thing and saw [...]
Travel as Transformation: Discover your own Identity
Photo - Cait Miers @caitmiersphotography For those who need that little bit extra inspiration to travel and those experienced tourists in need of transformation, Gregory Diehl asks the readers a set of questions and gives them simple concepts to contemplate with his book Travel as Transformation: Conquer the [...]
JOURNALING EXERCISES : Design Your Dream Life
“If you’re frustrated because you’re not getting what you want, stop for a second: Have you actually flat-out asked for it? If you haven’t, stop complaining. You can’t expect the world to read your mind. You have to put it out there, and sometimes putting [...]
What makes one go from being ‘Pretty Good’ to ‘Fucking Great’?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the difference between the ones who accomplish great / epic things in any domain — sport, career, adventure, arts, development, etc — and the ones who are doing fine, but never seem to stand out… What actually makes [...]
L’ULTIME liste de films de surf à voir absolument !
C’est le retour de la saison froide (du moins pour ceux et celles qui se trouvent dans l’hémisphère nord), et qui dit températures fraîches, dit aussi saison du cocooning, des tartes aux pommes et des feux de foyer. C’est aussi le temps parfait pour s’envelopper [...]
The best Christmas Gift ideas – from the Salty team
For that person who has eyeballs ~ BAMBOOLIFE SUNGLASSES ~ Inspired by nature, Bamboo Life creates beautiful eco friendly eyewear hand crafted from sustainable bamboo & wood while protecting your eyes from UV radiation. And the best bit, use the code SALTY15 at check out for 15 [...]
Becoming Real: Dream Jobs, Crazy Loves… And What Happens When the High Dies Down
At the start of this year, I got rid of three-quarters of my clothes. I quit both my jobs (one I loved and one I hated). I sold my car and my bed. I gave up my room in an apartment I loved in Perth, [...]
“Do it. Do everything to change your life and leave. What are you scared of?!”
I slightly started to want a change in my life when I came back from a trip to Mexico in July 2015. But I denied it quickly and pushed these thoughts aside; thoughts I denied for way too long, thinking I might just want, or [...]
Would You go to a Sober Dance Party? – Moonlight Dance –
The supermoon is out and i’m covered in sweat. We’ve been dancing for the past hour, all twenty of us women. And I mean, we’re really going for it. The ground is vibrating with the stomps of feet. We’re passionate, and it’s tangible. Limbs are [...]
No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
Thich Nhat Hanh For: those who have experienced a tragedy or a state of suffering. This one is important. I’ll starting by telling you about the first time I found this book, and more importantly, why. It started when I received phone call from [...]
