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Episode 78-Over and Double Out
September 14, 2012 – 10:16 pm | No Comment

This week we have Richard Ashdown back on the show for the first time since his trip over to NYC and Stamford, Ct. We had such an amazing time meeting him as well as the …

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Thorn Around The World, Part 52: “Darts Can Save The World”
May 16, 2013 – 6:08 pm | No Comment

-2The picture to the left was recently sent to me by Tom and Linda, the directors at CloudBridge, the eco-reserve in the cloud forests of Costa Rica. It shows one of their researchers enjoying darts on the “ThornBoard” outside the school building, where scientists and students gather to learn about and implement the reforestation projects. I never dreamed that I’d find darts at this remote location, let alone make a board out of cloud forest cypress and paint. My hope is that the people at CloudBridge enjoy the game as much as we do; but, more importantly, I hope that the greater darts world–and you–will help support this wonderful effort to save a piece of our planet. Here’s how it happened, during my last days at CloudBridge…

It was November 23, 2011, near the end of my tenth week abroad, seeking and spreading the sport of darts from Iceland, through Europe, to Spain, and across the Atlantic to Central America. It was my last full day at CloudBridge, a heavenly place tucked in the high jungles below Mt. Chirripo. The day started like the previous three, with coffee and pancakes in the cliffhanging dwellings where researchers can stay, study, and reverse the effects of deforestation.

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Thorn Around The World, Part 51: “Checking Out CloudBridge”
May 7, 2013 – 6:25 pm | No Comment
Thorn Around The World, Part 51: “Checking Out CloudBridge”

There I was, standing in front of an amazing cloud forest waterfall called Catarata Pacifica, one of three beautiful falls in the high jungles of Costa Rica, at the base of Mt. Chirripó, the country’s …

Thorn Around The World, Part 50: “The Double Tops Of Costa Rica”
May 1, 2013 – 3:28 pm | No Comment
Thorn Around The World, Part 50: “The Double Tops Of Costa Rica”

Jules and I waited at Tortilla Flats another twenty minutes, starting to worry our chartered four wheel taxi wouldn’t show. But, a moment later, our driver Jose, his hot red rig, and his cute chihuahua …

Thorn Around The World, Part 49: “Flocks, Crocs And Oches”
April 25, 2013 – 3:40 pm | No Comment
Thorn Around The World, Part 49: “Flocks, Crocs And Oches”

Oh, I slept well that night. Filled to the gills with Pilsen, Flor de Caña and Coke the night before, making new friends and playing darts til two in the sleepy surfer town of Dominical, …

Thorn Around The World, Part 48: “Yo, Throw, Throw And A Bottle Of Rum”
April 17, 2013 – 5:03 pm | No Comment
Thorn Around The World, Part 48: “Yo, Throw, Throw And A Bottle Of Rum”

A storm blew in that afternoon, turning the sleepy surf town of Dominical on the west coast of Costa Rica into wet wonderland of palm trees and puddles, with a million micro-waterfalls cascading off of …

Thorn Around The World, Part 47: “Pairs in Panama, Mixed Trios in Costa Rica”
March 20, 2013 – 8:04 pm | No Comment
Thorn Around The World, Part 47: “Pairs in Panama, Mixed Trios in Costa Rica”

The soft tips dart machine–the only one I could find in Panama City–blinked to life. Piers, The owner of The Londoner, the British bar in the center of town, said something surprised like, “Look at …

Thorn Around The World, Part 46: “A Lucky Draw In Panama”
March 13, 2013 – 8:03 pm | No Comment
Thorn Around The World, Part 46: “A Lucky Draw In Panama”

Today marked two months of travel–flying, railing, driving and floating across land and sea from the geysers of Iceland to monuments of Spain to the beaches of Barbados–searching for darts. Now, I had one month …

Thorn Around The World, Part 45: “2013 Barbados Darts Festival Or Bust”
March 6, 2013 – 5:59 pm | No Comment
Thorn Around The World, Part 45: “2013 Barbados Darts Festival Or Bust”

They definitely have darts in Barbados. And, I want to go again. Who wants to join me? I want to organize a group of North American darters to spend a week in darting paradise–for the …

Thorn Around The World, Part 44: “Antigua’s Roadshow”
February 28, 2013 – 2:27 pm | No Comment
Thorn Around The World, Part 44: “Antigua’s Roadshow”

After ten days at sea crossing the Atlantic, I found myself with a big international circle of friends. Day eleven started early, with me and my new pals on the top deck, along with most …