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Joe Tuborg

Joe Tuborg
Joe has been inflicted with Wanderlust his entire life, and admits he is happiest when he is moving. He believes travel comes easy and effortless, but its life s journey that makes the story interesting. He has traveled extensively in North America, Europe, Central America and Africa. He looks forward to reaching his goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents.

Articles by Joe Tuborg

Máncora, not Monaco

Máncora, not Monaco, is the destination for the jet-setting crowd of Peru. This beachside resort town is on the Pacific Ocean, near the country’s northernmost border that it shares with Ecuador. Think sun, surf, and …

September 19, 2016
Pailon del Diablo will make you a believer

Rio Verde is a small Ecuadorean puebla in the center of the country. Nestled between two tunnels on a mountainous road, the one and only entrance can be easily missed. Fortunately there are signs and …

Off-track in Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

The easternmost point of the Dominican Republic is locked in a struggle between the lapping transparent waters of the Caribbean and the darker rough waters of the Atlantic. Throw in the mouth of a freshwater …

Lounging in Baja's San Felipe

Strung like a hammock along the Eastern Baja coast, San Felipe lounges along the sandy beaches of the Sea of Cortez. The town's vibe is as laid back as the lapping of its Caribbean blue–like …

Backcountry to Baja

Awhile back we traveled to Nicaragua. Much of the country’s road systems are inaccessible by car, and if you wanted to explore the interior you were forced to walk, ride a bike or rent a …

Diving at Big Corn Island, Nicaragua

A vertical sign written out in white seashells stated we had reached the dive shop destination. It was with some reluctance that I shuffled up to the two-story weatherbeaten building. My last resort dive had …

Tournament time in Indian Wells

Each March I make my pilgrimage to the desert to pay homage to the world’s greatest tennis players. Framed by the snow-summitted Mt. San Jacinto, the BNP Paribas Open is hosted at the Indian Wells …

February 11, 2014
Playa El Espino, El Salvador

Call me a spoiled Southern Californian, but until I visited Playa El Espino I had never been forced to walk through a herd of milling cattle (left) to get to the ocean. This small fishing …

Bocas del Toro, Panama

A chill ran down my spine as we passed a burnt-out fuselage that sat rusting in the front yard of a home near the exit gate of the Bocas del Toro airport (left). It made …

September 17, 2013
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