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Past:
  • Matador Network
  • PRØHBTD
  • Paste Magazine
  • HIGH TIMES

Past articles by Ocean:

The Most Beautiful Beaches in Cartagena for Every Type of Traveler

City beaches, private party islands, and romantic white sands. → Read More

Why You Should Think Twice Before Booking an Ayahuasca Retreat

It's not as simple as wanting to experience a trip. → Read More

A look inside Cartagena’s Embassy of Salsa Music, a must-visit for any music lover

The salsa bar Donde Fidel in Cartagena, Colombia, is known as the Embassy of Salsa Music. Here’s what it’s like inside. → Read More

A Colombian boxing legend now dishes fish and aphrodisiacs at his iconic Cartagena restaurant

Bonifacio Ávila Berrío was a Colombian boxing legend in the 1970s. Now, he owns one of Cartagena’s most iconic beach restaurants. → Read More

How to plan the perfect weed-inspired trip to America’s Cannabis Heartland

Humboldt County is America’s Cannabis Heartland. Here are the marijuana-friendly activities to do when you visit. → Read More

PRØ Travel: Going Old School in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is the original gangster’s paradise. The promise of fewer rules than the rest of the country has always been the main draw to Sin City, an adult-centric... → Read More

Activist Mais MC Speaks Out About Colombia’s Cannabis Crackdown

Something is wrong in paradise. On the first of October, Colombia’s new President Ivan Duque signed a law that overturned decades of precedent and reversed the country’s trend towards cannabis acceptance by... → Read More

ICEERS Director Explains What America Can Learn from Spain's Drug Policy

Although Portugal has gotten a lot of press over the last couple of years for its radical drug reforms—the country decriminalized all drugs in... → Read More

PRØ Travel: Get Your Groove on in Cali, Colombia

Though nicknamed “A Branch of Heaven on Earth” by locals, Colombia’s third-largest city is still visited significantly less than other major urban areas like Medellín, Cartagena and Bogotá despite the country’s newfound popularity as a hotspot for... → Read More

PRØ Travel: Keeping it Real in Rio de Janeiro

There's nothing closer to paradise on earth than the Ciudad Maravillosa. It's arguably the only major city in the world where you can find the urban landscape overpowered by the raw nature of granite peaks, lush rainforests, turquoise waters and white-sand shorelines. Rio de Janeiro is... → Read More

Is Coca Leaf the Next Medical Marijuana?

As the mighty cannabis plant sweeps the world in its unstoppable wave of legalization, can a New World counterpart—the power-packed coca leaf that widely prohibited as the source of cocaine—become the next miracle medicine to shake off its bad rep and step forward to heal the world? A... → Read More

EarthRX:The Killer Whale in the Coal Mine

Toxic chemicals are killing us, and not slowly. → Read More

I consume marijuana while traveling, here is how it enhances the journey

How does marijuana enhance your travel experiences? Here are a few reasons one of our writers thinks weed improves his travels. → Read More

5 uncomfortable truths about living in California

Every village, town, state have elements of life and culture that are uncomfortable. Here are 5 home truths about living in California. → Read More

Dear visitors to The Bay Area, please don’t come until you have considered these 6 things

Marijuana, Mexican food, liberal culture...Here are a few things you need to consider before visiting the Bay Area, California. → Read More

Inside Iquitos, Peru, the Psychedelic Mecca of the Amazon Rainforest

A pilgrimage site for nature lovers drawn to the most biodiverse ecosystem on Earth and spiritual seekers intent on pushing the limits of consciousness to its very brink, Iquitos, Peru is the last frontier in every sense of the word. Known as La Isla Bonita to locals, this half-million → Read More

Inside an Amazonian Butterfly Farm and Animal Rescue

In a super biodiverse ecosystem like the Amazon Rainforest, butterflies are super important for keeping the natural garden in full bloom and abundance, and that's why there are so many different sizes, shapes and exotic colors of them adding magic and wonder to an already paradise like atmosphere. → Read More

EarthRx: 5 Green News Stories That Point to a Bright Future

Believe it or not, there are actually some good things going on for the environment. → Read More

EarthRx: How Tigers Will Save Mother India's Soul

Let's get back to nature, not away from it. → Read More

EarthRx: How the Great Train Comeback Will End the Fossil Fuel Industry

Right on track, trains are becoming the future of transportation. → Read More