Made in the shade – a head to head test of the market’s 270° awnings

This article first appeared in Overland Journal, Summer 2019. (Republished due to popular demand.) As I tightened the last bolt of the awning’s mounting bracket, I smiled, envisioning how the scene would unfold. Soon I would be sitting on some remote sandy beach, the waves lapping on the shore while I sipped a cold drink […]
Japan – a land filled with history and serenity

Hemmed in by verdant mountain slopes shimmered a pond. Black- and cream-colored koi swam about lazily, rushing forward only when somebody threw them some fish feed. My attention was drawn to the elongated patch of grass with a tiny shrine in the center dedicated to Onokoro, Japan’s first island created by the gods. The story […]