Wanderlust: Palau

 From the adventure journal (click for full story):

There is a new marine mammal sanctuary recently declared in the waters surrounding Palau (if you already knew where that was, then props to you). Looks amazing, sounds like fun.

If anyone can figure out how to make it possible for me to do a weekend trip on the other side of the world, I'm in.

I want all of this stuff. I will find a need for it.

The Gear Junkie's best of the Outdoor Retailer awards.

Cool gadgets to shave weight or add some creature comfort or just get faster.

Sucker for gadgets

OK, one more quick one that just popped up... gear envy from the Outdoor Retailers show as covered by Outside magazine. Even the biggest couch potatoes will find something in here to lust after

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Lust-inspiring articles in Outside magazine

A quick post before I get back to calling (or "ringing"as the locals would say):

Outside magazine has always been one of my favorites and today I had a few articles pop up in my blog-reader that inspired some serious wanderlust:

1. The coolest water-related trips - Mongolian "river wolves", Patagonia paddling, Turkish sailing, Fijian surfing, Alaskan heli-fishing, rafting in Uganda. I don't think I would ever be dissapointed with any of these.
2. New toy by Hobie Cat - a two person, tandem, sailing kayak (can be used for surfing, paddling, exploring or fishing). There are a few other cool kayak/water toys in this article too. I want them all.
3. America's Best Adventure Bars - European beer is fine, but there is something about the microbrews that dominate the watering holes in the US that is just hard to beat.

I can't dwell any longer on this or I'll never get back to work.