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Sustainable wellness in Byron Bay with Saasha Burns and Sam Leetham

The coastal town of Byron Bay has always held a special significance for Sam Leetham and Saasha Burns. It’s where...

Grant Major and Judy Darragh’s New Zealand art haven where sculpture and film collide

Judy Darragh and Grant Major have lived together in their three-level modernist house in Auckland, New Zealand, for the past...

Oaxaca Architecture

The Japanese art of imperfection at Tadao Ando's Casa Wabi in Mexico

Created in 2014 by artist Bosco Sodi, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando and situated on the Oaxacan coast, Casa...

Melbourne Travel

Photographer Kate Ballis takes a beautiful new perspective on Australian beaches

This is reflected in the basic idea to Kate Ballis’ photo series Beaches Above. By shooting the world from a...

Reykjavik Travel

A Field Guide to Getting Lost in Iceland Pt. 2: Journey to the Center of the Earth

The East fjörds are an underrated corner of Iceland, dwarfed by the South Coast’s sights and the lure of the...

Ventura Home Stories

All Summer in a Day Pt. 1: Chasing the California Dream

Dylan is best known for his photography that centers around surfing, skating or motorcycles. At any given time, he could...

Ventura Travel

All Summer in a Day Pt. 2: Exploring the Hidden Wonders of the California Wild

“When I’m on the road, I work hard,” he says. “You’re up before everyone else, you’re climbing faster than them,...

Sochi Travel

Surfers of Sochi: Battling Adversity on Russia’s Black Sea Coast

For Mikhail, there’s no place quite like the cold waters of Sochi, the former Olympic city on Russia’s Black Sea...

Reykjavik Travel

A Field Guide to Getting Lost in Iceland Pt. 1: The Ring Road

On our FvF Road Trip to Iceland—waking up at the foot of monolithic peaks, wading through fields of lupin, and parking...

Sunnyvale Art

California Dreaming: Interactive Art Director Stefan Schuster and his new reality

After chancing on an Eichler Mid-Century Modern house, Stefan, his wife Jana and their two boys Josha and Silas made...

Santa Barbara Home Stories

Surfer Nole Cossart reveals Southern California's oldest ranches

It’s here, just north of Santa Barbara in rural California, that Nole Cossart grew up. The area is a surfer’s...

Windhoek Travel

Road Trip Namibia: discovering the beauty and contrast of Africa's best-kept secret

Welcome to Namibia, Africa’s most sparsely populated country. With wide, open spaces dedicated to environmental conservation, Namibia is teeming with...

Mixtapes

FvF Mixtape #24

Say hello to Ike Forsyth, a former member of the FvF team but still a good friend of the family....