From a knife in the eye to an unexpected date with two Parisiennes, the year-long adventure begins on New Year’s Eve.

At www.jameswhiley.com you can find the text of these stories and the photos that accompany them.

All text written and read by James Whiley.

All music written by James Whiley and performed by James Whiley and The Nomads

Podcast engineered by Rod Morri at Sydney Podcast Studios

Big thanks to my family for supporting me in this project. 

A month in beautiful Barbados with Mike and Margie, the Bathsheba boys, Jimmy Page (almost) and the First Lady of Surfing.

All text written and read by James Whiley

All ‘We’re Only Here Once’ music written by James Whiley and performed by James Whiley and the Nomads.

At www.jameswhiley.com you can see the photos that accompany these stories… and the texts are there too.

Podcasts engineered by Rod Morri at Sydney Podcast Studios www.sydneypodcaststudios.com.au

Big thanks to my family for supporting me in this project.

Suggested viewing: Torren Martyn’s four-part short-documentary series ‘Lost Track: Atlantic’ at Torren Martyn - LOST TRACK ATLANTIC - Episode 1 - needessentials

(Note: this is perhaps the first thing I’d turn to if someone asked me to explain why I surfed; and why I travelled.)

Finding the waves of my dreams in another Caribbean paradise. (Lots of surf-chat in this one!)

All text written and read by James Whiley

All ‘We’re Only Here Once’ music written by James Whiley and performed by James Whiley and the Nomads.

At www.jameswhiley.com you can see the photos that accompany these stories… and the written versions of the stories are there too.

Podcasts engineered by Rod Morri at Sydney Podcast Studios www.sydneypodcaststudios.com.au

Big thanks to my family for supporting me in this project.

Suggested viewing: 

Torren Martyn’s short-documentary series ‘Lost Track: Atlantic’ at:

Torren Martyn - LOST TRACK ATLANTIC - Episode 1 - needessentials

If someone asked me to explain why I surfed, and why I travelled, showing them this might be the most efficient way I could explain.