A while ago I answered some questions for the new meditation website called Whil. A site founded by the inspiring power couple Chip and Shannon Wilson who also founded Vancouver based, yoga inspired apparel brand Lululemon Athletica - before yoga got mainstream some sixteen years ago. 

Whil.com strives for bringing consciousness to society by sharing thoughts and ideas on how to slow down a hectic lifestyle. How to look deeper within. It advices on how to regain a sense of connectedness. We all know how easy it is to lose touch with the self when surrounded by all what our modern world distracts us with. 

Head over and see what I had to say about meditation and how I have made it my mental escape in the chaos of society and life in general. And don't miss to read through the rest of the site, tons of inspiring material in there.

Graphic designer Audrey Victoria Kawarmala has a lovely looking design/lifestyle blog that I've known and regularly checked in on for a couple years now. Audrey recently asked us a few questions about our journey, travel experiences and future plans for her site…. you can find answers to all of that and more over here!

There's been quite some press for our little blog lately and sometimes I forget to mention it here on the blog. This is another fine piece by our friends over at Uncommon Caribbean who this time wrote about our stay in St Barts a couple months back. Read the whole article from Uncommon Caribbean here.

It's always very interesting to read these articles from all around the globe about us and our journey. What exactly is it that we have created? The couple who live the dream, the sexy sailors, a life of freedom .. lol, if only you knew how much work there is behind this dolce vita of ours!

It's a balancing act to maintain a sense of mental freedom and live the simple life we've chosen, while at the same time nurture our online presence, this blog and the work around the boat. Sometimes I play with the thought of quitting the blog altogether to see how it really would feel to be free from that sort of work - writing and photographing that is, but I think I'd miss sharing what we encounter and also you guys very much. And compared to other job we have to deal with around here, the blog isn't such a big deal in the end.

And here's yet another article written by the German SegelReporter.

For our Portugese readers: Don't miss to pick up a copy of Notícias Magazine with your Diário de Notícias today as there's (a part of an) interview with us about our journey and our collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger..

Just a little note about us and my gorgeous Aqua de Coco bikini on Beach Fashion Shop magazine. 

"The whole world watches as Alex and his beautiful companion Taru 

sailing the waters around the planet until "no more desire." 

In their famous sailing blog not only do they discover wonderful 

deserted beaches, exotic cuisine and interesting people from 

around the world, but the beach style of Taru have also captivated us!..."

Read more here (Spanish). 

Colorful flowers and bushes in abundance on this island. We have yet to find the famous Saint Vincent Amazon (parrot) which we've heard much about. Thank you by the way for your many nice emails and comments these past 24 hours, glad you seem to like the collaboration with Hilfiger as much as we do. Click here to see what our friends at Russian itBoat has to say about it.

How we've been waiting to share these wonderful news with you all, and finally it's official! The all American brand, Tommy Hilfiger, has appointed Alex and me to be their global brand ambassadors, for Hilfiger's new fragrance that have just been launched worldwide. The fragrance is called Freedom, and while searching for someone who could embody the particular message and word, Freedom, they've chosen us. This is something that we are tremendously proud and thankful for and we still have a little hard to believe it's actually true!

Here's what it's saying in the press release that is sent out to the industry today:

What is it that brings people to sail the waters of our world more than freedom, independence and peace of mind like I was taking about yesterday? Vistas like this of course. It must do something good for your brain and your heart to wake up to a view like this instead of rain and clutter which is the case in many parts of the world. I can even go that far to claim that a view like this is what have made me a better person, just because I need less of everything else so to say. I can jump off our boat any second and enjoy the luke warm water, maybe have a turtle swimming by and all along the way get warmed by the healing sunshine. In moments like that there isn't much else you would want to wish for yourself. You feel kind of content with what there is, right there right now. 

P.S: Don't forget to check in a bit later, will share with you our favorite sites of the month.

P.S 2: And do not miss to check out what the worlds greatest/largest/most famous sailing website, Sailing Anarchy, has to say about our little video today, find it here. Thank you for featuring us yet again.

Don't miss to check out a little something written about us over on our favorite Caribbean Guide online: Uncommon Caribbean. You can find the article here. Don't miss to read the rest of their stories, all to give you the best out of your Caribbean visit.

This World Tour Blog serves several purposes for me, partly it is a diary in which I collect memories, photos and thoughts from these years on the sea for the future. Second to that, it is my job and my way of connecting with clients and partners as a freelance writer-blogger-photographer-online entrepreneur or whatever that I am today. And one additional reason to why this blog is up and running and why I spend so much time on perfecting it and posting on it, is because I love the thought of giving a piece of this journey to others, and being able to share my thoughts through my writings and the images captured through my lens are what probably drives me most of it all. So when I get to read all the praise from all across the globe on the world wide web, for not only the journey itself which I understand must be quite inspiring, but also for the content of this blog, the photography and for my writings, that is a triple pleasure to me. This blog is my baby, probably the greatest extension of myself as I share from my mind, our life, my thoughts and my self on so many different levels so it is always amazing to get to read articles like the one that I found out about today. 

Muito obrigado Ana and Trendalert for mentioning our journey on your beautiful website!

Here's the article with more or less accurate English translation.

Do you remember our fantastic weekend at Buccament Bay Resort? I do, it was one of those weekends you look back at and wish you could repeat. It was simply a couple of extraordinary days spent, just the two of us, in peace and relaxiation. Now, I was recently asked to share my experience of this resort with the members of Jetsetter.com, one of the worlds largest hotel and vacation booking sites for sophisticated travelers. Jetsetter is a private online community dedicated to providing members with insider access to the places they want to go at prices unavailable to the general public. If you are a frequent traveler and interested in those special gems, fabulous boutique hotels or private condominiums for your vacation, I would suggest you to become a member as that will give you first hand access to great deals on bookings world wide. Currently they have irresistible deals on Buccament Bay, Hyatt 48LEX New York, the extraordinary Capella Pedregal in Mexico, a holiday in Machu Pichu Peru and a cruise in Galapagos to name only a few of the deals of the week.

Check out what Taylor at TGood has to say about us and our travels on his stylish lifestyle mag. 

Don't forget to check in with our favorite Caribbean Online Guide: Uncommon Caribbean every now and then. I can see that they recently featured one of our postcards over there..

If you also want your very own private, tropical postcard from us - then check this out. /T