
Sam Haddad
Writer and Editor at Freelance
// freelance writer @guardian @raconteur @1843mag @huckmagazine @lonelyplanet & more // action sports (esp snow & surf), the environment & the outdoors //
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5 days ago |
huckmag.com | Sam Haddad
When Matty Hannon was 31, he felt an existential ache that led him to ditch his job making commercials in Melbourne and embark on the ultimate surf road trip – a 50,000km odyssey from the Alaskan wilderness down to the tip of Tierra del Fuego. The Road to Patagonia is a verité documentary chronicling that journey – which starts on a motorbike and ends by horseback – and indeed the very wisdom of the Anthropocene, with some incredible surf travel footage thrown in along the way.
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1 month ago |
huckmag.com | Sam Haddad
When she was 13 and surfing at Devil’s Rock on southern Morocco’s sun-baked Atlantic coast, Maryam El Gardoum felt a pull on her board’s leash. She turned around to see a local man, who she often saw in the water teaching his own kids to surf, with a stony face. “You’re catching a lot of waves,” he said.
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1 month ago |
positive.news | Sam Haddad
A Finnish researcher has designed a visual tool to get us talking in depth about the emotional impact of the climate crisis Environment Health Lifestyle Science Society A Finnish researcher has designed a visual tool to get us talking in depth about the emotional impact of the climate crisis Every day we’re fed a slew of headlines warning of the scale of the climate crisis.
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Mar 22, 2025 |
cntraveler.com | Sam Haddad
All products featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. If you visited Imsouane—a small fishing village in Morocco turned surf travel hotspot—early last year, you'd have walked through a lively labyrinth of surf cafes, hostels, and ceramic vendors, perhaps passing a donkey in a makeshift stable or a shop selling live chickens.
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Mar 22, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Sam Haddad
All products featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by Condé Nast Traveler editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. James O'Neil/GettyIf you visited Imsouane—a small fishing village in Morocco turned surf travel hotspot—early last year, you'd have walked through a lively labyrinth of surf cafes, hostels, and ceramic vendors, perhaps passing a donkey in a makeshift stable or a shop selling live chickens.
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// As the snow in the Alps gets less reliable and skiing becomes ever more exclusive, places like La Grave @HautesVallees which centre on back-to-nature skiing and snowboarding feel more important than ever…// Story for @GuardianTravel https://t.co/9q4QzbY2Py https://t.co/IMjTymPDil

RT @peejayohhsee: Just heard this article mentioned on a podcast... good to revisit @shhhaddad piece on skateboarding and the environment..…

This was exciting. Big thanks @travelmediawrds for a great evening & @Jane_Dunford @GuardianTravel for the commission. Congrats to @PhoebeRSmith too

Join us in celebrating our joint winners of Sustainability Travel Feature of the Year, Sponsored by Nova Scotia Tourism Board @VisitNovaScotia @shhhaddad and @PhoebeRSmith both featured in @guardian they have captured the essence of sustainable travel #TravelMediaAwards https://t.co/GE2TPi8uOV