For Our Peripatetic Friends

Wild Duchess

Wild Duchess curates experiential field trips and gatherings in inspiring, natural settings for women who want more than another crowded weekend or surface-level networking event. Launched in 2025 by the unstoppable Storme Whitby-Grubb, the former creative director for Red Bull Records, the organization aims to “re-wild women.” They also launched a sweet line of high-end merch designed by Storme herself just in time for the holiday season. Visit https://www.wildduchess.com/ to learn more about field trips and experiences, and here to score some highly-giftable apparel: https://www.wildduchess.com/shop.

Surf Mermaid Travel

Kate and I have been friends since we were three years old. She lived at the top of the street perpendicular to mine. We lost touch for a few years after college as she roamed around the world, and reconnected during the MySpace days. She had been living in Nicaragua, Spain, Alaska, Colorado, and Hawaii. She currently lives in Oregon, but leads surf trips to Costa Rica, Baja, and elsewhere. Suffice it to say, this woman knows eco-travel and adventure travel. She’s recently launched Surf Mermaid Travel and specializes in surf quests, but also will book cruises and normie trips too! You can follow her or reach out to book @SurfMermaidTravel or @WaveAlchemySurf.