Hi Pura Vida Kids! So Travel Tip Thursday has come around once again and this week we’ll be focusing on beautiful country of Brazil! Brazil is the largest country in both the South America and the Latin America region. It’s the world’s fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 193 million people (isn’t Wikipedia so great?). Alright, enough with the bo...[READ MORE]
As many of you may know, our office sits in lovely La Jolla in San Diego, CA. After living here for almost 7 years, I feel it’s necessary to spotlight one of our most popular tourist attractions here in this city. This place is Coronado Island! Coronado has something very unique about it’s charm. It’s appeal is it’s quant setting, romantic vibe, and quiet nature. If you’re standing ...[READ MORE]
Recently, we here at Pura Vida have learned that our Team Rider Cobie Gittner, 16, has been scoring some HUGE wins at surf competitions nation-wide!! In the recent Atlantic Surf Federation contest at the end of January in Satellite Beach, FL Cobie won both the Boys under 16 year old division AND the boys under 18 year old division winning all his qualifying heats. WOW! Last week Cobie su...[READ MORE]
Charity Monday is here and today I want to talk about one of our first and ORIGINAL charity bracelets ever made- the SurfAid International Charity Bracelet! This bracelet has been one of our most popular bracelets since Pura Vida’s origination in 2010. The Surf-Aid International Organization is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health, wellbeing and self-reliance of peo...[READ MORE]
If you haven't heard of Wavegarden, then you must check them out now. We just did and thought we'd share the news and show you guys this awesome place! Engineer Josema Odriozola and sports economist Karin Frisch combined their expertise in building and designing sport facilities, such as skate parks with their passion for surfing and in 2005 Wavegarden was born. These entrepreneurs wanted t...[READ MORE]
This past weekend, Cobie Gittner, our top-ranked Pura Vida team rider, competed amongst the best surfers in his U14 class in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Taking home 3rd in the Rip Curl Grom Search, no kid on the beach had a bigger smile on their face than Cobie Gittner. Check out all the other competitors here: http://www.surfingmagazine.com/news/rip-curl-gromsearch-n...[READ MORE]
This year PURA VIDA BRACELETS will be back at the US Open of Surfing as one of the sponsors in the main area. We will be featuring our newest products and running contests all week long. If you're in the area, put it on your checklist to stop by our booth and pay us a visit! We probably met a bunch of you guys last year, and are looking forward to seeing you again! From July 28th to August 5th...[READ MORE]
Isabella Gomez, current Roxy, Hurricane Grill and Wings, Neff Headwear, and West Coast Surf Shop team rider joins the Pura Vida Team! Izzi's claim to fame includes: 2010-2011 NSSA open girls and explorer girls season champion, age 11; 2012 ESA regionals new symerna beach- fl, 3rd place girls 14 and under, age 12; 2011-2012 ESA girls season champion- age 12; 2010-2011 ESA girls season ch...[READ MORE]
Cobie Gittner, current Billabong, Arnette, and Globe team rider joins the Pura Vida Team! Cobie also rides for Mad Dog Surfboards and Xtrax as well. Cobie's claim to fame includes: 2012 ESA All-Star team member, RipCurl GormSearch 2010 New Smyrna Beach, FL U13 1st Place; ESA NCFL District Champion Menehune 2009, 3A Boys 2012; ESA Eastern Championships 2011 2nd Place 3A Boys; NSSA Southeast/Nor...[READ MORE]
Name: Chase Fisher Age: 23 Birthday: May 27th, 1988 Birth Place: Santa Barbara Currently Living: Pacific Beach, CA Years Surfing: 14 Favorite Break: Scorpion Bay – 2nd point Years as Team Rider: 1 Favorite Pura Vida’s: The Neons Sponsors: Flojos, Dencho, Pura Vida Bracelets Motivations & Inspirations: The story and message of Pura Vida Bracelets, wh...[READ MORE]
