Sunshinestories.com by Petter & Linn

January 03, 2012

A month or so ago, we received an email from Petter & Linn, a young Swedish photographer/journalist couple who said they were planning to travel through New York, California and Central America in search of inspirational stories and individuals to feature on their lifestyle/travel/surf blog, www.sunshinestories.com.

It seemed easy enough to give them a tour of the factory and tell them a little bit about our lives, Bing Surfboards, maybe even take them for a quick surf.  But after perusing their blog, there was just something about this  fascinating young Swede couple that prompted us to invite them into our home and show them a real taste of our lives in Encinitas, California…from an epic California logging session at SanO, to realizing their fantasy of drinking out of “red plastic party cups” at a Wegener New Year’s Eve bash and eating In-n-Out burgers, I think that Petter & Linn not only found their inspiration but also fulfilled their California dreams.  For more stories and more lovely images from Petter & Linn, check out www.sunshinestories.com!

Stories by Sunshine Stories:

:: California Dreaming

:: Mick – The Ballerina?

:: New Year’s Eve at the Wegeners

:: Backyard Oranges

:: Our Bing Boards

:: Breakfast in Encinitas

:: Bing’s Mini Simmons

:: ABC: Adam Cap

:: Sunshine Story: Mick Rodgers (Bing Teamrider, Surfer, Model?)

:: Sunshine Story: Matt & Margaret Calvani (Behind the Scenes of Bing Surfboards)

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