Authentic inks new Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific region partnership for action, outdoor sports brands

Authentic Brands Group announced on Wednesday a new long-term licensing partnership with BR South Pacific for its action and outdoor sports brands across Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific region.  Quiksilver The brands represented in the new deal include Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, RVCA, DC Shoes, Element, VonZipper, Spyder and Volcom, according to a press release from the New York-based…

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A Journey on South Africa’s Blue Train

Chaos surrounded us. Informal porters rolling luggage carts zigzagged between cars. Commuters spilled from the bus terminal onto the sidewalk, where they sat on suitcases and duffel bags. Minibus taxis zoomed through the congestion, pedestrians be damned. Our car crawled past a barbed-wire fence and reached a sliding gate, where all that separated my wife…

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