Going away with your mates isn't an easy feat and unless you're one of these filthy rich folk it comes at a considerable cost to go abroad. There's the easy options like SoCal, Barcelona, New York, Austin, Berlin and Paris to pick a few. Of which no one can blame you for heading out to either.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.