Have you ever danced the Watusi under a palm tree in a rainstorm with a woman in a bikini?  Read on, and you may just learn how to make that happen.

A Beach Bum’s Guide to Paradise is a presentation of The Tenets of Paradise and their Lost Medallions. They are made available so that more people can understand and find their way to their personal paradise.

You will learn, if you don’t already know, that tropical paradise is open to anyone who can find their way there. Rich or poor, with or without faith. Our site, Paradiste.com, represents the evolution of the beach bum. No longer is sitting on the sand getting stoned and drunk the status quo. Certainly, it is a place we visit on occasion, but now more and more “beach bums” are exploring and learning new ways to make a living without sacrificing the lifestyle they love.

This is a result of our reverence for nature and our role within it. It is more than “nice weather” and beautiful scenery. People outside this lifestyle are learning that there is a method to our supposed madness. We practice healthy habits, eating natural, seafood, fruits, and naturally created, not factory-processed foods. We walk, hike, swim, surf, scuba-dive, spear-fish, and fish.
Beach Bums align themselves with the natural rhythms of the earth, rising at dawn and sleeping not that far past sunset. The result of all this, which by the way is scientifically proven, is that we are healthier, live longer, laugh more, and love more. All in all, not a bad plan.

“A Beach Bum’s Guide to Paradise is a celebration of resilience, love, and the raw beauty of starting over. Every page pulses with life—like music for the soul.” 

The Tenets of Paradise

Paradise is not an impossible dream — it can be a way of life for those who understand it and seek it out. It’s not reserved for people who drive Rolls-Royces, nibble on caviar, or feed wagyu to their poodles as a reward for attending gender reaffirming therapy.

Consider that many countries located in tropical regions are some of the most underdeveloped in the world. It may not be as much as they are disadvantaged by socioeconomic deterrents as it is that they just don’t care that much. Mañana literally means tomorrow, but it means something else on a tropical beach. It is hard to get excited about working your ass off so you can buy a Ferrari when you can just go spearfishing to feed yourself and your family.

In New York, a Mahi Mahi fillet can cost over $100 in a restaurant, but when u get some exercise, a dip in the sea, and you don’t even need bait, it is hard to argue against this more simplified lifestyle. A tropical paradise existence is accessible to anyone who wants it, but it is just like everything else; it takes some hard work to achieve. It is a process, a journey, a collective accomplishment, not a destination.

“Perry Stone channels the madness of Hunter S. Thompson, and the barefoot philosophy
of Jimmy Buffett. Like Kerouac, he strives to justify his lifestyle with his pen.”