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OUR TEAM
About Us
Creative European Adventures Pickleball was founded by a group of travel enthusiasts with a passion for exploring the world. We have chosen the Algarve Region, Lisbon and Madeira Portugal as our favorite places to play Pickleball and to enjoy the amazing wines from Lagos, Portimao, Porto, and many others.
The passion for bee's well-being connected us with R.A.W ‘s Paddles and Gear. The love for music brought us to Madeira the ukulele ancestors.
The easiness, the passion, and friendly locals mixed with the amazing Atlantic sun makes you want to share it with all pickleball lovers.
Our goal is to share our love of travel and Pickleball with others and help them create unforgettable memories.
About Kekoa, Tour Director and CEO
Kekoa coordinates and meets our guests at each Tour. She will be traveling along to be available at all times to help with every guest's needs...transportation, lodging, itineraries, tours, and anything else you can think of.
Her passion for traveling, meeting people, culture, nature and pickleball guided her to follow her heart.
Kekoa’s favorite phrase is:
“you are the creator of the life you love?"
This is her Story:
Kekoa is the result of many Cultures and Old Country roots. Born in South America, growing up in San Francisco, lived in Hawaii, where she was given the honors of her Hawaiian name by a Hawaiian Kumu. She merged all her experiences into 2025 Pickleball in Portugal and Croatia.
Her business also offers customized adventures, and specializes creating and guiding private Tours for Solo Travelers. “Tell me your bucket list, and I will create your dream trip”.
Kekoa has traveled through Europe since 1986. Her passion for adventures, meeting people, history and Life Itself, has filled this lifetime with priceless experiences.
Now it’s time to share her most favorite places Portugal and Croatia
JOY B’JOY - OUR ALL WOMEN PRO
JOY B JOY, an amazing woman, awesome instructor and a dear friend is our instructor and will join us on our Algarve and Lisbon adventures. Her amazing teaching makes playing pickleball a joy and powerful and successful to all ages and levels.
This is JOY’s Story:
Joy was introduced to Pickleball in early 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She moved to Los Angeles shortly after and was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to learn from Jessie Irvine, one of the top Pickleball pros on the circuit. Joy was taught to have strong Pickleball basics, which she’s able to share and pass along to her students.
Joy has competed in PPA and APP tours and has medaled in many tournaments, but her true JOY is in seeing her students improve.
Joy is double certified with PPR, Professional Pickleball Registry, and IFP, International Federation of Pickleball.
Joy is a sponsored player with HEAD, Acacia shoes, and Sky Blue Pickleball.
Joy has taught in many different cities, states and Mexico.
GINNY ALEXANDER - OUR ALL WOMEN INSTRUCTOR
PPR Certified Instructor
Ginny began teaching pickleball in 2014 and currently teaches at several venues in Southern California. Her experience ranges form live ball clinics, individual to group lessons and programming (open play, tournaments,etc). She is a retired collegiate Athetic Director and former Collegiate volleyball coach. She is well known for breaking down patterns of movement so players of all levels can better understand movement and muscle memory.Ginny has an M.Ed in Health and Physical Education with a. Concentration in Sport Psychology. She is also a professor of Sport Management and Sport Psychology in her spare time.
Ginny is sponsored by Gearbox Paddles
Lori, Our Tours Coordinator and Marketing
Lori makes sure every detail gets communicated to our Tour Director. She does this job with full awareness that top customer service and full attention to details is our goal. She hand-picks the best 4-5 Stars Portuguese Luxury Pestana Hotels, keeping in mind that another one of our goals is to be conscious of the country‘s own natural resources.
This is Lori's story:
Lori's favorite phrase is
”The whole is more than the sum of its parts.”
This is Lori's way of saying that the mastery of individual things is as important as the experience itself. Her background in marketing includes traditional and social media.
Welcome!! How can we help you find your dream pickleball Clinic?