Santa Monica Surf Case review
After having boards broken and/or dinged on every surf trip I took over a 15+ year period, I finally decided I needed to change the way I traveled. I searched all around the internet for a sensible solution and came up with only two options: 1) continue to use a soft bag, with my boards [...]
Iceland’s finest surfer, surfing the world’s coolest waves: Georg Hilmarsson
Georg Hilmarsson is an ordinary surfer, living in an extraordinary place. Georg has the distinction of being one of Iceland’s very first year-round, native surfers. Regardless of the cold air, cold water, and generally harsh conditions, Georg is truly stoked. (And no, it never does get warm.)
An Aussie Beginning
Born and raised in Iceland, Hilmarsson moved [...]
Cyprus - Going off the surf map
Luring us brave traveling surfers back to the aqua blue Mediterranean is the island of Cyprus. Like many of its Mediterranean neighbors, Cyprus is a hit or miss surf destination; amazing when it’s on, but flat like a lake when storms and necessary pressure systems are not in play.
As you can see in the [...]
Île Amsterdam - Going off the surf map
This week we take you way off the surf map to the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Keeping with the French theme that took us last week to the chilly North Atlantic island, St. Pierre and Miquelon, this week we’re heading to the slightly more livable south. Île Amsterdam, a French sub-arctic island, [...]
Poland - Going off the surf map
Poland is the homeland of my love of the past 8 years, my beautiful fiancée (No… she is not a mail order bride). I know for many of my fellow deskriders, the thought of traveling to a non-surfing destination is nausea inducing and a poor choice of precious vacation time. Fortunately for [...]
Kiribati - Going off the surf map
Looking for tropical South Pacific perfection without the crowds? Look no further than the island nation of Kiribati. Pronounced Kiribas, the name is an indigenous pronunciation of Gilberts (say it quickly and you’ll hear the connection), from the British Captain Thomas Gilbert, who “discovered” the islands in 1788. Independent since July 1979, the Republic of [...]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon – Going off the surf map
16 miles from the southern shores of New Foundland, the tiny French island territorial collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a little bit of France in the North Atlantic.
Unlike Quebec, Saint Pierre and Miquelon are French through and through, and are not bound by the dual language dilemma that plagues the Canadian province. With [...]
Falkland Islands – going off the surf map
Are you interested in surfing with penguins, dolphins and sea lions, in empty, consistent waves? If you don’t mind a very long trip and the occasional mine field, take a trip to the Falklands, or the Malvinas, as the Argentine’s call them. This British Crown dependency sits in the South Atlantic, just a few hundred [...]
Newfoundland - Going off the surf map
Sitting 10 miles off the east coast of Canada in the same North Atlantic window that makes its southern neighbor Nova Scotia a coldwater wave magnet, is the island of Newfoundland. Originally known as Terra Nova, the sizable island in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador beckons all those brave enough to travel to its [...]
Hokkaido - Going off the surf map
It’s cold, it’s north, it’s usually known for snowboarding and skiing, but it’s also good for surfing. Hokkaido, Japan’s second largest and northernmost island is home to hundreds of miles of untamed Pacific Ocean coastline, presenting endless breaks for the brave of heart and the travel inclined. As in the rest of Japan, Hokkaido has [...]
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