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Best spots to surf in Europe

by Andrew Norton

La Graviere hossegor

Want to surf the best spots in Europe? Find out where to go, when to visit, what to take and why you should try dried cod below: Norway Destination: Stavanger Surf: Kvassheim Go: Mar-May, Sep-Nov Wetsuit: All the thick neoprene you can find Board: Fish Weather: Cold Try: Bacalao, a traditional meal made with dried […]

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FACT: You can surf in Dubai!

by Andrew Norton

sunset beach dubai

It’s true. I actually surfed in Dubai and it was lush. Before leaving for Dubai, I casually kept an eye on the surf forecast. It was mostly flat with the occasional 0.5 to 1m blip. My expectations were low. Two days after I arrived a blip was forecast for the next morning. The Surf House […]

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Surfing Algarve in Autumn

by Andrew Norton

Algarve Secret Spot

Autumn in the UK is the perfect time to take a quick surf trip down into Europe. The further you go, the longer you the summer lasts. Most UK surfers have exploited the French and Spanish beaches that soak up waves from the Bay of Biscay. Some may even have ventured down into Portugal around […]

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Real surfer girls on tour

by Andrew Norton

The ultimate surf tour vehicle

Our favourite surfer girls Hannah Bristow and Dannie MacLegend are back. And this time they mean business, with: • a new Kelly Says video • an exclusive interview • top surf tips for Tenerife • an invite to tour Spain with Hannah So what are you waiting for? Read on… The new Kelly Says video […]

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A family surf trip to New Zealand

by Andrew Norton

Raglan rough waves

As promised, here’s the full update of surf spots visited and lessons learned on our long haul family surf trip to New Zealand. Hopefully you can grab a tip or two for your next surf tour to Kiwi land. Surf spots visited With 3 weeks in New Zealand, we decided to stick to the North […]

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Surfing in New Zealand

by Andrew Norton

piha

Happy New Year, One and All. Apologies for the lack of posts recently, but Christmas and New Year were busy and now I’m in New Zealand! I’m planning a full update of surf spots visited and lessons learned on a long haul family surf trip, but for now here’s a pic of Piha. It’s just […]

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The real surfer girls are back

by Andrew Norton

beach writing

Following the success of their cool Winter Tales in Newquay video, the real surfer girls are back with a scorching new Euro edition. This summer, Hannah Bristow and Dannie MacLegend, swapped their bobble hats for trucker caps and left freezing Fistral for solar heated Hossegor, because “Kelly Says… Go French”. For jelly-sweet surfing, comedy commentary, […]

Filed Under: Surf movies, Surf photos, Surf travel, Surfer girls

Party waves

by Andrew Norton

japanese surf crowds

As the world’s population booms, and the popularity of surfing explodes, crowded waves are inevitable. So instead of shouting, pushing and psyching fellow wave lovers off your wave, invite all those around you to join in and celebrate – enjoy a party wave! Join the party at a surf spot near you:

Filed Under: Surf photos, Surf travel

Gone surfing

by Andrew Norton

Lacanau waves

Sorry I’ve gone to Lacanau, France for two weeks but normal service will resume on 28th September 2011. I will be travelling with my beautiful partner, my 3 year old daughter and without a surfboard! Don’t worry I still plan to be tucking in to those picture perfect French barrels. I’ll tell you how and […]

Filed Under: Surf travel, Surfing rants

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