Tagged: surfing

#Travel: Arctic Circle proves a unlikely surfing hotspot

More than a thousand surfers come each year to the Arctic waters in northern Norway, even during winter, when the conditions provide extreme sports enthusiasts with a unique experience. At Unstad, on the island...

#Travel: Africa tipped to become surfing capital of the World

Source: WTMLondon Many emerging tourism destinations in Africa have identified surfing as a target market, reveals the WTM Global Trends Report (2014), in association with Euromonitor International. South Africa has an established...

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18 Aug, 2014

#Travel: ‘Surf’s up’ in South Africa’s shacklands

Not many teenagers would feel safer in a shark-infested sea than in their own neighbourhood, but Luxolo Ponco does. His home is in the violent Khayelitsha township in Cape Town, but he has found...

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20 Jan, 2014

#MustWatch: Is this the most breathtaking surfing video?

For those still dreaming of their fleeting beach holiday, this incredible surfing video, shot with a drone and GoPro camera, will transport you back to the captivating waves of the ocean. Along Hawaii’s North...

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14 Jan, 2013

Surfers ride high on Morocco’s winter waves

Fleeing the gloom of northern Europe in search of warm winter waves, surfers are flocking to a fishing village on Morocco’s Atlantic coast now selling itself as a top surf destination. It may be...