One of Bali’s most popular, if not the most popular, surf report site is baliwaves.com . The guy who runs it, Slim, must have gotten an earful from some expat who lives here because in today’s report he starts out by saying “ I dunno whats going on with [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The Tiki Men embraced surf music years before its nation wide comeback on concert circuits, soda ads, and latenight talkshows; and they embraced the Pacific island tiki culture long before tiki masks and coconuts became a staple of .... Not only are The Tiki Men one of my favorite [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 13, 2009
So it seemed appropriate for me to set up some surfing with a local when we went to Hawaii a couple of years ago. We had fun surfing North Shore (just a little inside break at Haleiwa). It was like riding a bike for Mia, ... More: Selene Wines Blog » Blog Archive [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Casinos are offering deeply discounted rooms, free shows and food for a visit to Las Vegas this season. On a recent trip to Las Vegas, my first in almost two years, I noticed an immediate difference in casino and restaurant activity. To no surprise business was down even after the strip’s biggest hotels discounting their rooms. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 21, 2009
One thing about Bob Hawke is that no-one could have ever accused him of being unready. Bob was never unready. And the girls did seem to like Bob. But I’m not talking in that sense. At least Bob was proof that once upon of time you could have a good Labour Prime Minister with [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, April 5, 2009
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Continue reading...Friday, April 3, 2009
Dave is… Jaywalking as a form of civil disobedience. So a quick addendum to the whole Hawaii trip. Somehow in the midst of St Pat’s, Mark getting punched and the girls I forgot to discuss the burgeoning fascism of Hawaii’s traffic laws. Specifically its harsh stance on [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 11, 2009
O'fish'l Fins has the ultimate side fin to compliment your favorite 6.5" to 8" center fin on any board. Whether that board is a S.U.P or a longboard the DS is your answer. The DS was designed for the fast and hollow surf of Hawaii, Mexico, and Australia. Its well balanced template [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
09h49-UTC Thursday 29 January 2009-CEMelanie Vass did a piece on the Honeycombe Beach development next to Boscombe Pier (Daily Echo, Friday 23 January). It puzzles me why anyone would desire to look out of the front room window over a grey, mist-hung sea for something between four to five months of the year. Even if [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 12, 2009
There is a difference between kite surfing and kite boarding though, so try not to get the two mixed up. Kite surfing is wave riding oriented and kite boarding is usually referring to a style of riding dubbed freestyle or wake-style. ... Continue here: Kite Surfing Vs Ghd at The [...]
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