Charlie in Stratford-Upon-Avon
Meeting with William Shakespeare Who else’s trails would you follow when you got to spend a day in Stratford-Upon-Avon? Of course it is the town’s most famous son: William Shakespeare was born, raised and died here. But Charlie almost followed another figure that the modern days have
Reusable Water bottles: Water-to-Go
Charlie’s contribution to a plastic free ocean Use code COTM15 for 15% discount! If you care about surfing, you care about the oceans. It’s anyways nicer to surf on water than on plastic, isn’t it? The brand Quiksilver has already started producing boardshorts from plastic and promotes their
Christmas at Blenheim Palace
Charlie in Wonderland As the days get shorter and the air colder towards the end of the year, Charlie gets in the festive mood: Christmas lights, smells of mulled wine and cinnamon and Christmas Carols brighten up her mood and make it the favourite time of the
Rye – One of the prettiest towns along the English coast
Charlie on a historic walk through the ancient town of Rye Charlie had been to the ancient town of Rye in East Sussex before but it was one of these places to always come back to if you like to see a beautiful, historic place with its
The social side of a surf competition
Charlie’s Trip to Seignosse/Hossegor in October 2019 Charlie had previously stayed at Carwyn’s Surf House close to Hossegor in the South West of France. When she was there for the Easter weekend earlier in the year, Jane who runs the house had recommended to return to this
Quiksilver Pro France 2019 & Roxy Pro France 2019
9th event of the WSL Championship Tour in Hossegor Charlie had previously stayed at Carwyn’s surf house in Hossegor and had heard that it would be a good time to return to that amazing place in October when the Quiksilver Pro would be on. It is the 9th
Tales of sharks and drunk tourists in Fuerteventura
Afternoon Warning: Sharks at the beach This inner clock seemed to be a curse as it still caused Charlie to be wide awake at 7 a.m. not being able to fall asleep again. She remembered Leanne checking the time for the sunrise the day before. 7.27 a.m.
Paddle Boarding and Karaoke in Corralejo
What‘SUP? As every morning, Charlie was up before everybody else and enjoyed a calm breakfast on one of the tables in front of the house. There were too many clouds in the sky that day to see the sunrise. The day before, Charlie had left the camp
The morning after the farewell in Corralejo
Not an easy morning Only 4 hours of sleep and an unknown amount of beer, wine, and honey rum made life hard that morning. But it was Charlie’s last day of holiday, and they would leave at 10 for a last trip into the waves. On any
Journey Home
A new airplane experience Originally, Charlie was only meant to stay in Fuerteventura for an extended weekend and to return to London Monday evening. As it sometimes is in life, plans change and on this occasion, it meant that Charlie would be staying until Wednesday. To her