A Conference for Digital Nomads in Madeira
Nomad Island Fest As the term suggests, digital nomads build their daily lives around digital work and frequent location changes. Their business connections happen mostly online; in-person meetings happen in accordance with their location at any point in time. Yet, they’re humans and as such, even digital
Surf Summit 2022 in Hossegor
Where the European surf industry gets together The original plan was to watch the Quiksilver Pro France 2022 – until that was canceled by the WSL. Charlie still went to Hossegor. Her flights were booked after all. She had signed up to the surf photography website My-sessions.com some
Pro Zarautz: Surfing Championship
Skate and Surf Event in Zarautz After her stay in Hendaye, Charlie spent a few days in San Sebastián to further explore the Basque Country. One of her friends whom she knew through the surfskate group in London was also in the area and suggested to meet
Travelling through the Basque country
Hossegor – Guéthary – St. Jean de Luz – Hendaye Charlie was in Hossegor because she wanted to see another edition of the Quiksilver Pro France. When this event was canceled by the WSL in July 2022, Charlie changed her plans. Her flights were booked, but it
Quiksilver No Pro France 2022
Comp or no comp in Hossegor The Quiksilver Pro France had been a fixed date on the yearly surf calendar for two decades. Until 2019 the Quik Pro France was part of the WSL CT. After the pandemic and some changes to the tour schedule, it became
Concrete Waves: Surfskating in London
How a group of landlocked surfers is transforming London’s skate culture It all started in 2020. The whole world had just gone into lockdown. At first, it didn’t matter if you lived close to the sea or not, surfing was a no go. The WSL CT was
Rob Fowlie at Carwyn’s Surfhouse
Meeting a Big Wave Surfer It was in October 2022 and as it was tradition, Charlie was in Hossegor and stayed at Carwyn’s Surfhouse. This year though was different. The Quiksilver Pro France had been canceled with quite short notice. Since Charlie had her flights booked, she
Newquay: The Capital of UK Surfing
There is a reason why this post doesn’t have the title “10 Things to do in Newquay”, because in reality, there is only one thing you really need to do when you’re there: surfing. Everything else is optional. Surf beaches around Newquay Newquay is a small town in
Things to do in Dartmouth
A visit to South Devon It was pure coincidence that Charlie spent a few days in Dartmouth, South Devon. It would not have been a coincidence if she had known before how beautiful this part of the English coast is. It is certainly in Charlie’s top three