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
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
Alfama – the original quarter of Lisbon
Outside the city walls and yet so close to the centre Before Charlie had gone to Peniche to see the Meo Pro Portugal, she had spent one day in Lisbon which was exactly enough for a free walking tour in Lisbon and a trip the Christ Statue.
Trip to Belem
Views over Lisbon from the water After the free walking tour in Lisbon, a street art walk, and a guided tour through Alfama, there was one thing left that Charlie wanted to do in Lisbon: A tour to Belém – the birthplace of the original Pastel de
Street Art in Lisbon
Street art, urban art, public art If graffiti in London’s Shoreditch, Charlie’s street art tour in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the urban art in Cologne already left you impressed, Lisbon will make you speechless. Street Art isn’t hard to find in the Portuguese capital. There is