Surfing
Discovering Puerto Escondido, Mexico's boho chic gem
Change is afoot in Puerto Escondido, a dazzling region perched on the Mexican Coast. However, as David Amsden discovers, the place still retains its raw-edged surfing soul…
Destinations
The emerging surf scene in Nicaragua: Where to go
A Pacific coast surf culture has bubbled up in Nicaragua despite thick-and-fast crises. A chance meeting led Jade Moyano to its shores. Now she returns to explore the nation’s changing tides
Style & Culture
The cool Cape Town brand documenting Africa's evolving surf scene
Africa's thrumming surf culture is getting louder
Destinations
Why El Salvador is Central America's ultimate surf spot
Once-sleepy fishing villages are evolving into vibey hangouts as a backdrop to El Salvador’s dramatic surf-perfect, south-facing shores
Destinations
Morocco's lesser-known surf spot
Wave-riding hippies were the first to stumble upon the barrelling breaks of tangerine-dream Taghazout. The Moroccan town is now a scrappy mash of surfers, fishermen and local rhythms
Inspiration
6 alternative stag destinations
Leave Amsterdam to the amateurs, here are six of the best alternative stag party destinations around the world from bear tracking in Slovakia to surfing along Iceland's remote arctic beaches
Inspiration
58 otherworldly photos of the ocean
58 stunning photos of the planet's precious marine life
Destinations
Zihuatanejo, Mexico: this summer's surf spot
While other Mexican surf towns have lost their rhythm, Zihuatanejo – a once-swinging spot on the Pacific Coast – is getting its groove back but still holding on to its wave-chasing soul
Inspiration
The best places to surf in Africa
Where to catch the best waves, from Tofo Beach in Mozambique to Jeffreys Bay in South Africa
Surfing
The surfing holiday for women that changes lives
Forget a lonely table for one. Now women who want to holiday on their own can tap into a fresh batch of cool trips with like-minded people. On a beginners' surf break in Portugal, Hannah Summers joins the surfing sisterhood
Destinations
The Azores – Europe’s most exotic islands
The little-known Azores are very possibly Portugal's best-kept secret. Beautiful, dramatic, with design-conscious places to stay and eat, thermal pools in lush forests, and great, sweeping beaches, empty but for a few in-the-know surfers
People
Kelly Slater on the island that stole his heart and his favourite reef break
The pro surfer who’s been world champion a record 11 times, and was the youngest and oldest
person to win a men’s title, has appeared in 27 episodes of Baywatch and performed with Pearl Jam
person to win a men’s title, has appeared in 27 episodes of Baywatch and performed with Pearl Jam
Beaches
Mexico's sensational Sayulita and pacific coast
Head west and join the clued-up crew hightailing it to the Pacific coast, for day trips from Sayulita or to hang in the village itself, where the glimmering ocean, cool bars and a colour-popping beach scene are stealing Mexico's surf spotlight
Beaches
Surfing in the Maldives
Thought the Maldives was only about lagoon-flat shallows? Think again - the Indian Ocean islands have glassy-clear waters and uncrowded waves, says world-class shortboarder Quincy Davis
Surfing
Malibu: the finest beaches ever created
Malibu is the hideout of rock stars, screen icons and billionaires, but there was a time when the surf ruled - and in some corners, it still does. We dive in to find the inside story, the best beaches and the coolest haunts in the California beach town
Travel Tips
Travel Insider: October 2017
Surfing
Surf's up: the best surfing holidays in the world
Can there be a more natural sport than surfing? It's super-physical and yet also an act of meditation as you tune into the rhythm of the sea. Here are the coolest places to learn the moves
Surfing
The world's hottest surf spots
Surf dudes have always been ahead of the curve. Catch a ride through the centuries
South Of France
Somewhere for the weekend: Biarritz
'Pack the pearls, tune up the Bugatti' was the cry for bright young things coming here in the 1920s. Now it's attracting dressed-down surfers and roving foodie foragers
Surfing
The new Sri Lanka
Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks returns to Sri Lanka, the island which he fell for 30 years ago, to find it rolling out a bright, shiny future