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Joao Chianca, of Brazil, in the barrel at Teahupo’o, Tahiti, on a training day ahead the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing.

Barrels and bikinis: Why surf holidays aren’t just for surfers

I’m a bit of a willing hostage to the surf and whether there’s good, uncrowded surf in a destination often colours our choice of holiday.

  • by Lee Tulloch
Santa Isobel islands in the Solomon Islands.

In an age where we’ve discovered it all, this paradise shouldn’t exist

Papatura Retreat in the Solomon Islands isn’t for everyone. But for 82-year-old Pete Blanche and his wife Marg, it was love at first sight.

  • by Craig Tansley

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/topic/surfing-hnx