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Recommended Read: Children of The Tide By Nik Zanella

Children of the Tide is a new book documenting the radical journey of a surf punk along the Silk Road. In 2006 Italian surfer and Chinese history enthusiast Nik Zanella happened upon a clay sculpture in a Chinese monastery, 600km…

By Luke Gartside

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GALLERY: Typhoon Swells In The Land Of The Rising Sun; Welcome To Hebara, Japan

Japan has long been known for its plentiful and occasionally world class waves, with the popularity of the sport in the nation amongst both tourists and locals blowing up over the past decade. We recently caught up with British expat…

By Luke Gartside

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Surfing’s Great Emerging Nations; Afghanistan, Turkey, China, Greece & Senegal

A few weeks ago the ISA World Games in Biarritz played host to more nations than ever before, as surfing’s inclusion in the Olympics looms and the sport’s popularity spreads to corners of the globe previously impervious to its charms.…

By Luke Gartside

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