It's no news that the surfing/windsurfing/kitesurfing subcultures are way travel-oriented -- you dudes and dudettes will go practically anywhere in search of the perfect wave, right? Tell us -- and each other -- about your faves!

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Surfing highlighted in 'Sri Lanka's Beaches Are the Best in the Indian Ocean'

Surfing the NationsArugam Bay calls itself "the end of the road," favoured by backpackers and acknowledged as among the top ten surfing spots in the world (above). Surfing is best between May and October, with the biggest waves off Arugam Point. This area is also a great place to see wildlife - for example crocodiles in the nearby lagoon and leopards in the Yala East National Park.read post    

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5 questions to ask when choosing a stand-up paddleboard for surfing

A.belloc Invented in Hawaii in the 1940s, stand-up paddle boarding has become especially popular in the last decade, partly because unlike surfing it can be practiced by a broad range of people of all ages and fitness levels. But while most people associate this activity with placid seas and lakes, an increasing number are using them to surf - albeit relatively mild surf, no more than one to two feet high. Most paddle boards are made of fiberglass and are ten to 12 feet long, but there…

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5 of the USA's best surfing spots outside Hawaii/California/Florida

When it comes to surfing, Hawaii and California are of course the most famous states in the USA (and for places in the latter, like Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Malibu, Newport Beach, and Venice Beach, fly into Los Angeles International Airport and can an amazing deal at NÜ Car Rentals). But 21 other states also border oceans, with varyiing qualities of surfing in many. Here are five of the best, should your travels take you there (with at least three in driving distance of another NÜ…

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Surf's up in...El Salvador??

  René Mayorga Not too long ago, who would’ve predicted it? The Central American country of El Salvador, once known mostly for being both poverty-stricken and war-torn, has become a surfing power of sorts, attracting millions of surfers to its Pacific beaches.   Despite its past trials and tribulations, both internal and external, this land just a tad smaller than New Jersey and a bit bigger than Wales has many of the key ingredients of a tropical paradise, including dramatic volcanoes and…

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