Padang Padang Beach in Bali
The island of Bali is home to some of the best beaches in the world and Padang Padang Beach is one of our favourites….
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Cloudbreak, Mamanuca Islands
In the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji lies one of the most sought after left-hand barrels in the world. Cloudbreak (aka Thunder Cloud Reef) is…
Exclusive workshop to custom spray your surfboard
Express your individual style and create a unique surfboard at an exclusive 1-day Gidget Art Workshop in Bondi with our friends at Venus Goes…
Surfing on the south coast with Venus Goes Gidget
One of the best things about living in Sydney is the ability to jump in the car, drive up or down the coast, and…
Drone froth from Hawaii
If you’ve been following THIS ISLAND LIFE on Instagram and Snapchat, you may have noticed our recent drone-flying obsession. Michaela (TIL Director of Photography) has…
A beautiful surf film shot off the Irish coast
There are a lot of surf films out there, but this one literally took my breath away. Filmed in the dark, choppy waters off…
The skimpiest wetsuit on the market
It was only a matter of time before the sisters behind swimwear label Mikoh launched a surf line. Kalani and Oleema Miller are known for…
A-framed paradise in Goa, India
We’ve seen Dave Rastovich getting shacked in Lakshadweep and Chippa Wilson throwing tail on glassy Indian beachies, but for India’s tiniest state, the ‘no…
SUP with Anchor Shapes in Sydney Harbour
I somehow missed the Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) craze last summer in Sydney, but I’d always wanted to try it. So when the boys…
Playtime on Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
Some of you might remember that we were in Hawaii a year ago, staying on Sunset Beach and spending most of our time on…
Surfer threads by Insted We Smile
I heard about pro surfer Luke Stedman’s clothing line Insted We Smile a while back, but it wasn’t until I was in Bali a…
The world’s best surfers at Keramas, Bali
We were lucky enough to be in Bali while the Oakley Pro was on, so we headed over to Keramas one morning to see…
Single Fin in Uluwatu – where you’d rather be
After ten crazy days of shooting across Indonesia, we finally wrapped our last shoot of the trip in Uluwatu, Bali. We had the afternoon…
Secret surfing escapes of the Pacific Ocean
Ditching our local frigid waters and heading to warm tropical islands is what we’re all about. Sure the surf at home is pumping in…
Fashionable wetsuits by Alopé
Hailing from Australia’s sunny Gold Coast, Alopé is a new surfwear label creating stylish suits in an array of cool prints and cuts. Started…
Shaun Freeman takes you to Paradisio
The guys I went to high school with sure are a talented crew – musicians, photographers, board shapers, artists and furniture designers, they’re all…
Fashion wetsuits by Tallow
Surprisingly, there aren’t many Aussie surf brands around designing wetsuits like Tallow. The ladies behind this Byron Bay-based label tailor their collections to stylish…
The search for surfing solitude in East Java
A yearly trip to Bali is a surfing right of passage. But this year we wanted to ditch the crowds and get back to…
Sally Fitzgibbons for Tara Wolf bracelets
Australian pro surfer and world number two Sally Fitzgibbons has become the face of a new chakra and zodiac jewellery collection by Aussie label Tara Wolf. I…
Surf photography by Frothers
Frothers is a Sydney-based website run by a bunch of photographers who each share a common love of the ocean, sun and sand. Every…
Big waves on the big screen
Last week we were lucky enough to get tickets to the premiere of Tim Bonython’s Australian Surf Movie Festival. Now in its tenth year,…