Category Archives: Asia
Taiwan Surf Beta
From: B. Brown Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: Re: Taiwan? I lived and surfed in Taiwan in the late 70′s. Mostly at McCaully Beach which was pretty fun beach break when it broke good. But for THE epic surf trip you have … Continue reading
India and Sri Lanka
The east coast of India is pretty poor for surf. I checked beaches at Gopalpur and Mamallapuram without seeing much potential. I spoke to an Aussie in M-puram who said he’d seen it break once in six months. Monsoons do … Continue reading
Cylindrical Houses
After three days of public bus (indo style) and masses of bullshit I got there, Southwest coast of S. that is….. 32 hours of village interrogation I went straight to the south coast. Hitching had never been so easy, rarely … Continue reading
India Notes, Part 1
Silva rerum is a Latin term R. Kapuscinski liked to use. It means “the forest of things.” India is a vast forest of things, and people. Timeline: 2000 BC – Indus Valley Civ 1500 BC – Vedic/Aryan civ, beginning of … Continue reading
Indonesia Surf Beta
Travelers to Indonesia are granted 60-day visas on arrival. You can renew by leaving the country briefly and returning. Flights to Indo go from Penang, Singapore and Darwin. Inter-island travel is best done by boat. The Pelni Boats are a … Continue reading
India Surf Beta
Any waves in Andaman sea? How about Gulf of Thailand? Just look at the map. It’s obviously hit by a lot of swell. Check out Surfer magazine’s recent article on the Andaman Islands. That will give you some basic idea … Continue reading
Thailand Surf Beta
Phuket — The only waves available here are storm driven, and occur only during the monsoon season from June to October. You simply have to be lucky to catch good waves here. The best conditions occur after the monsoon winds … Continue reading
Vietnam Surf Beta
From: LRB Subject: Re: Surfing in Vietnam – help Date: 4 Oct 1996 Anybody know any good sources of info about surfing in Vietnam. I am thinking of going there in December. Is it offshore in December, is there any … Continue reading