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Los chicos de DEUS saben lo que hacen cuando montan un festival, los mejores riders surcaron este pasado finde  las olas de Canggu  en Bali en el Deus 9ft & single.  http://deuscustoms.com/9ftandsingle/ http://deuscustoms.com/9ftandsingle/
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Natural Happenings, es el último clip de Michele Lorusso filmando a dos riders archiconocidos del panorama Californiano, como son Mele Saili y Mick Rodgers, ambos surfistas de la histórica marca Bing Surfboards. No es un vídeo al uso, ya que está grabado con cámara analógica, dándole esa pincelada vintage. Nueve minutos que no tienen desperdicio, que […]
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A helpful guide to set yourself up for your first boat party

JOSEPHINE RYAN MURPHY

Anyone who is yet to party on a boat may be imagining tuxedos, dolphins leaping overhead, mermaids waving as you sail past and standing with your newly found soul mate at the head of the boat, Jack and Rose style. However expectations are never quite the same as reality, and while it may not be the classy evening Lonely Island has made you imagine, it’s a hell of a lot more fun. To help you out and prevent mistakes like actually wearing a tuxedo, here’s a few tips on preparing for your first boat party.

Do Not Wear Heels

It may seem like a good idea at the time, but the second you step onto that boat you’ll realise what a terrible mistake you’ve made. There is always one person who makes this mistake and they spend the entire night in a corner, holding on to something, unable to escape from the dude that keeps asking for their number because they literally can’t walk away.

Do Not Wear White

The boat parties get pretty wild and as a result of dancing like crazy on a moving vehicle drinks tend to be spilled. Unless you join the heel-wearer in the corner, getting splashed is almost unavoidable. Also, don’t go near anyone who decided to wear white because you do not want to be trapped on a boat with the person whose white outfit you’ve just spilt sangria all over.

Wear Stretchy Pants

The bottom deck of the boat has poles, and while when you first board the boat you may think you’re above that, you’re not. It’s a fricking boat party and you will end up pole dancing along with everyone else; the last thing you want is to be walking around with a massive rip in your pants all night.

Bring Tissues

Pretty effective way of picking up on a boat party. Just sit back and watch as the chaos unfolds, drinks flying everywhere and soaking people who will now be in desperate need of something to clean themselves up (try not to look quite as psychotic as that sounds though or it definitely won’t work at all). Then take your pick of the beer and sangria soaked boat partiers and save the day.

Consider A Costume

You’ll find that a lot of nautical partiers quite enjoy playing dress up. They generally tend to be groups of stag or hen parties that will make up the majority of the people on the boat and if you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em. Mankinis and blonde wigs are for some reason always a favourite.

Try Some Balance Exercises

Get a balance board or maybe do some yoga. Drunk dancing is messy enough on a floor that doesn’t move, let alone with an actual ocean moving underneath it. How impressive will it be when everyone else falls to one side in unison while you stand, cool and collected, unspilled drunk still in hand.

Now that you’re prepared for a boatful of fun, come and join us on one of the Barcelona boat parties!

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The Basque Country isn’t just famous for its sun and waves, it’s also home to some of the best cider in the world and a cider house is definitely the best place to drink it.

JOSEPHINE RYAN MURPHY

A Basque Country cider house is a special place. They are a tradition that has been going for generations, and even better than the massive amount of cider involved, is the whole experience that comes along with pouring a glass of it. Any night spent at a cider house will escalate at an alarming rate from sipping ciders and discussing the difference between their fruity undertones to partying like hobbits, dancing around barrels of appley bliss.

The Tour

At the beginning of the night as you enter the brewery sober and civilised, the first thing you’ll notice is the smell of fermentation, oak wood and the freshly baked bread laid out. You’ll be greeted like an old friend and shown around. Generally, the brewery is set up in an old building like a farmhouse with stone walls and oil paintings decorating them. You’ll spend the night in this wide room with rows of long tables and benches on one side and three-meter-high barrels of cider on the other.

The First Cider

The cider in these barrels is very different to the piss-like bubbly stuff you’ll drink in pint glasses at a bar. It’s put through a fermentation process and never carbonated, resulting in a vibrant yellow colour with a slightly acidic taste – think apple-cider vinegar but much nicer and much more alcoholic. You’ll be brought around to each of the barrels to try them and make sophisticated comments on the various different flavours but the best bit is filling your glass up. Everyone will form a line, glass in hand, leading up to about a meter in front of the barrel. The tap is opened and a thin, powerful stream of cider shoots through the air and splashes into the first glass and probably also all over your hand. Once you’re done, you sweep it up towards the tap and away so the cider begins falling into the next glass. The correct way to drink your cider is all at once, a tradition that comes from when the cider houses just sold their alcohol to local bars and restaurants and so they would only take a shot of each to decide which was their favourite. You won’t get in trouble for sipping your cider but you just won’t be getting the full experience this way and probably also won’t have enough time between drinks anyway, so only fill your glass with as much as you’re prepared to down in one go.

The Meal

After everyone has had a taste of all the ciders and is starting feel their effect, you’ll grab a seat and gets served up some pretty great food. The cider houses are not known only for their cider but for their menu too. The traditional sideria menu consists of tortilla with asparagus, cod or anchovies, txuleta – which is a thick-cut ox steak cooked over charcoal – and to finish it off cheese and walnuts. Throughout the meal, if at any point you want a top up, shouting “txotx!” will be met with a chorus of everyone shouting it right back at you and sprinting to a barrel. It will happen so often that you’ll begin to feel like you’re at the Mad Hatters tea party. By the end of the meal the cider will have well and truly hit and everyone’s probably pretty fucked, the old Basque men running the place included and the gaps between cries of “txotx!” will become almost nonexistent.

The End

At this point, you’re probably covered in quite a bit of cider. An accordion is taken out to get the dancing going, acting as a perfect distraction against the txotx mania. The traditional dancing is a lot of fun, hands fly around and there’s a lot of hopping, stand next to a local and you’ll pick up the dance moves pretty quickly. Unfortunately there’s a lot of twirling involved though, which intensifies the cider confusion. Eventually the accordion player will be too drunk to go on and the dancing will die out, ending the night. There’ll be kisses and hugs and you’ll stumble out the door in a very different state to the one you entered in.

If you want to experience a cider house for yourself, come join us in San Sebastian any time this summer, or extend your San Vino or Running of the Bulls with a sneaky surf and cider mission.

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Estamos a escasos dos meses de un nuevo SALINAS LONGBOARD FESTIVAL y ya vamos sabiendo como va a ser el tema de la competición de primera mano, nos lo cuenta Ricardo Fdz Palomeque, que es el organizador de la prueba, nos desvelará como será la competición y sus cambios respecto a la del año pasado. […]
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A brief introduction to the weirdos you’ll meet at your surf hostel.

JOSEPHINE RYAN MURPHY

Surf camps are great. One of the best things about them, is the group of like minded people you’ll meet there. You’ll eat together, surf together, party together and sleep together and you’ll leave with a love of surfing and lifelong friends. However, like anywhere, you’ll also come across a few weirdos. Here’s a quick run down so you know what you’re in for.

The Alpha

More than likely, acts like he’s working at the camp but is, in fact, just somebody who’s been hanging around for far too long. You’ll learn to spot them straight away. They have an aura of authority and in fairness to them, they will actually know their shit and will be friendly and helpful and a good friend to have. However, they will also spend their summer using this to manipulate fellow surfers and probably sleeping with a questionably healthy amount of them.

The Arrogant Shite

This one may or may not actually be a decent surfer, but that’s irrelevant. They’ll turn a magical time, surfing with each other into a pretty aggravating experience. Surf etiquette is one of the first things a surfer learns and regardless of their level of ability, respecting it will get you respect. This arrogant snot-nugget will be found dropping in left, right and centre and more than likely forgetting the golden rule of clinging to your board no matter what, letting it go, thrashing around and almost killing anyone around them. They’re also often the same lad who assumes no girl can surf and so steals all their waves, the fucker. You’ll see them paddling back out, blissfully unaware of the chaos they’ve caused, laughing about how much fun you’re all having surfing together while people desperately try to paddle away from them before the next set hits.

The Naïve Wanker

Get ready to hear an impressive amount of complaints about other surfers. No matter what happens out there in the water, anything that goes wrong will be that other guy’s fault – they were totally in the right position, it was their wave! They probably went surfing with their family once, three years ago, and somehow absorbed every piece of knowledge every surfer has ever had and will forcibly tell you all about it and correct everything you do, followed by bailing on every wave they go for.

The ‘Surfer Dude’

Every item of clothing they wear will belong to an overpriced surf brand and yet they’ll spend an impressive amount of time talking about how much they aspire towards the nomad surfer’s life. They’ll continue to play the soundtrack of View From A Blue Moon on repeat no matter how much people protest. They’ll insist on calling you, ‘Dude-man’, no matter how perplexed you look every time they say it. Every sentence will sound like that one time in friends when Joey used a ‘the-saurus’ for every word as they squeeze in as many surf terms as possible. They’ll find a way to turn anything at all that happens into an analogy about surfing even though it has literally nothing to do with surfing while everyone stares, eyebrows raise and incredibly confused. They may even actually say cowabunga.

The Insta-Famous Faker

The Insta-Famous Faker and actual waves are rarely seen in the same room together. Like closet mermaids, they’ll always find an excuse to stay out of the water. However a quick scroll through the Facebook or Instagram feed will reveal them for what they truly are. Where on Earth have they found all these surfboards to stand next to, shakas and all, without ever actually lying down on one?

The Genuinely Really Amazing People

While all these caricatures exist in the surfer’s natural habitat, you’ll also find that you’ll meet some of the best people you’ve come across in places like these. Because you know what? Surfing is actually pretty amazing and anyone who gives it a go, deep down, probably is too… although it may be very deep down.

Now that you’re prepared to meet all these wonderful characters, come surfing with us! Or, get yourself a Stoke Passport and hang out with us even more.

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Love getting lost in new cities? So do we, just getting lost in the right directions. To download Stoke Maps view this page on your mobile device. 

El Born hands down wins the prize for the barrio with the most culture and tradition. Starting as a simple settlement built on top of a medieval area of jousts and celebrations, it has grown into one of the most fashionable places in Barcelona. The ex-medieval street of Calle Montcada is a prime example, as it originated as a medieval street and transferred into the home of the Picasso and Textile museums. The stylish restaurants and cafes in El Born provide a wealth of options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but you’ll have to fight off a heap of other hangry visitors to get the best pick. Its close proximity to the beach and booming bars and nightclubs are also top reasons to check out this Barrio.

How the map works: we’ve created a customised Google Map with multiple layers. See the little window with the arrow there? Click on that to see the separate layers for food, drinks, sightseeing and shopping. To save this map to your Google account simply highlight the star next to the map’s name. See bottom of article for detailed instructions on how to access Stoke Maps on your device.

To view the map offline while you’re exploring El Born, download Maps.me on iPhone or Android.

Where to eat in El Born

Where to drink in El Born

Believe the hype – you’ll feel like the coolest kid in Barca hanging out at this unpretentious cult favourite. A tiny champagne bar, they have no shortage of the bubbly, and are said to serve some of the best tapas in the city. Best be there before it opens (12pm for lunch, 7pm for dinner) – people line up to be first through the door. Make sure you try some of their housemade sparkling wine, which is the bar’s namesake.

1. Have Google Maps downloaded to your device and make sure you’re signed in,
2. Highlight the star on the map above, that will automatically save it to your Google Maps,
3. Open Google Maps and click on the three horizontal lines to the left of the search bar,
4. Click on “Your places”,
5. Click on “MAPS”,
6. Open “Stoke Travel’s Guide To El Born”,
7. To access the map offline download Maps.me.

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A helping hand from Stoke to make sure you’re prepared for what this summer has in store.

JOSEPHINE RYAN MURPHY

Summer really is finally, almost here. Flights have been booked, knuckles are white from clutching Stoke passports for weeks, the thought of another second spent without a big ol’ jug of sangria is almost unbearable. But there are still a few things to consider before we can go galavanting around dressed in lederhosens and covered in food and alcohol. So just chill out for a second and make sure you’ve got everything you need for a summer of Stoke.

Wire cutters

So the second he’s not looking, you can destroy any chance of that elephant–embroidered poo–catchers wearing dude of ruining everyone’s night with acoustic renditions of Katy Perry.

Goggles

For snorkelling etc. but more importantly, to keep tomato acid out of your eyes. It all starts with one drop and then joyfully skipping through the streets of Buñol as tomatoes soar overhead becomes lying in tomato sludge, clutching your dissolving eyeballs, wondering where it all went wrong.

A sneaky, clean pair of shoes

For the inevitable moment you’re called out to do a shoey. It’ll be all over the second you catch eyes with your, previously potential, tent partner as you tip your disgusting, beer filled shoe towards your mouth. There’s no way they’re going to kiss sweaty–foot–beer breath.

Deodorant

Also known as ‘shower in a can’. Between peeing your pants running from bulls to partying on the streets of Pamplona, you more than likely won’t have time to shower and you’re gonna seriously want to smell the least piss-like as possible.

A super soaker

A carton of wine is all well and good but you will become an easy target. Standing in a circle of wine guns, helpless and unable to throw the contents of your carton far enough to defend yourself.

Seasickness pills for boat parties

To avoid what you thought would be an evening spent looking like Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in Wolf Of Wall Street drinking wine on his boat, turning into an evening spent feeling like Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in Wolf Of Wall Street after taking ludes.

If you haven’t already got your hands on a Stoke Passport, do it right now!

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