A little slice of Indo paradise. Turquoise water, empty beaches and palms for days.

♠︎Scrolling Paradise

I’ve been spoilt by recent travels, hunting blue water and piping nugs in Indo. So when I arrived at Bondi this morning to howling onshores, and I mean PROPER howling, an empty beach, drizzle and dark skies, I couldn’t see much point in showing you a beach full of onshore mush. Instead, let’s escape back […]

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Spikey slotted for his big birthday

Off The Map

The harder it is to get to, the fewer people in the water. Simeulue sits about 150 kilometres off Sumatra and it’s not exactly easy to reach. Flights, ferries, board bags and weight limits all come into play, but the reward is loads of coastline without the usual crowds. It’s mountainous, green and slow moving. […]

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Blake Thornton, breakfast grinds. Aura Resort

Simeulue

We’ve switched island chains and headed north to Pulau Simeulue, about 150 kilometres off the coast of northern Sumatra. I’ve never been this far north in Indonesia before. Rare for me! Simeulue feels like stepping back in time. Simple village life, a predominantly Muslim island, thick jungle and a handful of little gem waves without […]

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