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India Surf Festival

Two years have passed by since our first expedition to India. Those who have followed my blogs and our Surfer’s Eyes website have seen the photos and heard the tales of golden sands and slick warm waters, India as host to liquid gold without the crowds. As we foot stepped our way around the west coast, surfing with the tiny handful of locals it never once crossed my mind that a couple of years later India would host a Surf Festival. Well, that time has come.

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Another HOT weekend of good vibes, beats and wave sliding. Kuni and I packed up the Commodore and head off up to the Sunshine Coast for the Golden Days Festival and Green Day Out  in Coolum Beach.

Mark Pico put on another electric music and once again the weather weekend gods turned on the sun for it.

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Living in Byron Bay I am amazed daily at the talent oozing out of this shire. In the water, behind the lens, plucking strings and everything else creative, the Northern Rivers region and surrounds are truly alive with artistic flair. With so much happening in the area, today’s blog will dedicate some space to the locals of the shire, sharing what’s going on and what’s coming up.

Byron Bay Surf Festival

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Last weekend the Japanese surf world came alive with the Greenroom Festival held at Akarenga Soko, Yokohama. After the event was threatened by cancellations of big names such as Donovon Frankenreiter, it surely wasn’t a failure and as with other years, Japanese and foreigners alike came out to join in the music, admire the art, and watch some damn good films.

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So we sing, so we live

It’s Golden Week in Japan. For most this means a ten-day break as a series of Japanese National Holidays fall over a week and a half plus weekends meaning companies shut down and everyone hits the onsen (hot springs), visits their home towns, fills the parks, jets overseas at ridiculous peak travel prices, or hits the beach. And what fantastic weather for it this year.

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