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Crystal Castle
One of many friendly Buddhas that can be spotted at Crystal Castle. After almost seven months of living in Byron Bay, I finally made it out to Crystal Castle, a...
Salty Crew Presents "Find Refuge In The Sea"
Join us this Friday June 15th from 6pm-9pm for a special film feature; Salty Crew presents "Find Refuge In The Sea". Salty Crew will be serving up some BBQ &...
Hansen Surfboards Beach Clean Up 2018
Dirty beaches. It's not ok. Join the Outerknown, Hansen Surfboards & Surfline family for an #ItsNotOk beach clean up Saturday, June 16th from 9am - 11am. Hansen Surfboards is offering a 20% discount on all Outerknown gear...
Keramas Craziness
PHOTO: WSL / Sloane Is it just us, or does it seem like every event on tour this year has raised the bar in surfing? Snapper saw unbelievable waves and...
Thrifty Adventures
I believe this is what the youths these days call, “van life.” The first time I drove from Crescent Head to Byron Bay was in November when I was still...
Summer Construction Update
Sorry for the inconvenience everyone! We're currently dealing with quite a bit of construction around the shop. New sidewalks and parking spaces are going in all the way from the Lumberyard...
Crescent Head Malibu Classic
With water in the mid-70s and plenty of waves like this, the weekend was one for the books. Photo by talented young Sydney-sider Spencer Edwards. Last Wednesday, my mom and...
Do Wave Pools Belong in Professional Surfing?
Image: WSL As a young grommet, I always dreamed of surfing perfect waves. For most of my friends and I, perfect waves meant forking over crazy amounts of money, traveling...
The Great Wave Pool Debate
The first time I saw a properly surfable wave pool was 2011, on the great world wide web. Viral videos had already become a staple of the social media scene,...
Memorial Day Sale 2018
Hansen’s Annual Memorial Day SALE Friday, May 25th - Monday, May 28th Save up to 50% OFF Swimwear, Sportswear, Wetsuits, Shoes, Sandals & more. Get down to the shop and...
Family Down Under
It has been so fun to have my mom here in Australia, especially for Mother’s Day! Over the past seven months, I’ve had a handful of visitors coming to see...
The Byron Bay General Store
When your meal is this pretty, you’re allowed to take a picture. This week, my post is dedicated to one of the establishments where I spend the majority of my...