I went to Baler, Philippines last week, and here’s a bit of a ramble—if anyone’s interested. Baler is a coastal town on the same island as Manila, surrounded by mountains, with a long beach called Sabang. It’s perfect for longboarding, but the locals can also absolutely tear it up on shortboards. Not many Westerners go…

Straight off the back of Lulu’s Fuerte report… I’ve just returned from nine days in Morocco. I went to settle a score with the Moroccan swell. Taghazout was the first place I ever surfed after getting to grips with it in Bali in Jan ’25—and safe to say, I was humbled. I spent five days…