Surfing & Diving in North America : Article

Hawaii

Big-pipe dreaming

Lance Richardson rides high on Oahu's North Shore, where the attitude is 'a little bit country' and the surf is legendary.

Mexico

Detour at Yucatan

Tourists walk underneath a pier on Caracol beach in Cancun

Lance Richardson discovers diving caves and a beach cabana beyond the bristling high-rise of Cancun.

Hawaii

For waves, this is right on song

When it comes to learning how to surf, the island of Kauai is hard to beat, writes Erin O'Dwyer.

USA

Into the pipeline

Jamie Brisick finds the glory days of surfing endure as he joins the dedicated throng at Waikiki and Malibu.

California

Where pipe dreams come true

Waxing lyrical ... a Mavericks monster.

Pip Harry drops into the world's most famous big wave spot, Mavericks, to catch the breaking news.

Mexico

Life in ruins

Sea treasures ... Maya ruins by the ocean.

Melanie Ball laps up sun and sea in the ancient clifftop city of Tulum.

Hawaii

24 hours in Honolulu

Summer lovin' ... Honolulu's surf scene.

Chris Vedelago finds a sparkling city, best seen from the crater of an extinct volcano.

Life aquatic

Stretching out on the world's most unusual beaches

From quirky to quaint, bizarre to beautiful, our writers stretch out on some of the world's most unusual beaches.

Our writers stretch out on some of the world's most unusual beaches, from quirky to quaint, bizarre to beautiful.

Best summer getaways

Paradise found

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Sheriden Rhodes Sheriden Rhodes nominates 10 of the best summer getaways.

Hawaii

Surf's not all that's up

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There's plenty to do, see - and eat - in this island paradise, writes Caroline Marcus.

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