TAMARINDO, Guanacaste – I woke up oddly dreading my 10:30 surf lesson. I thought it would be blistering hot during the instructions on the beach, and then it would be strenuous paddling out, and then ...

Here's a tour of the world's best surf camps: Costa Rica: Playa Tamarindo is ideal for rookies looking for a relaxed setting. Witch's Rock Surf Camp offers seven-day packages with daily instruction ...

Emily H. Bratcher is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Iowa City, Iowa. When she’s not chasing after her posse of young children, you can find her clicking away at her Mac, jogging alongside ...

Surfing is in, at least for travelers. More people are signing up for surf camps, and resorts are starting to give guests a chance to catch a wave. Here’s a sampling of four: • Witch’s Rock Surf Camp ...

Scared of big waves? Check. Terrified of sharks? Absolutely. Afraid of being wiped out and looking foolish? Yes! These seem like perfect reasons not to take a surfing lesson, still I ignored all of ...

Puerto Viejo's Gilbert Brown has demonstrated his extraordinary surfing level for the second consecutive time in Costa Rica's Circuito Nacional de Surf (CNS). In taking the crown this past weekend, ...

Witches Rock is not a destination that immediately comes to mind when talking about Portuguese big-wave pro Nic Von Rupp. But a boat trip is still a boat trip, the tropics are still the tropics, and ...

Endless Summer star Robert August traveled the world scouting out waves, sharing stories of exotic surf breaks with eager surfers back home who hoped to one day hop on a plane and see the foreign ...

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After flying down from Michigan to meet me in Liberia, Costa Rica, my 6-year-old granddaughter declared as she got off the plane, “Grandma, I am NOT going to surf!” Obviously, she had been watching ...

TAMARINDO, Guanacaste – I woke up oddly dreading my 10:30 surf lesson. I thought it would be blistering hot during the instructions on the beach, and then it would be strenuous paddling out, and then ...