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Where the Walking Shark Lives
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It's the antithesis of the bleached-out, overfished reefs that divers find around the world—a place where the sea is still bursting with life, and hope for the ocean endures. Pull on a tank in Indonesia's remote Raja Ampat and witness diving's final frontier.
Trip of the Year: The Maldives
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Surf Remote Atolls
Red Sea
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Israel
Dudes, Mellow!
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With Kelly Slater as his chief ambassador, SoCal surf legend Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz had a plan to teach the kids of Israel and Palestine how to get barreled—and bring peaceful vibes to the Middle East along the way. Of course that was before the Hamas supporters, the hashish, and the paparazzi got in the way.
Perfect 10
Pangkor Laut: Malay Peninsula, Malaysia

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Trip Ideas

The Best Kept Secret: Philippines, The South Pacific
Scuba Dive off Hin Daeng
West: Ring of Fire: Sipidan, Borneo
Top 10 Reef Dives
Pacific and Indian Oceans: Phuket, Thailand
Top 10 Spots for Experiencing Sharks
Hidden Thailand: Spend a Day With a Private Guide on Railay Beach
Our Thai experts reveal ten off-the-beaten-beach adventures that only natives knew about…until now

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Practical Advice

Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.
Sharks: Myths and Realities
Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.
Deep Focus
Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
The Move
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Go deeper with champion freediver Tanya Streeter

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Surf and Teach English in Bali
i-to-i
from $1395, 56 days
Pour in plenty of crystal blue waters, a liberal pinch of golden sand, remove all tourists and bake in the sun for 24 hours and you've got the...
Maldives Dhoni Sailing
Gap Adventures
from $949, 7 days
Take a relaxing voyage through many of the least developed atolls that make up the Maldives. On our traditional Dhoni we'll visit isolated beaches,...
Bali & Lombok Explored
Adventure Center
from $885, 14 days
Two weeks discovering the best of Bali and Lombok; trek up Mt Rinjani for spectacular views and spend the night under the stars near the crater rim;...
Arabian Seatrek
Gap Adventures
from $1549, 7 days
This short adventure takes us to the astonishing Musandam Peninsula, Oman's rugged and arid northern tip, for an up close and personal look at one of...
Best of Bali and Lombok
Gap Adventures
from $899, 15 days
Just across the sea from each other, but at the same time worlds apart, Bali and Lombok are both beautiful islands in their own unique way. Bubbling...

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Gear

Check Out My Wood!
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How a carpentry-challenged nonsurfer built a classic wooden longboard with his own kook hands.
Women's Surfing
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Seal Line Urban Tote
The Perfect Wet/Dry Bag
Surfing
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Get dialed for summer's coolest sport
Complete Gear Archives: Surfing
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things surfing.

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Fitness

Icons
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Fittest Real Athletes – Kyle Daniels
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Win
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Wellness 2009
The Move
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Catch a wave with tips from pro surfer Damien Hobgood
Fit to Surf
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Attractions

Geko Divers

Bali, Indonesia

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Rip Curl School of Surf

Bali, Indonesia

Description: Rip Curl School of Surf offers courses in surfing, wake-boarding, kite-surfing, and wind-surfing. ... Read More

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Changwat Suratthani Province, NW of Koh Samui
Koh Samui, Thailand

Description: Mu Koh Ang Thong National Park consists of 42 islands where visitors can swim, snorkel, kayak and enjoy the beach. ... Read More

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