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Canyoning in Provence | James Henderson | France, Provence, Mercantour

While the sophisticates and fleshpots of our acquaintance were living it up in their villas, working on their second and third chins by over-indulging in Provencal food

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Ground Shaker | Alf Alderson | Hawaii, Hawaii, Oahu

You can feel the ground shake when a big wave breaks at Pipeline, the classic wave of Old Spice ads - in fact it was the location for the original ad

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On a wind and a prayer | Claire Gervat | Greece, Lefkas Island, Vassiliki

If you’re in Vassiliki on the southern tip of the Greek island of Lefkas, there is usually an instructor not too far away on the water. For this is the home of Club Vassiliki

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Palm Springs | Stuart Wolfendale | United States, California, Palm Springs

The point of Palm Springs, if there really must be one, is to enjoy the magnificence of the desert whilst cheating it of its rigours...

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Size Matters | Alf Alderson | United States, California, San Francisco

For a select few surfers, winter is the time of year they really look forward to, when the big swells arrive and they can challenge themselves up against waves the size of buildings

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Wave Theory | Nick Maes | Australia, New South Wales, Byron Bay

It is impossible to get any further east on the Australian mainland than Cape Byron - a ridiculously photogenic finger of land that prods the Pacific and stirs up waves

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