10th October 2019
Popping back to Peru…
Jazmin is leading our trip back to Chicama, Peru, in Spring 2020. Here, she shares some words on what it is about the place that she’s fallen so completely in love with…
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10th September 2019
Sri Lanka after the attacks…
This month, I returned to Sri Lanka for the first time since the terror attacks earlier this year. I wanted to write this blog to share my experiences.
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20th August 2019
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Soul People – Mike Wakefield
The first time we met Mike – the photographer behind Pura Vida Cornwall – he took some seriously beautiful shots of our home and surrounding neighbourhood in Sri Lanka. We couldn’t resist getting him back out to the jungle to shoot some more for us, and luckily for us he agreed to share some words […]
24th May 2019
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Natalie Fox: A plastic voyage
Those of you who’ve been to stay with us at Soul & Surf Portugal already will have met Nat, our fantastic yoga teacher. Having first crossed paths with Nat a few years back in Kerala, we jumped at the chance to get her on board as our yoga teacher and some-time surf coach the minute […]
7th May 2019
Why we love…Lombok
And why we are going back this October Words: Rachel Lingham I have the enviable position of working on some of Soul & Surf’s Pop-Ups. These mini versions of our main hotels in Portugal, India and Sri Lanka can be, within reason, anywhere in the world. There have been pop-ups in Banda Aceh, The Andaman […]
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19th November 2018
Soul People: exploring Portugal with Katie Rae
If you’ve been following our antics this year, you might have seen that we’ve been bouncing in and out of Portugal a fair amount this summer, popping-up for a series of week-long retreats. It’s been fun! (So much so, that we’ve decided it’s time to go a little more permanent…) On our most recent trip, […]
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3rd October 2018
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Quiet Time – Why Portugal In The Autumn
This summer we’ve been busy popping-up on the South Coast of Portugal’s Algarve, hosting a series of surf and yoga weeks. And we’re pretty stoked to say we’re not done yet – we’ve still got a week in October to come, and another in November (spaces available on both – get in touch…) Rachel, our […]
24th September 2018
Find Your Love
You know that dream you carry around with you each day? It’s kinda important. Wasn’t it what you were put on planet earth to do? Find Your Love from Soul&Surf on Vimeo. We’re open in Kerala from the start of October through until May. Come and play!
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11th July 2018
How Surfing Helped Me Find Presence
Lou Burton, a member of our Varkala team last season, shares her thoughts on how surfing has helped her achieve a more mindful lifestyle since leaving behind the City… Anxiety is a big word. And it’s not something we admit to freely, or even realise we have until it’s already started to consume us. For […]
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23rd June 2018
The Soul of Surfing
In the first instalment of four articles, Sam Bleakley explores The Soul of Surfing alongside the stunning photography of Katie Rae. Immersed in Water Today there are over 30 million surfers in the world, a rainbow spectrum of ages and nations, all seeking fulfilment from riding waves. You can surf reefs, points, beach breaks, river […]
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Soul and Surf provides a unique Indian surfing experience. The waves are fun, the accommodations are bright and airy and hosts Sofie and Ed’s warm smiles make you feel welcome from the moment you arrive. Ed is very knowledgeable of the various local breaks and for people renting boards, the surfing equipment is in excellent […]
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