Indonesia's Rizal Tandjung is surfing royalty also known as the "Godfather of Indonesian surfing." Either way, you get the idea. Tandjung and other early Bali pros paved the way for later generations ...

“This is where it all started,” says Rizal Tandjung, gazing out over a sandy shoreline lapped by dying breakers. Almost 40 years old, Tandjung is one of Bali’s surfing pioneers. Picking up his first ...

While the lion’s share of Balinese surfing focuses on the Bukit Peninsula – with its storied, considerably crowded, and lengthy lefthand pointbreaks like Uluwatu, Padang Padang, and others – there’s a ...

Talented female longboarders gliding across Bali’s famous waves with grace and classic style. From smooth cross-steps to ...

"Indonesians believe that the ocean is very, very dangerous and the sea god is going to take you away," says Bali surfing pioneer Rizal Tandjung (pictured here) of why the locals were slow to join the ...

Rain drizzles over the ocean as Maya heads out for a unique longboarding session in Bali. Despite the moody weather, clean ...

64-year-old Iurii Orlov, a Russian native, was sucked out to sea while surfing Nusa Dua in Bali; local fishermen came to his rescue after 20 hours adrift.

You can see it in their eyes. The hunger these females have for progression, and the games they must play for it, here on Bali. Even though they surf better than most men, these young ladies still ...

The first surfer in Bali was the handsome photographer, tennis coach, CIA agent, and natural-footer Bob Koke. Koke had learned to surf in Waikiki when he had been an assistant to the film director ...

Gina Jaguttis launched a slow fashion workwear brand after being inspired at a surf camp. Her business idea came from personal struggles finding quality professional clothing. She said she realized ...

As far as historically significant, spiritually stirring destinations go, Bali is right up there with Mecca, the Vatican and the Western Wall. And it’s practically a holy rite of passage for every ...