I love this thread, but the OP is probably retried by now. John Doe, where did you go? any updates?

thanks all for the tips. it's a surprise to me how challenging this is.

can someone post some videos or share tips of shredding some small (1-2 meter) on shore waves and swell? I'm advanced on a surf board in waves and probably would not bother with on shore. But on a foil, it seems like it should work and I'm not sure if it's my skill (I'm intermediate on foil) or cond...

I have 2 Aluulas 12/9 and also a non-Aluula 7. I love them for foiling and they are the best wave kites I have ever used. However, outside of foiling and wanting extreme drift for waves, I just don't see why you would spend the extra money. The Roam is not even a good big air kite. If I were you, I ...

I haven't been to many of the places on your list but I can share my experience from Barbados it made me rethink buying a place in the Caribbean. I rented a house on AirBNB with some friends in Barbados near the 2 kiting beaches. Overall I enjoyed the experience and the locals I met we're all frien...

My suggestion is that you first spend at least a month in these places as a trial. In shorter visits, you are a tourist and everything is new and wonderful. After a while, you are living there and as the other posters mention, other issues beyond kiting might become important - what will your daily ...

I bought Aluula Roams to replace drifters for foiling plus waves. the roams are super light and I'm not sure there would be an advantage to having them be strutless. they want to fly. the only time they have gotten wet is rider error going too far downwind jibing during extremely light winds. They w...

great reads and the photos are a nice addition - keep them coming!

I was also way higher and more stylish and more tricks goofy than regular and could never get them equal. Interestingly, I developed a different style for regular jumps. rather than send it big, I could do non sent more timing moves (such as a non-sent inverted front roll with a grab, 540's, ...). M...

My personal favorite place has changed as my kiting style and non-kiting preferences have changed. When I was an early kiter chasing big air, I would go anywhere for strong reliable wind and did not care about anything else. Then the best was Maui, Aruba, Costa Rica, ...Then I started to also value...