Slide Mag

Ho Brudda You Want Some Facts Huh?

1. It’s long…
The State of Hawaii maybe invisible on most globes but the little bits of rock which stick up above sea level to make the islands and the reefs of the most famous surfing real estate in the world are part of a mammoth geographical feature. 132 islands, reefs and shoals stretch over 1500-miles from the ‘Big Island’ of Hawaii to the Midway Atolls (famous for the big battle in WWII). If you picked ‘em up and dumped ‘em on the good old US of A they’d stretch from San Francisco to the Gulf Coast of New Orleans.

10 Things- Basque Country...

1. Basques are a close fitting type of lingerie worn by women to accentuate their curves, and give a sexy silhouette. Apart from their allure, they also have a practical side as they give support, can be strapless for wearing with a range of outfits, and often have attachments for stockings… Err… Oops…

And I Didn't Even Mention Haggis...

1. Dunnet…
Is the most Northerly point of mainland Britain. Not John O’Groats. Dunnet is a more classy affair than its slutty, cheap whore of a neighbour. Featuring a small car park, a lighthouse, spectacular views and some high class cliffs it’s a world apart from the tacky gift shops and general shiteness of the ‘Groats’. Dunnet also has a fun little beachbreak and a sweet right pointbreak whilst the ‘Groats’ has bog all except too many shops where you can buy ‘My parents went to John O’Groats and all they bought me was this crappy T-Shirt’ rubbish. They do have a lovely range of tea-towels though.

10 Things You Didn't Know About: Sri Lanka

1. It used to be called Ceylon…
So you knew that already? Well, aren’t you clever? Did you know it should have been called Sinhela? But the colonial Brits couldn’t pronounce it easily so it became Ceylon and way back when the island was called Serendip from whence we get the word serendipity. As for the reason that the name changed from Ceylon to Sri Lanka? Well, with all the thorough and exhaustive research I’ve done it seems to have been changed because they could. Much like the Marathon to Snickers debacle it seems the idea was to take a world renowned and recognised brand name like Ceylon (read it and you immediately think ‘tea’) and change it to something which means nothing to anyone. Good marketing skills!