Kris Goodbody

Kris Goodbody

Kris is a life long outdoor sports enthusiast. He mainly writes about kitesurfing on AWE365, with a little surf, safari and general travel thrown in for good measure. He is a qualified kitesurf instructor from Ireland and now runs a team of water sports instructors based between Dublin and Co. Mayo.

Top 10 Europe surf destinations: Best European surfing holidays

Top 10 Europe surf destinations peniche Flickr image by undone2009

Writing a top 10 Europe surf destinations is tricky – there are many factors that have to be taken into account. Firstly I have to assume I am talking to a mixed bag of surfers. For beginners, the best European…

Kitesurfing Eire: Top 10 Kite Spots in Ireland

Hailed as the cold water Indonesia by enthusiastic surfers the world over Ireland has its fair share of Aussies, Kiwis and Yanks occupying its surf breaks countrywide. Though kite spots in Ireland tends to be the preserve of ruddy faced locals…

Top 10 surprising surf spots worldwide

As any surfer knows, finding a spot that’s not heaving with boarders is getting tougher and tougher these days. Which is why these top 10 surprising surf spots worldwide might just give you a few ideas for getting away from…

My Kenyan safari adventures as a local rather than a tourist

One of the main things I discovered on my Kenyan safari adventures is that this is a collection of many different countries. The straight, cruel border was drawn by imperial powers. It separates the country from its neighbours but does…