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<strong>Welcome to the HackerBeach wiki.</strong>
<strong>Welcome to the Hacker Beach wiki.</strong>


This is where we keep information related to HackerBeach so that it can be used by hackers following in our footsteps, or if we decide to revisit a place.
We use this place as a planning and notekeeping tool for future and ongoing episodes of [https://hackerbeach.org/ Hacker Beach].


== Prospective HackerBeach locations ==
As usual, we are notoriously bad at updating anything online, so the wiki contents are oftentimes outdated or non-existent where they could be. Please join one of our chat rooms in order to get the latest information and to meet others during your stay!
 
== Hacker Beach #12, January 2024 ==
 
[[Hacker_Beach_Episode_12|Mahajanga, Madagascar]]
 
== Prospective locations (notes) ==
 
=== Africa ===
 
* [[Mafia Island|Mafia Island, Tanzania]] - Just south of Dar Es Salaam, "Zanzibar 30 years ago". Small beach town with no roads
* [[Vilanculos|Vilanculos, Mozambique]] - Mozambique capital of water sports. A walkable beach town
* [[The Gambia|The Gambia]] - The Gambia (assuming no civil (ok too much) civil unrest in January
* [[Mayotte|Mayotte]] - Island off the coast of Madagascar. French department
* [[CapeVerde|Cape Verde]] - Island country with 9 islands to explore via ferry or air. Mountainous islands with beaches incl a volcano island
* [[Togo and or Ghana|Togo and Ghana]] - Togo for the beaches, Ghana for the parks and lakes
* [[Réunion]], Part of France/eurozone, has beaches and two volcanos
 
=== Americas ===
 
* [[Nosara|Nosara, Costa Rica]] - Lots of beach, lots of surfing. No vehicle needed, canopy hiking, yoga. "Cheaper, local, informal accomodation"
* [[Fernando de Noronha]] - ~350km off the coast of Brazil
 
==== Uruguay ====
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Paloma%2C_Rocha La Paloma] - Small surf town, fiber internet, cheap accommodation, good weather. All walking.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_Polonio Cabo Polonio] - Hamlet on the Eastern coast, partly in a nature reserve, surrounded by ocean and sand dunes
 
==== Mexico ====
* [[Zipolite]] - Oaxaca, Small beach town, 1km long beach (nudist destination)
* [[Mazunte]] - Oaxaca, small beach town, backpackers, cheap, plenty of things to do. Good swimming.
 
=== Asia ===
 
* [[Langkawi|Langkawi, Malaysia]]
* [[Penang|Penang, Malaysia]]
* [[Penang|Penang, Malaysia]]
* [[CapeVerde|Cape Verde, Africa]]
* [[Hainan|Hainan, China]] - An island off the southern coast of China
* [[GreenIsland|Green Island, Taiwan]] - A small island off the eastern coast of Taiwan
* [[KoLanta|Ko Lanta, Thailand]] - One of the few south Thai islands that's not overrun by tourists
* [[Koh Kong|Koh Kong, Cambodia]] - The "frontier town" of Cambodia. Still being built up, a bit like Phu Quoc
* [[Krui | Krui, Sumatra]] - Surf spot, but for advanced people
* [[San Juan | San Juan, Le Union, Phillipines]] - Surf spot for beginners and advanced people.
* [[Sumba | Sumba, Indonesia]] - Surf spot for beginners and advanced people.
* [[KoYao|Ko Yao (also spelled Koh Yao), Thailand]] - two other southern Thai islands, Ko Yao Noi and Ko Yao Yai. Needs more research, recommended by a Thai friend. It wasn't overrun by tourists when she went there two years ago
* [[Siargao|Siargao Philippines]] - "the Surfing Capital of the Philippines"
* [[El Nido| El Nido Palawan Philippines]]
* [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India]]


== Official HackerBeach locations ==
=== Pacific Islands ===
* [[Dominica|Portsmouth, Dominica]] Jan, 2015
 
* [[Lamu|Lamu, Kenya]] Jan, 2014
* Mamanuca Islands - Archipelago close to the Fiji's main island. See [https://www.fiji.travel/us/destinations/mamanuca-islands fiji.travel], [https://www.surftravel.com.au/destinations/fiji/mamanuca-islands/ surftravel.com]
* [[PhuQuoc|Phú Quốc, Vietnam]] Jan, 2013
 
== Official locations ==
 
* Palomino, Colombia - Jan 2020
* Busuanga, Philippines - Jan 2019
* Petite Côte, Sénégal (road trip to Banjul, Gambia) - Jan 2018
* [[Labuan|Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia]] - Jan, 2017
* [[Ecuador|Canoa, Ecuador]] - Jan, 2016
* [[Dominica|Portsmouth, Dominica]] - Jan, 2015
* [[Lamu|Lamu, Kenya]] - Jan, 2014
* [[PhuQuoc|Phú Quốc, Vietnam]] - Jan, 2013
 
== Related places ==


== Other HackerBeach-related places ==
* [[StMartin|St Martin, Netherlands Antilles]]
* [[StMartin|St Martin, Netherlands Antilles]]
* [[Curacao|Curacao, Netherlands Antilles]]
* [[Curacao|Curacao, Netherlands Antilles]]
* [[Nairobi|Nairobi, Kenya]]
* [[Mauritius|Mauritius]]
== Hacker House ==
* [[HackerHouse]] <s>could be a thing</s> is now a thing.