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Hacker Beach #6, January 2018 (current)

Hacker Beach Episode VI: Return of the Donkey, January 2018

Previous episodes

We only set up the wiki after a few episodes, so you won't find all the information here. Browse the journal archives for content reaching back as far as Episode 1.

Hacker Beach Pre-Hackout 2016/17

Hacker Beach Pre-Hackout 2016/17

Hacker Beach #5, January 2017.

Hacker Beach Episode 5, January 2017

Prospective HackerBeach locations

Africa

• Mafia Island, Tanzania - Just south of Dar Es Salaam, "Zanzibar 30 years ago". Small beach town with no roads
• Vilanculos, Mozambique - Mozambique capital of water sports. A walkable beach town
• The Gambia - The Gambia (assuming no civil (ok too much) civil unrest in January
• Mayotte - Island off the coast of Madagascar. French department.
• Cape Verde

Americas

• La Paloma, Uruguay - Small surf town, fiber internet, cheap accommodation, good weather. All walking.
• Nosara, Costa Rica - Lots of beach, lots of surfing. No vehicle needed, canopy hiking, yoga. "Cheaper, local, informal accomodation"

Asia

• Langkawi, Malaysia
• Penang, Malaysia
• Hainan, China - An island off the southern coast of China
• Green Island, Taiwan - A small island off the eastern coast of Taiwan
• Ko Lanta, Thailand - One of the few south Thai islands that's not overrun by tourists
• Koh Kong, Cambodia - The "frontier town" of Cambodia. Still being built up, a bit like Phu Quoc
• Coron, Philippines - One of the 10 best diving spots in the world (sunken WWII Japanese ships)
• Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia - Small fishing/tourism village with a lot going on
• Krui, Sumatra - Surf spot, but for advanced people :(. Best part: no Mc Donald´s, Starbucks, Burger King or air-conditioned shopping centres.
• San Juan, Le Union, Phillipines - Surf spot for beginners and advanced people.
• Sumba, Indonesia - Surf spot for beginners and advanced people.
• 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 Philippines - "the Surfing Capital of the Philippines"
• El Nido Palawan Philippines
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India

Official HackerBeach locations

• Labuan Bajo, Flores, Indonesia - Jan, 2017
• Canoa, Ecuador - Jan, 2016
• Portsmouth, Dominica - Jan, 2015
• Lamu, Kenya - Jan, 2014
• Phú Quốc, Vietnam - Jan, 2013

Other HackerBeach-related places

• St Martin, Netherlands Antilles
• Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
• Nairobi, Kenya
• Mauritius

Hacker House

• HackerHouse could be a thing.