LITTLE BLACK BOOK
JOEL Coleman travels to remote destinations as an experienced ocean photographer and surf guide. He is an ambassador for TC Communications. More: saltmotion.com; allsatphones.com.
Desperate to get back to: The 600km stretch of coast south of Santiago in southern Chile, which has some of the best waves in the world, including Punta de Lobos, a left-hand point break. The scenery is spectacular and the wildlife amazing.
Favourite surf spot: Although I travel the world, there is no place like home — Queenscliff on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Must visit: The Caroline Islands — a tiny atoll southwest of Hawaii and northeast of PNG — and particularly easternmost Kosrae Island, one of the last untouched gems in the Pacific.
Perfect place for indulgence: Capella Lodge on Lord Howe Island, and not just for fine dining and spa treatments. Try walking, swimming, diving and cycling for active ways to work off gourmet meals.
Ultimate eco-adventure: Solwata surf camp in the Solomons sits on stilts on a man-made coral island on Lau Lagoon. The waves are world-class, the scenery even better.
Favourite travel website: Perhaps surprisingly, Facebook. I have been invited into people’s homes, organised lifts for excess baggage and received priceless information on surf breaks.
Best-spent travel dollars: My satellite phone, an IsatPhone Pro, that works anywhere in the world and only costs 75c a minute, which is much cheaper than global roaming.
