SAM: Hey Fred! You just dropped a new video from your European trip last summer, it looked like an epic trip, can you tell us more about Greece and the other countries/locations you visited? Where were your favorite spots? Where do you want to go back?

FRED:  Hey Sam! Yeah, this summer I spent about a month traveling around and getting to know the dealers/importers in some of the European countries. It was my first time visiting Europe, having only gone to England to visit family.

I went to four countries. The first was Italy, where I hung out in Gizzeria with the Italian importer and the Gizzeria Kite school. Conditions there were epic. 7m every day and only a few people on the water. The air was hot and the water was warm, making going on the water a way to cool off from the hot sun.

After Italy, I flew to Greece to visit Orestis our importer in Drepano. This was an insane freestyle spot with flat water on the downwind side and riding available in both directions of the wind. Conditions were also 7m every day. After a couple days there I went over to the Island of Kefalonia and kited around there and up to Corfu.

From Corfu, I went to Tarifa, where I met the Spanish importer, Nico. Nico showed me around and put me up for about a week. I kited from Valdevaqueros where there was the highest concentration of people I had ever seen kiting. In Tarifa, the water was on the colder side when compared to Greece and Italy.

After an epic week in Tarifa, I headed to Sankt Peter-Ording for the Kite Masters event. There I met so many Slingshot diehards like Tom and Marius, who run the imports for Germany. Sankt Peter-Ording was the exact opposite of the other three countries I visited, reminding me a lot of Seattle in the winter. It rained a ton right before the event so the whole week was spent drying things out. Luckily this didn’t crush anyone’s spirits, and everyone had a great time.

Out of these four spots it’s hard to pick a favorite. Italy had a relaxed lifestyle while Greece had warm water and beautiful islands. Spain had amazing food and strong wind while Germany reminded me of home. Definitely won’t be the last time I visit these areas!