Antiz in Reunion – Reunion Island

Reunion Trivia:

1. It is literally one big ass volcano that sticks out from the ocean.
2. It has one of the biggest concentrations of properly designed and constructed skateparks.
3. It has one of the biggest concentrations of cool, free-spirited and welcoming residents.
4. It used to be the home of dodo, a peculiar 17 kilo bird that went entirely extinct as a species due to human invasion.
5. The typical go-to street food is Asian inspired recipes of rice with meat, seafood or veggies cooked in Hoisin, Szechuan, Oyster sauce, etc.
6. It is an extraordinary combo of European infrastructure in an absolutely tropical environment.
7. The moment you exit the airport you feel like entering a glasshouse, you start sweating and never stop until you are back on the plane home.
8. You can eat the tastiest pineapple in the world.
9. After a few days in Reunion you start having thoughts of sending postcards to your loved ones, explaining to them that you’re not returning home.

Filmed by ALBERTO DELLA BEFFA // Edited by FRENCH FRED // Art direction by JULIEN BACHELIER & MAARKO PHNTM

Antiz Team Highlights

1. The hangover early morning visit to the crater of the volcano and the hill bombs right before.
2. Swimming around the coral, observing the tropical marine life.
3. Jumping into a hole, in completely dark water in an underground cave.
4. The rock concert before heading to the volcano.
5. The camping night and the cooking session next to the ocean and waking up from the beach-hobo sleep to that view the morning after.
6. The breathtaking view point lunch stop on the balcony that gazed over the unearthly shaped mountains and canyons, covered with tropical forest.
7. Nights at the “Longboard”.
8. Flea market day, trying weird fruits, local finger food and souvenir shopping.
9. Juju keeping the cooler always full.
10. Meeting Bako Virgil, Stephane Garnier, Gerome “Evol”, Lawrence Ravail and the rest of the beautiful pirates that live there.