A buzzy town prom, plates of moules with chilled rosé and cycle rides to sandy beaches on Cap Ferret add up to happy holidays on the Atlantic coastThe Bay of Arcachon, on the south-west coast of France, is a happy place. It must be, because I’ve been visiting it with my family nearly every year for the past 15 years. We usually rent a small apartment in Arcachon town for four or five days, but such is the draw that we have been known to make a two-hour drive just to spend the day there when...
Pizzas, aperitivos and a big sandy beach add to the offbeat charm of this Adriatic resort townI hadn’t heard of Pesaro before my ex-flatmate sent me there in summer 2018. I was writing a book at the time, and Giulia reckoned the best place for me to do such work was in her grandad’s old flat, a modest unit in a block put up in 1946, during the short reign of Umberto II. It had lain empty since her nonno – Dottor Spinicci – died of liver failure, having failed to take his own medicine.The flat’s...
The national study describes this damning trend as ‘downtime deficit’. While it highlights a boom in the entrepreneurial mindset – with nearly half (48%) of Brits having one or more side hustles this year – a shocking two thirds (65%) confess to having cancelling planned breaks due to work. The stats, released by global travel and leisure company TUI, also found that the majority of business owners take just five days off every year. This is tied to them feeling so passionately about their...
The national study describes this damning trend as ‘downtime deficit’. While it highlights a boom in the entrepreneurial mindset – with nearly half (48%) of Brits having one or more side hustles this year – a shocking two thirds (65%) confess to having cancelling planned breaks due to work. The stats, released by global travel and leisure company TUI, also found that the majority of business owners take just five days off every year. This is tied to them feeling so passionately about their...
Fire District 8 rapidly extinguished the blaze, but several acres of grass were destroyed
Myrtle Beach Classic tournament organizers asked the Wheel of Fortune star to participate in the Wednesday pro-am, and after she initially declined she eventually acquiesced to the repeated request.
Critics on social media argue President Biden could not pull a massive crowd like former President Trump in Wildwood, New Jersey, as they slam the current president for his beach weekend.
Critics of President Biden are lambasting his beach vacation in Delaware while contrasting the Mother's Day weekend getaway to former President Trump's massive rally in the historically blue state of New Jersey on Saturday. "Supporters camped out overnight at the beach for a Trump rally that starts at 5PM today in Wildwood. Joe Biden can’t fill up a broom closet without staff, media, and angry protesters (sic)," one X user under the name "Bad Hombre" posted Saturday. Trump held a beachside...
Litter picker Dave Taylor spent hours cleaning up Weymouth Beach in Dorset. He found hundreds of plastic bottles, inflatable kids toys and nappies. What state was YOUR local beach left in after the hottest weekend of the year? Email [email protected] or [email protected]
Indonesia has 61,567 miles of coastline and is usually famous for its picturesque beaches and impressive flora and fauna. But recent years have seen large amounts of trash, mostly plastic
Beach safety in Marbella will be prioritised this summer with a total of 19 watchtowers, 17 first aid modules and a service made up of more than 50 lifeguards which began to be provided at weekends and public holidays at Easter and which will be present every day from June 1 until October 15. Marbella […]
Danes and Norwegians will get to enjoy three days off this weekend because of Pentecost and Whit Monday. But not Swedes. Why?