Why Time by the Water Can Feel So Good
You find a comfortable place by the water, take a seat and watch the surface change with the light. Nothing especially dramatic has happene...
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Beaches: Beautiful Shores & Better Day Plans
There is more to choosing a beach than the colour of the water. Explore the setting, access and nearby places, then check local conditions and facilities before deciding how to spend the day.
Start with Why Time by the Water Can Feel So Good and 10 Things to Do in Santorini, Beyond the Postcard.
Accessible Beach Days: How to Find a Setup That Works
A good beach day begins before the sand. Getting from transport to the shore, finding a suitable toilet, keeping equipment secure and reachi...
Beautiful Beaches: Find the Shore That Fits Your Day
The most beautiful beach for one person may be entirely wrong for another. A wild coast can offer a magnificent walk and difficult swimming....
10 Things to Do in Santorini, Beyond the Postcard
Santorini knows how to make an entrance: white houses along a volcanic rim, dark cliffs dropping toward blue water, and a horizon that is d...
Harbour Island’s Pink Sand Beach: More Than a Colourful Photograph
Harbour Island’s beach is often introduced with a burst of almost impossible pink. In person, the attraction is usually gentler: a pale rose...
Carl Jara’s Sand Sculptures: Far Beyond the Sandcastle
A face divides into layers. A figure seems to emerge from another form. Sand, a material most of us associate with a bucket and a collapsing...
10 Greek Beach Escapes, from Myrtos to Naxos
Sometimes the perfect beach day means a dramatic view and a short visit. Sometimes it means staying until late afternoon, with lunch close b...
10 Greek Beaches: Clear Water and Access Compared
Turquoise water is a wonderful invitation, but it leaves several useful questions unanswered. How do you reach the beach? Is the entry rocky...
Ölüdeniz on Film: A Fresh Look at the Turquoise Coast
Blue water, pale shore and green hills make a very persuasive opening scene. Piotr Wancerz’s film of Turkey’s Turquoise Coast brings those i...
3DSD Sand Art: How a Flat Beach Becomes a 3D Illusion
A little building seems to stand on the sand. Elsewhere, an imaginary structure appears to rise above the beach. The surprise arrives when y...
Cabo Polonio, Uruguay: How to Plan a Slower Coastal Stay
At Cabo Polonio, the approach is part of the experience. Dunes separate the coastal settlement from the main road, small buildings sit close...
10 Beautiful Beaches: Choose the Day That Suits You
A beach can be perfect for a long walk and unsuitable for swimming on the very same day. Another may offer convenient facilities but little ...
Atrani Travel Guide: A Small Village with Plenty to Enjoy
There is a lot to like about a place where the square, the beach and the first inviting lane all fit into one small view. Atrani has that l...
Vaadhoo and the Maldives’ Sea of Stars: What to Expect
A wave reaches the shore and leaves a brief blue sparkle behind. Sometimes the light appears as scattered points; sometimes it is bright eno...
6 Coastal Views for Different Kinds of Beach Days
What makes a beach day exciting depends on the person packing the bag. One traveller wants a long walk, another wants a lively promenade and...
5 Unusual Beaches: The Nature and History Behind the View
An unusual beach often has a story hidden in its colour or shape. Dark sand can point to volcanic rock; a brief blue glow can come from livi...
Which Fiji Island Should You Choose? A First-Trip Planning Guide
Fiji can mean a short boat ride to a beach resort, a journey farther through an island chain, or a stay shaped by rainforest and diving. The...
Maho Beach, Sint Maarten: Watching Planes Without Chasing Jet Blast
An aircraft approaching over the sea can look startlingly close to Maho Beach. The runway setting makes this small stretch of Sint Maarten o...
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Myrtos Beach, Kefalonia: The View, the Shore and a Better Day Out
Myrtos makes a dramatic entrance. From above, pale cliffs wrap around a bright crescent of shore, and the Ionian shifts through several sha...
Aruba Beyond the Postcard: Beaches, Fofoti Trees and Island Days
Aruba’s beach photographs often begin with three simple ingredients: pale sand, blue water and a tree shaped into an unmistakable silhouette...