From beach trash to art
Every parent has watched bemused as excited kids toss aside gifts to play with the boxes instead. But what about when they ignore the shells on a beach in favour of plastic bottle tops? That was the...
Spain and Italy to fine tourists €170-720 for reserving beach sun loungers
Holidaymakers hoping to bag the best sunloungers on the beach could land themselves with more than a healthy glow – as Spanish authorities impose a ban on leaving towels out, express.co.uk...
Great Fundy Coastal Cleanup collects plenty of marine debris
More than 100 volunteers scoured the shoreline of the Bay of Fundy on Sunday in search of garbage. The Great Fundy Coastal Cleanup, organized by the New Brunswick Nature Trust, brought volunteers to...
Major sewage leak forces closure of Los Angeles beaches
Several beaches in the Los Angeles area were shut down on Tuesday after nearly 2.5 million gallons (9.5 million liters) of sewage spilled out from a ruptured line, officials said. The spill —...
Spain’s top ten beaches 2016
Spain has five beaches in Europe’s top ten. This is a tour by The Local: Spain leads the way when it comes to beautiful beaches with five of the country’s beaches making the top ten in...
A cottage only accessible by sea in San Fruttuoso, Italy
Two red circles stare out at me from the gnarled black trunk of a stumpy tree. Eyes. A face. It seems to look me over critically: “Are you regretting this yet?” I’m not. Though it’s true that I’m...
New Zealand’s crowdfunded beach becomes public park
A New Zealand man whose ambitious crowdfunding campaign raised millions of dollars to buy a pristine South Island beach and make it public parkland said Monday (July 11) it was “surreal”...
This weekend… Try Yoga on the Beach ~
Yoga is good for the body, mind and soul… that is what we usually hear. Yoga on the beach, however, doubles the benefits of this beautiful art. Whether you would like to perform this sport for...
