Browsing: Beaches

With its picturesque towns built into the cliffs, dramatic rocky coastline, and glamorous resorts, the Amalfi Coast tends to steal the spotlight, but just south of…

There are no signs to the hot spring, but I locate it on the map and we drive to the end of the paved road. Overlooking…

The Pacific Coast Highway is one of America’s most iconic drives—a ribbon of asphalt tracing California’s golden edge. But there’s a place where the road simply…

The very mention of a European beach vacation tends to evoke spritz-soaked Positano, sleepy Greek fishing villages, and the rocky coastlines of the Algarve. But Croatia—by…

Next time you need an excuse to go on a beach vacation, just remember that the very act of being around water is scientifically proven to…

We’re not speaking in hyperbole when we say California is home to some of the world’s best beaches. With a coastline that stretches for more than…

An image from the study illustrating how plastic bottles reach Latin American Pacific coasts. Illustration: Garcés-Ordóñez et al. (2025) (CC BY 4.0)The scientists found that, like…

It has been a record-breaking summer when it comes to heat for many cities across the United States. And the extreme temperatures have everyone thinking the…

There are good beaches around NYC, as many a New Yorker will attest. And we don’t mean mere observation points where impenetrable concrete slabs or jagged…

The best beaches in Maui are the stuff of our summer daydreams. On the island, whale pods arcing parallel to over-ocean rainbows, epic waves that crest…