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On This Beach, Nudity Is Mandatory

Travel NewsMarch 14, 20255Views

Beaches that allow nude sunbathing are often described as "clothing-optional," but clothing is not an option on the nude beaches of Rostock, Germany (the city's Warnemünde Strand is pictured above). Clothed visitors could reportedly get kicked out of the naturist-only sections of beaches along the destination's 9-mile-long Baltic Sea coastline for violating the (un)dress code.…

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Taking Sand from the Beach as a Souvenir? That’ll Be a €3000 Fine

The next time you're at a beach you love, fight the urge to celebrate the place by taking some of it with you. A single selfish tourist taking a small vial of sand would barely seem to matter. Indeed, some previous generations of travelers grew up thinking there's no harm in snatching small amounts of…

May 20, 2024133Views

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Beach Safety Tips for Avoiding Rip Currents

The most dangerous thing about swimming in the ocean isn't sharks, jellyfish, toxic red tides, or, despite what your mom might say, getting in the water too soon after eating. Going by the number of lifeguard rescues, the biggest hazard at the beach—by far—is encountering a rip current. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

May 4, 2024144Views

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Nude Beach Etiquette: 7 Rules for First-Timers

If the good Lord didn’t create bathing suits for Adam and Eve in the nudist resort known as the Garden of Eden, then why should you go your whole life without feeling the ocean on your bare bottom and sand in every crevice? Before taking it all off, though, there are some things a nude…

April 28, 202498Views

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Why Digging Holes at the Beach Is So Dangerous, Especially for Kids

A 7-year-old girl was killed on a Florida beach this week when the sand hole she and her brother were playing in collapsed on the children, who were vacationing with their parents. According to news reports, the Indiana family was visiting Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a small beachfront community near Fort Lauderdale, when the 4-to-5-foot-deep hole collapsed on…

April 26, 2024119Views

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Carpinteria Beach, California: Calm Waters and Clifftop Views on the Central Coast

For decades, the small town of Carpinteria, California, situated along the state’s Central Coast northwest of Los Angeles, has advertised itself as having “the world’s safest beach,” thanks to its southern aspect, wide sands, and lack of riptide. The designation encompasses not only Carpinteria’s small, 500-yard-long City Beach, found at the end of main drag…

April 26, 2024103Views