Top 10 budget beach hotels and B&Bs on Mexico’s Pacific coast

Enjoy ocean views from rooftop bars or just step out and get the sand between your toes. From Mazatlán to Pochutla, here are 10 charming beachside escapes

Monthly photographic competition from The Guardian

In the summer thoughts turn to the beach and the seaside, so here’s a selection of Guardian reader’s seaside photos for the July competition. http://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2014/aug/04/readers-travel-photograph-competition-july-beach

Vancouver – Best budget beach hotels

The top 10 beach hotels and hostels in British Columbia including Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and Haida Gwaii http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jun/25/top-10-budget-beach-hotels-hostels-vancouver-british-columbia

Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies

You know you are in for an interesting travel experience when the airline weighs both you and your luggage before they let you check in for your flight. Such was the case when I flew from Providenciales to Grand Turk within the Turk and Caicos Islands today. Luckily, I had lost twelve kilos in weightContinue reading “Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies”

The top beach houses in the USA and Canada.

The top beach houses in the USA and Canada according to a UK newspaper. http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jan/10/top-100-holiday-beach-houses-us-canada