Yoga retreats, unspoiled wilderness, seafood feasts and Insta-ready vistas are all within 60 minutes from the heart of town at Sai Kung and Repulse Bay
Tag Archives: beaches
Best beaches in the UK and Europe: readers’ travel tips
More recommendations for beaches
25 of the best beaches in Europe
Picking the best beaches in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Greece and Croatia, with a place to stay and eat in each
A local’s guide to Sydney
Ringed by national parks and blessed with more than 100 beaches, the best bits of Sydney are outdoors, active and (mostly) free. Here’s how to enjoy it like a local
Blackpool beach: a year in the life of a seaside town
Photographer Christopher Thomond visited Blackpool throughout 2017. From throngs on the pier to glorious sunsets and windswept dog walks, Laura Barton examines its appeal. Julian Worker has written a number of travel books including Travels through History : France Travels through History – The Balkans: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia Travels through History – Northern Ireland and Scotland
Thailand bans smoking on 20 popular tourist beaches
Those caught lighting up could face a year’s imprisonment as the government seeks to end pollution and drain damage on Thai beaches caused by discarded cigarette butts
‘Forget Miami, Edinburgh has the best beach’: Irvine Welsh and others on their favourite coastline
From solitary dips to teenage trysts, Irvine Welsh, Sebastian Barry, Kamila Shamsie, Cerys Matthews and Emma Jane Unsworth tell the stories behind the beaches they love
Tiree, Scotland’s ‘Sunshine Island’
As well as pristine beaches and the most sunshine hours in the UK, the inner Hebridean island has an abundance of wildlife – but is mercifully free of midges
On the beach in San Sebastián – in pictures
The Basque country resort offers traditional seaside fun, captured by Eddie Smith in our weekly look at people’s travels through three Instagram images
Sicily’s best beaches
From popular beaches where cafes serve fish straight off the boat to nature reserves and hidden coves
Julian Worker Travel - A few ideas for your next trip in every direction 