Despite Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman being all the rage in the Middle East, we recently decamped for the second year in succession to Bahrain for our summer holiday. This tiny island is about half the size of Surrey and a lot hotter but without the choking traffic of other similar destinations but why choose [...]
An age-old conundrum: on a bank holiday is it worth the risk of spending half your weekend in the car to get a day or two at the coast?
Esquire’s round-up of 10 beaches best-avoided begins with Goa, where “sacred cows roam freely on the sand, taking cover under tourists’ umbrellas”. This picture proves as much, apparently showing a cows taking a break during a game of beach volleyball. As Esquire admits, sat at your computer desk and free of the noxious downside, there’s [...]
At Travel PR we were delighted to hear that an urban beach is to return to Bishops Park in London (London Evening Standard, 11 June). Urbeaches provide the perfect antidote to hectic city life, here are some suggestions of where to go when you feel the need for a little bit of sand between your [...]