New York City Seeks Ban On Smoking In Parks

New York City is looking to follow California's initiative and ban smoking in parks and on beaches. It has been illegal to smoke inside public buildings In New York City since 2003. The proposed smoking ban is part of a larger plan to improve residents' health over the next...

Vietnam Beach: Cua Dai Beach, Hoi An

Third in this series of short descriptions about different beach destinations in Vietnam. Cua Dai Beach in central Vietnam is at the southern end of the same strip of sand which starts at ‘China Beach’ in...

Siquijor Island, Philippines

Siquijor is the southernmost island in the Central Visayas Region and a province of the Philippines. Its capital is the same as municipality named Siquijor. The island can be found northwest of Cebu and Negros, northeast is Bohol and to the south, across the Bohol Sea is...

Attack of the giant squids - run for your life

" Hundreds of aggressive jumbo flying squid have appeared off the coast of San Diego, attacking divers and washing up dead on beaches. The 5-foot long sea monsters, which have razor-sharp beaks and toothy...

North America's Sexiest Beaches: Miami's South Beach Tops List

Where is the sexiest beach in North America? According to Forbes Traveler, it's in Miami Florida. South Beach, haven for hedonistic Spring Breakers across the U.S., topped the list of the 10 beaches that best appeal...

Poisonous jellyfish Portuguese Men O' War invade Spanish waters

One of the world's most poisonous jellyfish, the Portuguese Man O'War, has been spotted off the coast of Spain for the first time in a decade. This means that they will settle in these waters now, meaning...

Port Call - Castaway Cay, Day 7

CASTAWAY CAY, BAHAMAS - Imagine a quiet private island in the Bahamas that comes to life only when a Disney Cruise ship arrives. A couple of times a week this small island has thousands of visitors, from around the...

Australian oil spill reaches the beaches: endangers wildlife

Oil and fertiliser that spilled out from a cargo ship off the coast of Australia yesterday have now reached the beaches on Australia's northeast coast. Moreton Island is most affected as well as the beaches on the...

Spring Break in Mexico:Alcohol, Drugs, Beaches -- and Bloodshed

The United States issued a warning to thousands of  students who will come to Mexico for a spring break. The danger in the country is real, and coming here to drink and get high definitely increases the...

Guerrilla ad campaign sells trash to seafood consumers

The Surfrider Foundation, an ocean protection non-profit, launched its latest campaign to raise sea pollution awareness by packaging and selling trash collected from beaches across America.In an effort to draw...

Sunset in Thailand

Finally the dust settles on the protests in Thailand against the ruling Government. The only losers as usual is the common man.

Galveston: Debris from Hurricane Washed up 120 Miles Away

FLOTSAM and debris are being washed up on shores as far away as Corpus Christi, over one hundred miles south of Galveston.   With recovery teams now moving in having sectioned off the piles of hubris into 44 heaps, the human death toll is expected to rise in the...

Clean up our shorelines

Here's a chance to have an impact on your local shoreline.  If you've got some time it's a good cause."In 2007, participants removed 87,489 kg of litter in one week.  In 2006, participants removed 84,708...

Wife Swapping Italians Make Lunch A Swinging Affair

The Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi recently jokingly offered his wife to the Danish prime minister but maybe it wasn't so far from the truth of Italian sexual culture as we find that wife swapping and swinging...

Caramoan Island: 'Surviving in paradise'

A trip to the Caramoan Islands will get anyone as close to nature as possible with its pristine beaches, majestic caves and diverse marine wildlife. Hence, one must be fully prepared to experience an...

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