Tag: winter travel

Summer is Chaos. Winter is Calm: Why I Love the Beach in Winter
I hate the beach in the summer. Loath it. Sand. People. (Not Sandpeople, that’s a Star Wars thing.) Heat. Sun cream. Seaweed. Crowds. Noise. Music. The list goes on. The dislike starts way before I even get to the beach. Sometimes the day before. Shall we leave early? What do we need to pack? Shall…

Bournemouth Beach in Winter: Finding Solitude by the Sea
It starts as a few drops. A gentle pitter-patter on the roof with little need to engage the wipers as we sit parked. Our spot doesn’t allow direct views, but we know less than 100 yards ahead of us the English Channel is violently crashing onto the beach. The rain intensifies, and it is at…

