Article index
All 125 articles on Travel Near Sea, by section.
Coastlines
Section page →- A West-Facing Coast and an East-Facing Coast Are Two Different TripsAug 11, 2026
- Headlands Make Their Own Wind, and It Is Stronger Than the ForecastAug 9, 2026
- Fetch Explains the Waves Better Than the Wind You Can FeelAug 5, 2026
- A Coast Path Is Never the Flat Walk the Map SuggestsJul 31, 2026
- Cliffs, Dunes and Why Two Neighbouring Coasts Look Nothing AlikeJul 29, 2026
- Coastal Erosion Is Not Slow When It Is Your FootpathJul 25, 2026
- Why One Beach Is Sand and the Next Bay Is ShingleJul 23, 2026
- Groynes, Drift and the Reason One Side of the Beach Is HigherJul 19, 2026
- Drowned Valleys: Why Some Coasts Have Deep Water Far InlandJul 16, 2026
- Barrier Islands and Lagoons Are Coastlines That Are Meant to MoveJul 12, 2026
- A River Mouth Changes the Sea for Miles in Every DirectionJul 9, 2026
- How to Read a Coastline Off a Map Before You Ever See ItJul 6, 2026
- Estuary Coasts Look Empty at Low Tide and That Is the PointJul 3, 2026
- Fjord and Sea Loch Coasts Put Deep Water Beside the FootpathDec 1, 2025
- A Fringing Reef Decides What the Beach Behind It Feels LikeNov 25, 2025
- Volcanic Coasts Drop Away Fast and the Rock Explains WhyNov 23, 2025
- Caves, Arches and Stacks Are a Cliff Coast Caught Mid-SentenceNov 18, 2025
- Mangrove Coasts Are Neither Land Nor Sea for MilesNov 16, 2025
- Tidal Range Is the Number That Changes Most Between CoastsOct 27, 2025
- A Cold Current Can Run Along a Hot Coast All SummerOct 23, 2025
- Where a Desert Reaches the Sea, the Coast Runs on FogOct 19, 2025
Islands
Section page →- The Last Boat Off Is the Only Fixed Point in an Island DayJun 27, 2026
- Reading a Ferry Timetable Before You Trust ItJun 24, 2026
- Out of Season the Timetable Collapses and So Does the IslandJun 22, 2026
- Small Islands Run Out of Things and the Restock Arrives by BoatJun 18, 2026
- Taking a Car to an Island Is Usually the Wrong DecisionJun 16, 2026
- Tidal Causeways Run on the Moon, Not on the ClockJun 10, 2026
- Ferries Are Cancelled by Swell Long Before the Weather Looks BadJun 8, 2026
- Fresh Water Is the Real Limit on a Small IslandJun 4, 2026
- Island Prices Are Freight Prices, Not Tourist PricesJun 2, 2026
- Island Hopping Rarely Works the Way the Map SuggestsMay 29, 2026
- What Actually Happens When an Island Keeps You Longer Than PlannedMay 24, 2026
- Medical Care on a Small Island Is a Transfer PlanMay 22, 2026
- Matching Your Legs to the Island: Feet, Bikes and Local BusesMay 18, 2026
- A Small Island Airstrip Runs on Visibility and CrosswindNov 13, 2025
- Landing Where There Is No Pier: Tenders, Slipways and SwellNov 8, 2025
- An Island's Population Multiplies in Summer and Its Pipes Do NotNov 5, 2025
- Why Island Housing Empties Out for Half the YearNov 3, 2025
- Between Inhabited and Uninhabited There Are Several Kinds of IslandOct 31, 2025
- Island Electricity Is Either a Cable or a Fuel BillOct 15, 2025
- What People Mean When They Say an Island Runs SlowlyOct 14, 2025
- An Island Night Is Darker and a Great Deal Noisier Than ExpectedOct 9, 2025
Beaches & Swimming
Section page →- Rip Currents: How They Form and What to Do in OneMay 16, 2026
- Cold Water Shock Happens in the First MinuteMay 12, 2026
- Beach Flags Mean Specific Things and Not the Same Things EverywhereMay 9, 2026
- The Sea Is Coldest Weeks After the Coldest AirMay 5, 2026
- Slack Water Is the Hour That Decides Whether a Swim Is SensibleMay 3, 2026
- How Long You Can Stay In Depends on More Than the TemperatureApr 27, 2026
- A Steep Beach and a Shelving Beach Are Different SwimsApr 25, 2026
- Bathing Water After Heavy Rain: What Actually ChangesApr 22, 2026
- Jellyfish, Weever Fish and the Small Things That Ruin a Beach DayApr 17, 2026
- The Flattest Water of the Day Is Usually Before BreakfastApr 15, 2026
- Getting Out of the Sea Is Harder Than Getting Into ItApr 12, 2026
- Sighting, Drift and Swimming in a Straight Line at SeaApr 7, 2026
- Points and Headlands Squeeze the Tide Into a Fast LaneOct 6, 2025
- A Harbour Entrance Is a Traffic Lane With Water in ItOct 3, 2025
- An Estuary Is a River and a Sea Arguing With Each OtherSep 30, 2025
- Getting Used to Cold Water Takes a Season, Not a WeekendSep 27, 2025
- Why the Shivering Starts After the Swim Rather Than During ItSep 22, 2025
- Waves Arrive in Groups, and the Quiet Bit Is Doing the PersuadingSep 18, 2025
- Snorkelling Puts Your Attention Underwater and the Sea NoticesSep 16, 2025
- A Tidal Pool Is Sea Water With a Wall Around ItSep 12, 2025
- A Wetsuit Changes the Problem Rather Than Solving ItSep 10, 2025
Harbour Towns
Section page →- A Fishing Harbour Runs on the Tide, Not on Opening HoursApr 4, 2026
- Why Harbour Towns Eat Early and Shut in the AfternoonApr 2, 2026
- A Harbour Wall Is a Machine and Its Entrance Faces One Way for a ReasonMar 28, 2026
- Drying Harbours: Boats on the Mud Twice a DayMar 26, 2026
- How a Catch Is Actually Sold, and Why You Cannot Buy ItMar 23, 2026
- Ferry Ports and Fishing Ports Are Two Different TownsMar 18, 2026
- A Harbour After the Fleet Has GoneMar 16, 2026
- The Lifeboat Station Is an Institution, Not an AttractionMar 12, 2026
- Ice Plants and Chandleries: How to Tell a Port Still WorksMar 8, 2026
- The Quay Is the Worst Place in Town to Leave a CarMar 4, 2026
- Some Harbour Towns Have No Beach at All, and That Is NormalMar 2, 2026
- Why Old Harbour Towns Turn Their Backs to the WaterFeb 26, 2026
- Jumping Off a Harbour Wall: What the Water Underneath Is DoingFeb 24, 2026
- Locks, Sills and Basins: Harbours That Refuse to Dry OutSep 6, 2025
- Standing in the Wrong Place on a Working QuaySep 3, 2025
- Harbour Lights Are a Sentence You Can Learn to ReadAug 31, 2025
- Why a Harbour Floods on a Calm and Sunny DayAug 25, 2025
- Winter Is When a Harbour Does Its RepairsAug 24, 2025
- Who Actually Pays for a HarbourAug 19, 2025
- Every Harbour Is Losing Depth and Somebody Has to Move the MudAug 15, 2025
- Aquaculture Changed More Harbours Than Tourism DidAug 13, 2025
Seasons & Weather
Section page →- Shoulder Season on a Coast Is a Services Question Before a Weather OneFeb 18, 2026
- The Swell Arrives From a Storm You Never SawFeb 15, 2026
- On a Coast, Wind Direction Matters More Than Wind SpeedFeb 12, 2026
- Onshore and Offshore Wind Change the Beach as Well as the WaterFeb 8, 2026
- Sea Fog Turns Up on the Warmest Days of the YearFeb 6, 2026
- September Beats July on a Lot of CoastsFeb 2, 2026
- Storm Season Closes Paths and Ferries Before It Closes Anything ElseJan 31, 2026
- On Monsoon Coasts the Sea Closes and That Is a RuleJan 26, 2026
- A Winter Coast Is a Different Place and the Light Is WhyJan 24, 2026
- Spring and Neap Tides: Why the Week You Choose MattersJan 19, 2026
- Cyclone Season Windows and What Shoulder Really Means ThereJan 17, 2026
- Coastal Heat Is Not the Same as Inland HeatJan 13, 2026
- A Coastal Forecast Is Three Different Forecasts Stacked TogetherAug 8, 2025
- Autumn Storms Arrive on a Sea That Is Still Holding SummerAug 6, 2025
- Watching a Storm From a Coast Is a Season of Its OwnAug 4, 2025
- Rain on a Coast Arrives Sideways and Usually Moves OnJul 30, 2025
- Some Years the Sea Simply Behaves DifferentlyJul 27, 2025
- Weed, Foam and the Weeks When a Beach SmellsJul 22, 2025
- Gale, Gust and Force: The Words in a Marine Forecast Have DefinitionsJul 20, 2025
- Daylight, Not Temperature, Sets the Shape of a Coastal DayJul 16, 2025
- Why a Coast Feels Colder Than the Thermometer SaysJul 12, 2025
Practicalities
Section page →- Booking a Ferry: What Is Worth Reserving and What Is NotJan 8, 2026
- Reading a Tide Table Properly, Including the Bits People SkipJan 7, 2026
- Reaching a Coast Without a Car Is a Last-Mile ProblemJan 3, 2026
- Seasickness Is a Sensory Conflict and It Can Be ManagedDec 29, 2025
- Single-Track Roads, Passing Places and Coastal DrivingDec 28, 2025
- Packing for a Coast Is a Wind and Salt ProblemDec 23, 2025
- Phone Signal, Cash and the Assumptions That Fail at the CoastDec 19, 2025
- The Questions Worth Asking Before Booking a Room on the WaterDec 18, 2025
- Linear Coast Walks Are a Timetable Problem Before They Are a Fitness OneDec 12, 2025
- Dogs, Nesting Birds and the Beaches That Close for Part of the YearDec 10, 2025
- Insurance, Exclusions and the Coastal Activities Policies Quietly Leave OutDec 7, 2025
- Where the Money Actually Goes on a Trip That Ends at the WaterDec 3, 2025
- A Coastal Weather Day Needs a Plan That Is Not the BeachJul 11, 2025
- Slipways, Permissions and Taking Your Own Boat to the CoastJul 6, 2025
- Fuel, Charging and Range on a Road That Runs Out of LandJul 2, 2025
- Steps, Sand and Slipways: Reaching the Water With Limited MobilityJul 1, 2025
- Who Owns the Beach, and Where You Are Allowed to WalkJun 25, 2025
- Sleeping Beside the Water: Vans, Camping and Rules That Change at the BorderJun 23, 2025
- Water Taxis and Small Passenger Launches: The Last Mile by BoatJun 20, 2025
- Knowing Who to Contact on a Coast Before You Need ToJun 16, 2025