Beach

  • Bikini troubles in Dubai

    Women face harassment and groping on Dubai's beaches. Will a police crackdown solve the problem?
  • Speedo freaks

    Since I was a kid I've shunned men's bikini briefs. But now I'm one of the guys with a shiny marble bag -- strutting poolside, liberated.
  • Itsy bitsy teenie weenie

    Slate's fun retrospective of the bikini takes you from ancient Greece to so-called "bathing machines" to Raquel Welch.
  • Summer reading

    Fun books don't have to be dumb. Our editors recommend a tote-bag-full of smart beach reads.
  • Wave rage

    Some Aussie surfers are attacking tourist "kooks" for stealing their breaks.
  • Do not disturb

    On a small Nicaraguan island, two strangers and I find paradise. Naked on a pristine beach, I wonder if there's anything wrong with cliché.
  • Snoring in Paradise

    Murderous thoughts are generally discouraged at Club Med. Leave it to the Canadians to send you to the brink.
  • Spain's happy hour for sex

    Local beaches to test a lights-out period every night.
  • At Copacabana

    Rio de Janeiro boasts the most famous beach in the world. From dangerous muggers to skimpy ball hangers, the title was hard won.
  • Busted

    Rosemeri da Costa emerges as Brazil's bare-breasted folk hero after spending eight hours in jail for slipping off her top.
  • Sunbathing in the nude

    Our travel expert helps readers find a spot to strip down in Texas. Plus lodging advice for Santa Fe and Costa Rica trips.
  • Rio cracks down on nude sunbathers

    Thong capital says: Floss is fine, but don't cross that line.
  • First crush

    When you're a girl, a grown man's attention can make a woman out of you.
  • Nude beaches

    Wanderlust announces its first Nude Beach of the Week.
  • Nude Beach of the Week

    Wanderlust announces its first Nude Beach of the Week.
  • Mondo Weirdo: Going natural

    Wanderlust asks: What's your favorite nude beach?
  • A day at the beach with my "aunties"

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