Beaches

In Uruguay, 50,000 Steps in a City Where the Sidewalk Never Ends

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In Uruguay, 50,000 Steps in a City Where the Sidewalk Never Ends

For a window into the soul of a city, take a stroll along the waterfront: Think of the Seine walkways in Paris, the Copacabana promenade in Rio or the Charles River Esplanade in Boston. Or the nearly 14-mile palm-fringed ribbon called La Rambla, in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. One of the longest sidewalks in … Read more

A Storm, a Spill and a Disaster for the Black Sea’s Beaches

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A Storm, a Spill and a Disaster for the Black Sea’s Beaches

When a 28-year-old volunteer named Nikolai stepped onto a sandy beach on Russia’s Black Sea coast in a hazmat suit just before New Year’s Eve, he was so overwhelmed by the amount of thick oil film that he almost broke down. He and other volunteers were tasked with shoveling away the oil-drenched sand, but “the … Read more