Written by My sister and I are lying on slabs like flounders in a fishmonger’s. Instead of a bed of ice, though, we’re stretched out on heated marble. We move between three hot rooms, each resembling little chapels with vaulted ceilings, chatting quietly in the cooler one, applying face and hair masks in the middle one, and simply lying still, […]
Ellen Walshe to lead 13-strong Ireland team at World Aquatics Championships Sign in or createa free account To continue reading create a free account Or sign into an existing account Source link
The alarm was raised when a swimmer, a man in his early 70s, did not return after going for a swim this morning. Source link
anchor Image: Enricoslasheric/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Unlike traditional swimming pools, which contain chlorine, natural pools rely on plants and rocks for filtration instead. An underwater retaining wall separates the swimming area (where humans — and sometimes fish — swim) from the regenerative zone, which closely […]
One of the first things American students Fiona Hastings and Olivia Nieporte did as they visited Rome for the first time was venture to the Trevi fountain to partake in the age-old ritual of tossing a coin over their shoulder and into the world-famous landmark. They had envisaged their coins falling into the basin of […]
A cheery welcome in the Lakes, Cumbria Four decades after my previous visit to Eskdale YHA (a scary night-time descent from Scafell), a nostalgic multi-day trek saw me back in one of Lakeland’s quieter hostels. The building’s exterior is unchanged, but, within, I found improved comfort levels and a cheery welcome from Rachel’s dedicated team. […]
Gaddings Dam was built as a mill pond in about 1833, when the Industrial Revolution positioned West Yorkshire and the north of England as the centre of the developed world’s cotton-spinning and weaving mills. It sits above the market town of Todmorden, out of sight on the moor of Langfield Common, with a sandy beach […]
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1.3M Downloads 412 Episodes Share RSS Improve your tennis with the Essential Tennis Podcast, the very first podcast dedicated to tennis lessons and instruction! Tennis professional Ian Westermann answers listener questions about technique, strategy, mental toughness, and much more. Source link