In some places the nice beaches have been privatised by local hotels or clubs so you gotta pay them to sit on the beach or go sit somewhere less nice. Coming from Western Australia where we have the nicest beaches in the world (all free), I take this concept of “owning beach space” as a personal affront.
They don’t even have to be privatized. Some municipalities in the US require a “beach tag”. I lived on a barrier island growing up, and we had to buy ours every year, or go to the beach two towns over where it was free (…except where it was privatized).
In some places the nice beaches have been privatised by local hotels or clubs so you gotta pay them to sit on the beach or go sit somewhere less nice. Coming from Western Australia where we have the nicest beaches in the world (all free), I take this concept of “owning beach space” as a personal affront.
looking at you greece ಠ_ಠ
but seriously… it’s hard to eek out an existence in sydney… everything is so fucking expensive.
but peddle to the beach and read a book, it’s free and the best thing in town.
They don’t even have to be privatized. Some municipalities in the US require a “beach tag”. I lived on a barrier island growing up, and we had to buy ours every year, or go to the beach two towns over where it was free (…except where it was privatized).
Not in California