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Beach Safety Tips and Benidorm Holidays

<p>It’s summer time yeah&excl; Well&comma; some days seems like summer in England&period; Whether you are in England or in other parts of the world&comma; enjoying the summer there are things to remember to enjoy it safely&period; Check out Benidorm Hotels for deals this summer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;Benidorm-by-neatonjr&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Benidorm by neatonjr" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"375" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6910" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Rip Currents<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Every year there are incidents on the beaches that the lifeguards have to attend to&comma; but the most common incident seems to be rip currents&period; The weather is great&comma; everyone is enjoying the relaxation and fun&comma; but…&period;there are still dangers to be aware of&period; Rip currents can happen anywhere in any part of the world&period; That is why it is safer to swim or paddle or body board in between the lifeguard posts on lifeguarded beaches&period; Try to avoid going to beaches that do not have lifeguards&period; It is for peace of mind&period;  Rip currents are strong currents that can occur in shallow waters and take the swimmer to deeper waters&period; When on holidays check that there are beaches that have lifeguards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Tips on Rip Currents<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>There are different signs to look out for when trying to spot a rip current&period; The water could be discoloured or brown as it is bringing up the sand&period; There is foam and debris on the surface of the water floating out to sea&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What to do if you are caught up in a rip current&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Stay calm&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Don’t try to swim&period; If the water is shallow&comma; then try to wade in&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>If you have to swim&comma; then don’t swim against the rip current as it will exhaust you&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Try to swim parallel to the beach until there is no rip current and then try to get to the shoreline&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Put up your hand to get attention and shout for help&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>If you have a board or inflatable&comma; keep hold of it to float&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<h2>Beach tips<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There are other tips and tricks to be aware of when on holidays&period;  It is good to be aware of them and try to prepare the holiday plan including them&period;  Here are some beach safety tips to remember&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period; Swim at beaches with lifeguards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&period; Keep watch on children at all times&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>3&period; Each beach has its own safety information&period; Avoid the hazards&period; Follow advice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4&period; Get to know the flags on the beach&period; Each beach has its own rules&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>5&period; Don&&num;8217&semi;t swim alone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>6&period; Avoid alcohol before swimming&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>7&period; If in trouble&comma; put up your hand and shout for help&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>8&period; If you see someone in trouble&comma; please call for help or dial the emergency number&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>9&period; Inflatables are only to be used when there is little or no wind as they will fly away&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>10&period; Avoid dehydration&period; Sip water&period; Have lots of water available&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>11&period; Avoid sunburn by protecting skin and eyes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>12&period; To help stings from fish or jellyfish&comma; spray sea water on it&period;  Lifeguards may have a spray that has vinegar in it for you to use&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Benidorm Hotels will have a list of beach safety tips for you to remember&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Benidorm Tips<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>When in Benidorm&comma; there are certain things to be aware of or understand to keep safe&period; Being on holidays&comma; we tend to relax and forget that there are things to take into mind when trying to relax&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Never leave bags unattended<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Walk on the inside of the footpath and keep your bag away from the outside of the footpath to deter snatch and grab thieves&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Keep all valuables out of sight but don&&num;8217&semi;t hide it under a towel&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Leave all valuables in an insured safety deposit box at your hotel&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Take only what you will need to go out&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Make sure you keep your bag with you at all times and do not leave on a shopping cart or the back of a chair to be snatched&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Better not to wear any bling&excl; Keep all jewellery at home&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Make sure you have holiday insurance to cover valuables&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Contact the Benidorm Hotels to find out the best deals and tips to stay safe&period; A good holiday is a safe holiday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Conclusion<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Enjoy the time at the beach on holidays&comma; but be vigilant as if you were at home when you would be aware of the possible dangers and issues&period;  Being out in the sun at the seaside will not stop incidences to happen&period;  We need to be prepared and try to avoid incidences so that the holidays are spent relaxing and enjoying the sun and fun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Author-Bio&colon; Ariana Louis is a freelance writer for travel magazines and loves holiday destinations in Spain in particular&period;  She is part English&comma; part Spanish and so is able to travel to Spain and speak the language of the people when she is on holidays&period; She is also a frequent guest at most Benidorm Hotels&period; Ariana is often helped by Travel Republic&comma; which offers Spain holidays&comma; whenever she books a trip abroad&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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