Next time I am in Changi, in addition to my bathing suit, I will add a pair of goggles to my carry-on.

BBC: Changi: The airport of your dreams

Bathing water quality at Portstewart Strand and Portrush East Strand has been either excellent or good during that time.

BBC: NI beaches 'quality' flagged

Next time you are outside, cowering under a parka, your toes going numb, imagine strutting in a bathing suit with those toes in the sand, along warm, bright blue waters beckoning you to take a relaxing float.

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