In Britain, it enjoyed its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s with the growth of seaside holiday resorts.

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After a week defiantly holed up in his seaside holiday home, General Augusto Pinochet began medical tests in Santiago's military hospital.

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- The devastating tsunami that wiped out cities, seaside communities and holiday resorts in southern Asia has not put holidaymakers off visiting the region, a survey has found.

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Ms Bowen thinks that people will continue to holiday by the seaside long after the summer is over.

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Like many Cornish seaside villages, Mousehole has plenty of holiday lets and second homes, but there is still a strong sense of community.

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But by then the seaside postcard had become a staple of the British holiday.

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Golfing holiday homes are seldom as popular as those on the ocean, so they are usually more affordable than seaside spots.

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