He rolls his tube over the warm sand-dirt.

NEWYORKER: Getting Closer

The average temperature is above 40C, the sea is like a warm bath, the golden sand burns your feet and the ubiquitous tarmac is starting to sizzle.

BBC: Cool down in a Dubai ski chalet

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.

BBC: This is Caribbean week