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Can I swim to Litle Hjartøya from Nyholmen, Norway?
Having worked as a boat pilot for a dive center, I have to agree with @Arthur's Pass answer. You must understand that is is really hard to spot someone swimming in the water, you will be hidden behind ...
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Can I swim to Litle Hjartøya from Nyholmen, Norway?
Just chiming in as a local that the area is frequented by not just ships with professional equipment and captained by professionals but also by many locals out for a quick fishing trip, leisurely ...
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Can I swim to Litle Hjartøya from Nyholmen, Norway?
I cannot answer all points for you, but as I kayak frequently on bodies of water used by ships (also sometimes in narrow ship channels or in places like the Lorelei), here are some points to think ...
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Does any beach in Sentosa Island in Singapore allow swimming after 7pm?
No, they do not. There are only three beaches on Sentosa (Tanjong, Palawan, Siloso) and they're all managed by the Sentosa Development Corporation with the same rules.
The reason you're not allowed ...
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Can I swim to Litle Hjartøya from Nyholmen, Norway?
To add to the "bad idea" suggestions, I looked up the traffic density on marinetraffic.com and got this result (unfortunately the highest zoom at which it draws the density maps):
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Can I swim to Litle Hjartøya from Nyholmen, Norway?
In downtown Bodø, a couple of hundred meters away from your planned swim, is Bodø Radio, one of the headquarters of the Maritime Radio (contact page).
They may be able to assist you in several ways:
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How does the swimming pool in Dubai Airport's Terminal 3 work?
Just for the record to put in an answer:
1) it's part of the (fantastic) (confusingly named) "Dubai International Hotel" which is literally absolutely right in the airport - literally next door to ...
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Swimming in the Dead Sea
DON’T DO IT.
My husband and I swam in the Dead Sea yesterday. We were very careful, but my husband while floating on his back got water splashed up his nose. He had headache pain that was so instant ...
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Where can I swim with bioluminescent plankton in Phuket?
Maya Bay Tours offers a Bioluminescent Plankton Snorkeling Tour of Maya Bay, departing from Phi Phi Don. They also land on Maya Beach in the afternoon, after the crowds are gone.
When it’s dark, ...
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How does one use the water plunge pool outside a Hungarian sauna?
I'm not sure whether the rules differ in Hungary, but it's probably the same as in Germany and Switzerland:
If you're sweaty, always shower before entering the plunge pool. (You don't have to ...
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How can anyone dare to swim in the ocean/sea-facing beaches with the shark risk?
There are around 82 reported unprovoked shark attacks anywhere in the world in a typical year, and last year it was a low of 64. Of those 64, only two were fatal. The chances of encountering a shark ...
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How do you behave in icelandic public swimming pools?
Go to the gender relevant changing area.
Take off shoes where indicated.
Undress and store clothing. How will depend on actual location but stowing things in a bag and stowing bag in a locker seemed ...
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Which is the coldest lake in Austria during summer
Maybe this (in German) artical make give you some hint of where to look.
It is more scientific in nature than touristic.
Lunz am See plus a 3 hour hike in the mountains (1270 meters height) where ...
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How to interpret austrian sauna timetables
This is explained later in the page:
Der gesamte Saunabadebereich ist Nacktbereich und daher ohne Badebekleidung zu betreten. Die Sauna verfügt über einen Frauen- und Männerbereich. Zu bestimmten ...
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How can anyone dare to swim in the ocean/sea-facing beaches with the shark risk?
Chance to die of heart disease? 1 in 6
Chance to die of cancer? 1 in 7
Chance to die of suicide? 1 in 86
Chance to die of an opioid overdose? 1 in 98
Chance to die in a vehicle crash? 1 in 103
Chance ...
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How many beaches are suitable for swimming in Cebu City?
There isn't swimming, not in Cebu City itself. The Cebu City waterfront is on reclaimed land that forms Cebu International Port along the Mactan Channel, the narrow strait between Cebu and Mactan ...
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Is there anywhere near central Osaka where I can swim for free?
I was living in Osaka a few years ago, so I'm not sure if it's still valid, but at least back then in Sakuranomiya park there was a nice beach on the river. The beach is located approximately here. It ...
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Do the Canary Islands always have high waves?
You can find different kind of beaches in the islands for every taste.
The north/east part of the Islands usually has strong currents and waves although you can find some naturals pools or other ...
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Is it safe to swim at Clifton Beach, Pakistan?
It's not the cleanest beach but it's clean enough to swim. However, depending on the season (June to August is particularly bad), the currents may be too dangerous to swim.
There are other better ...
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Why isn't it safe to swim on Goa's beaches in the "off season" (June-September)
I looked around for some more information and found this study from 1997 conducted by the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa which evaluated 17 beaches all over Goa and concluded: "Based on ...
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I have a tattoo. Can I visit a public swimming pool in Japan?
Now I don't speak any Japanese but this Japan site with tips on Onsen bathing (in German) includes a link to a site with a directory of tattoo-friendly spas/baths/onsen. Since it is in Japanese only ...
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How can I know which lakes are okay for bathing in Norway?
You can swim in pretty much every lake in Norway. There are some lakes that are used for drinking water, but these will have signs saying that swimming is illegal.
Any dangerous bacteria that can ...
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When I swim near Malaga (Spain) what I should pay attention for?
Look for a beach which is flying the blue flag and has a lifeguard on duty. The flag should be taken down if it's not safe to enter the water due to an invasion of jellyfish or a shark. In addition, ...
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Swimming pool dressing code in Luxembourg
I believe the issue many swimming pools face is that not only is it becoming difficult to make the difference between actual swimming shorts and shorts you would wear in other circumstances, but many ...
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Is it typical throughout Greek islands that guests of one hotel can use the pool of another?
It is certainly the case in Corfu and also in Zante. Hotels often have a sign outside saying ' all welcome'. I wouldn't say it applies to every hotel but certainly quite a few. The deal is you buy ...
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Wild swimming near Bologna
I don't recall of any impressive lake near Bologna; however, if you are fine with driving a little further you could find some rivers and beautiful waterfalls near the border of Tuscany.
Here are few:...
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Is there anywhere near central Osaka where I can swim for free?
There are none. I did a throughout Google search for free swimming pools in Osaka (大阪 無料プール), and, as I have expected, there turns out to be none. There are a few cheap public pools which only charge ...
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When I swim near Malaga (Spain) what I should pay attention for?
You can also watch out for yellow flags (which means that you should be careful when you enter the water and just pay extra attention) and if the there's a red flag it means that it is dangerous (and ...
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