Beach-goers chill out without Wifi

No phones, no Kindles, no iPads...

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Published Wednesday 30 August 2017 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 30 August 2017 - 15:00

The only screens on the beach as Soustons, Landes are sunscreens as the mairie has made it a Wifi-free zone to encourage visitors to de-stress beside the Atlantic.

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