Hunstanton-by-the-Sea is a sleepy little town on the East Anglian coast of England that has retained the charm and romance of the heyday of the great British seaside resort. In past decades, before the advent of cheap air travel and package holidays the coast was the place to be seen on your summer holiday. I visited there in May 2006, the week before the British May Bank Holiday, at which point the coast is flooded with hordes of families, but for the few days I was there Hunstanton was devoid of people, and thus tranquil and peaceful.