Solstice = summer (in case this heat wave wasn't proof enough)

I'm used to thinking of June 21 as the solstice -- the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere and the start of summer. But apparently this year's extra day in February -- it was a leap year -- made June 20 the actual solstice.

Here's a lovely photo gallery of various celebrations throughout the world (that's a shot of Stonehenge, above) and a great piece from our travel blog, The Daily Deal.  A few fun international stories from the BBC and the UK Indy.

--Veronique de Turenne

Photo: Reuters

Comments

[Donna]

That's Malibu, right? Probably on one of the private beaches.