FREE US SHIPPING, ORDERS $20+

Toggle Nav
Settings
My Cart
Search
Search

Blog

#roamfree with our blog

Roam & Explore

Christmas 2019 Shipping Dates | Dock & Bay | Get your towels in time for the holidays

It's…
Posted on November 20, 2019
Roam & Explore

Introducing… our brand new Sway Collection | Quick Dry Towels | Dock & Bay

After months of team meetings, hours upon hours of banging our heads against the walls, thousands of pounds spent on coming up with new designs...…
Posted on November 04, 2019
Roam & Explore

The Best Places For A Bachelor(ette) Blowout | Dock & Bay

We’re big fans of finding unexpectedly cool, properly underrated and under-the-radar places and then telling you about them. Things like
Posted on October 02, 2019
Roam & Explore

12 Foreign Phrases You're Gonna Absolutely Love Using

(One of) the best thing(s) about travelling is trying to muddle your way through the local language because, as much as you fear you might be…
Posted on September 16, 2019
Buzz & Attention

It's Our 4th Birthday! Look at How Far We've Come!

Here at Dock & Bay, we’re celebrating in style as we have just turned 4 years old, woohoo! We want to share our epic journey so far with…
Posted on September 09, 2019
Roam & Explore

What's the difference between the towels?

Is there any difference between the towels? What's the difference between the stripy,
Posted on August 27, 2019
Roam & Explore

These South American Hotspots Are Better Than Europe

The coolest thing about Europe? The (practically) infinite amount of glamour spots that mean you can literally stand in the middle of the…
Posted on June 26, 2019
Roam & Explore

Feeling Fruity This Summer with Wild Watermelon

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times (or at least hundred): watermelons are freakin’ awesome. Think about it:…
Posted on June 18, 2019
Roam & Explore

Bring Your Beach Look Full Circle

Do you know what are really awesome without anyone realising they’re really awesome - circles. As a shape, circles are…
Posted on May 22, 2019
Roam & Explore

10 Ways To Stay Cool In Non-Stop Sunshine

Because being a hot, sweaty mess isn’t for everyone. It’s not that we don’t wish we were in
Posted on May 14, 2019
Roam & Explore

Here's Some Post-Vacay, Happy-Body Hacks

We don’t know about you, but it seems like everyone we stalk follow on Instagram…
Posted on May 10, 2019
Roam & Explore

Spicing Up Your Usual Summer Activities

Holy moly, summer is awesome. We know this because, no matter what you’re into - food, music,
Posted on May 03, 2019
Roam & Explore

Easy Ways To Become An Eco-Friendly Traveller

Here’s something you probably already knew: we love the earth. Like a lot. A lot, a lot. In fact, we love…
Posted on April 24, 2019
Roam & Explore

*This* Is How You Celebrate A Bank Holiday

Spoiler alert: National holidays are the best. Like, all of them. From the super-duper-fun ones, like Christmas and St Patrick’s Day, to…
Posted on April 18, 2019
Roam & Explore

Your No-Nonsense Guide To Packing Light

Life is full of cheeky little challenges that make us fist bump when we show ‘em who's boss. Rolling your own sushi is definitely one.…
Posted on April 09, 2019
Roam & Explore

Make Summer Cool With These Frozen Cocktails

Picture this: it’s mid-spring (but feels like summer), you’ve invited all your buddies round to chill at your place, and they’ve…
Posted on April 03, 2019
Roam & Explore

26 Signs You Are Totally Addicted To Travel

Ever since Dock & Bay was founded, we’ve pretty much just had one thang in mind: to inspire human beans to have the best time ever, with…
Posted on March 22, 2019
Roam & Explore

Say "Yay" To These Spring Break Vacays

OMG! OMG! OMG! It’s March again. MARCH. The third month in any given calendar and probably the greatest month of…
Posted on March 11, 2019
Roam & Explore

6 Starter Adventures For The Whole Family

We love a vacay. You love a vacay. We all love a bloomin’ good vacay, especially family ones. They’re the best ones and that’s…
Posted on March 01, 2019
Stories & Scoops

Staying Body Positive On Vacay

Being body positive is a big issue on everyone's minds lately, and when shooting on the beach, we like to make sure we're sending the right…
Posted on February 18, 2019
Roam & Explore

Introducing Dock & Bay x Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Whale hello there!  If you’ve been with us since the
Posted on February 12, 2019
Roam & Explore

New Zealand Is Your One-Stop Adventure

Like most outdoor-obsessed countries, New Zealand has its fair share of adventures. Actually, it has more than its fair share of adventures and,…
Posted on February 08, 2019
Roam & Explore

Totally Non-Cliché Valentine's Day Getaways

Exciting Times Alert: It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which is, like, the perfect excuse to zoom off on a last-minute…
Posted on February 02, 2019
Stories & Scoops

This Awesome Group Danced In Our Ponchos!

Earlier this week we shared a video (see full version below) of an amazing dance crew in Australia performing on the beach…
Posted on January 26, 2019
Roam & Explore

A Sneak-Peek At Our 2019 Bucket List

Ladies and gentleman, wanderlusters and unicorns, good-time-lovers n’ Dock & Bay ballers --…
Posted on January 19, 2019
Roam & Explore

10 Crazy Places To Go For NYE

Stripes. If we had to pick any pattern that makes us go proper potty, it would be stripes. Glorious stripes. They’re like the New…
Posted on December 19, 2018
Roam & Explore

Christmas Abroad: The Good & Bad

Christmas is pretty darn great. It doesn’t matter where in the world you call home, even the smallest dollop of Christmas cheer can turn the…
Posted on December 17, 2018
Roam & Explore

Your Guide For The Best Holiday Season

OMG! OMG! OMG! It’s-here-it’s-here-it’s-here. December. Aka the holiday season. Aka Advent. Aka the greatest, merriest, busiest,…
Posted on December 12, 2018
Stories & Scoops

The Girl On A Mission To Change Fitness

We had so much fun on our recent hair wrap shoot in Cairns, Australia. Having fun at the beach, sunning on the sand, modelling our awesome new…
Posted on November 26, 2018
Roam & Explore

6 Far-Flung Fitness Holidays You'll Love

We’ve always loved those crazy ideas that make the world a brighter place to live. The Cronut. The longboard stroller. Those doors that can…
Posted on November 23, 2018
Roam & Explore

12 Camping Spots In The Lucky Country

Do you know what we just remembered? How pretty darn great the earth is. Just think about all those amazing sunset snaps you post on Instagram…
Posted on November 07, 2018
Roam & Explore

9 Places For The Solo Trip Of A Lifetime

Nothing on earth beats that belly-flipping feeling you get when you do something awesome for the first time. Dunking a Dorito into homemade…
Posted on November 01, 2018
Roam & Explore

US National Parks With The Best Views

The sun rising and setting is a phenomenon and one that is pretty much overlooked by all of us, which is quite sad actually because we really like…
Posted on October 25, 2018
Roam & Explore

7 Buddymoons You Need With Your Bestie

Confession time: We're addicted to heavily-filtered snaps of loved-up traveling couples on Instagram. Show us a insanely cute couple star-jumping…
Posted on October 19, 2018
Buzz & Attention

We Raised £3,000 For Twenty10!

This year, we donated 10% of all Rainbow towel sales to Twenty10 in support of making LGBTIQA+ lives a little brighter. Twenty10 is an amazing…
Posted on October 18, 2018
Roam & Explore

6 Super-Fun Places For Your Couple Vacay

We don't want to alarm you or put you under any extra pressure, but there really should come a point in every relationship where Two For Tuesday…
Posted on October 11, 2018
Buzz & Attention

Dock & Bay Featured on Amazon UK

Dock & Bay were the featured seller on Amazon UK in September - what a treat! We were stoked to hear that a guy and his video camera…
Posted on September 18, 2018
Buzz & Attention

What's So Great About These Shorts Anyway?

For months, we've been painting stripes on everything we could to test potential new products. From horses to shoes to apples. You name it, we…
Posted on June 25, 2018
Buzz & Attention

Dock & Bay on CNN Money 'Traders'

Did you catch Dock & Bay on CNN Money? The business program spoke to founders Andy & Benno about all things towels and what's behind their…
Posted on May 30, 2018
Stories & Scoops

And That's A Wrap For Colour Of Summer

All good things must come to an end and this trip couldn't have been any better! There were celebrations, hugs and tears as Colour of Summer…
Posted on May 28, 2018
Stories & Scoops

Bali BBQ & Cocktails By The Pool

Colour of Summer was about getting a bunch of great people together and having an amazing shared experience.  3 different pairs of friends…
Posted on May 24, 2018
Stories & Scoops

Bali Waterpark Fun

The Colour of Summer team hit the water park! Waterbom Park in Kuta, was voted the top waterpark in all of Asia! And it didn't…
Posted on May 22, 2018
Stories & Scoops

Campuhan Ridge Hike in Bali

And we started walking. And walking. And it was hot, so so hot. The Colour of Summer team didn't complain though - they are made of sterner stuff,…
Posted on May 20, 2018
Buzz & Attention

Festival collection - The Inspiration

Run young, wild and free with your dream towel. Just don’t get lost. Here at Dock & Bay, we just LOVE festivals, who…
Posted on May 18, 2018
Buzz & Attention

100% Recycled Quick Dry Mens Swim Shorts

A dream becomes a reality. Well one step closer to reality anyway. The world's beaches are bound to be covered in cartwheeling, backflipping…
Posted on May 17, 2018
Stories & Scoops

Morning Yoga By The Pool

One of the best things to do in Bali is a bit of morning yoga. The island is teaming with expats who come to Bali as a yoga 'mecca' from all…
Posted on May 16, 2018
Stories & Scoops

And the Pool Party Fun Continues...

What happens when you put a bunch of great like-minded people together in a beautiful Bali villa, turn up the heat to 30°C / 84°F and…
Posted on May 11, 2018
Stories & Scoops

Pool Party Time!

This was the day everything came together, our ambassadors and our full collection of towels, and our awesome new swim shorts made from 100%…
Posted on May 08, 2018
Stories & Scoops

Cycling through Bali Rice Paddies

The first full day of our Colour of Summer trip got off to an exhilarating start as we woke up our Ambassadors bright and early for a bike ride…
Posted on May 02, 2018
Stories & Scoops

The Ambassadors Arrive in Bali

With the Dock & Bay team and our influencers settled into the Colour of Summer villa, the morning was spent preparing for our…
Posted on April 23, 2018
Buzz & Attention

Same Stripes. New Shades.

We've been listening Now we are well aware many people just LOVE the bold bright stripey colours in the Dock & Bay…
Posted on March 29, 2018
Roam & Explore

COS Special - Andy is blown away by Bali

ALL THINGS BALI Bali. The home of our Colour of Summer campaign and one of my favourite places in the world. There’s no…
Posted on February 12, 2018
Buzz & Attention

Dragons' Den pt 3 - Looking back on 2017

A LOOK BACK A lot has been going on since the airing of our Dragons' Den episode back in September 2017 and with the next…
Posted on January 30, 2018
Buzz & Attention

Meet the Influencers

Sophie & Paige Sophie Hannah Richardson is a London based full-time fashion, beauty and lifestyle blogger known for…
Posted on January 04, 2018
Buzz & Attention

COS Frequently Asked Questions

What are we looking for in an ambassador?  We wanted to find everyday people that share the same fun loving, adventurous attributes…
Posted on January 03, 2018
Buzz & Attention

See the Villa

Welcome to Bali Set in the picturesque hills of Canguu, Bali surrounded by rice fields and lush green forests is our Colour of Summer…
Posted on January 02, 2018
Buzz & Attention

Dragons' Den - Part 2 - Inside the Den

Note: Dragons’ Den is a UK television show where young businesses pitch to a set of 5 wealthy and successful investors to offer them a share…
Posted on September 12, 2017
Buzz & Attention

Dragons' Den - Part 1 - Before the Den

Watch us on BBC 2 - 10th September - 9pm. In May 2017, Ben and I stood in front of the famous lift doors, patiently…
Posted on September 09, 2017
Roam & Explore

Andy lets loose in Las Vegas

A crazy place to be Sorry we’ve been away from the blogs recently, Dock & Bay is getting crazy busy and Ben and I are working…
Posted on July 06, 2017
Roam & Explore

Benno finds beauty in Brazil

The most beautiful beach in the world "The most beautiful beach in the world”, they said. A few hours mini-bus from Rio di…
Posted on June 28, 2017
Roam & Explore

Andy gets silly in Shanghai

A visit to China I never really knew what to expect when visiting China for the first time this year. From the stories I’ve been…
Posted on June 20, 2017
Stories & Scoops

Launching Doing Our Bit

Because we care Whilst travelling the world and seeing all the stunning places that planet earth offers us to explore, it is sometimes…
Posted on June 15, 2017
Roam & Explore

Benno is pumped in Patagonia

Patagonia is natures' Wonderland When you research a travel destination you see all kinds of photos and in the modern day we are…
Posted on October 28, 2016
Roam & Explore

Andy takes charge in Toronto

Summer camp adventure Our western cultures have taken a noticeable shift since my parent’s generation and it’s a shift that…
Posted on October 21, 2016
Stories & Scoops

What makes our towels great

Having spent our lives using cotton towels to dry ourselves and microfibre to clean the car, no-one would have expected a towel that was both…
Posted on October 20, 2016
Roam & Explore

Benno is amazed in Agra

Travelling Northern India Every day in India is an adventure, and a day trip to Agra is no different. Agra is of course the one…
Posted on October 09, 2016
Roam & Explore

Andy gets queasy in Queenstown

Action captial of the world, Queenstown Whenever I get asked the question, where in the world is my favourite place to visit, I always…
Posted on September 17, 2016
Stories & Scoops

Andy & Benno #roamfree

Story time Dock & Bay was started by 2 guys with an unquestionable passion for travelling and a shared understanding that life is…
Posted on September 01, 2016
Stories & Scoops

The Inspiration Behind our Cabana

Be the first Our Cabana Towel, is the epitome of Dock & Bay, our signature product - the one where it…
Posted on August 06, 2016

Towels Reinvented

Visit the Shop