Why Settle for One Beach When You Can Have Ten?
Which is the best beach in the world? I’ll be darned if I know, as I have only ever got sand in my shoes on about 7 of them. I also have to admit that a cold British wind was whipping round my stinging ears on 5 of them as well.
This leaves me with two foreign beaches to my credit. One in Spain and one in Italy. Now I feel that it is time to see some more and this led me to the original question about which one is the best on the planet.
Photo by Shazwan
The problem is that most of them are too far away just to pop along and see if they are really that great or not. It’s not like when someone tells you that the local supermarket has an offer on beans and you put on your coat and wander round to stock up for the next few weeks. I soon realised that going directly to the best beach in the world wasn’t going to be easy. People talk about fabulous stretches of sand in Thailand, Jamaica, India, Spain, Colombia and the Seychelles as being the best on Earth while I can’t even make my mind up between Blackpool and Bournemouth. You see my problem I am sure. Anyway, I made this list of what I would look for in the best beach to see if it might help narrow things down. Read more…
Florida Tourism Gets 30 Million USD Marketing Funds from BP
After losing most of their tourism business last year, the effort to support tourism in Florida and its Panhandle beaches has just gotten a new boost of 30 million US dollars marketing grant from BP. The announcement was made earlier today by Governor Rick Scott at a press conference, in the company of BP officials and local tourism leaders.
Since the oil spill, the largest in history, affecting the Gulf of Mexico, BP has payed about 82 million US dollars to Florida, money invested in tourism and commercial seafood testing. The company responsible for the disaster causing all this problems in the first place has already makde paments to Mississippi (18 million USD) and to Alabama (22 million). Louisiana also received 5 million, a first of six due BP payments, amounting to 30 million US dollars. Read more…
Top 10 Reasons to Visit Boracay Island
How do you feel about travelling to a tropical Southeast Asian country where you will get premium value for your dollar, get a tan, enjoy the friendliness of the people and have a great view of one of the most stunning beaches in the world? This is exactly what you will get to experience when you visit Boracay Island in the Philippines.
Located about an hour’s flight away from Manila which is the Philippine capital, Boracay is a beach destination which is amazingly popular. In terms of the quality of the beaches, Boracay has sands and waters which are comparable to the ones you will find in the Caribbean, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
In fact, you can line up the Boracay Island experience as being at par with having a beach vacation in Bali, Indonesia; Bora Bora of the French Polynesia; Maui in Hawaii; Jamaica; or the Seychelles. Read more…
Modernights Launches Online Beach Travel Guide (Review)
Allbestbeaches.com, the newly launched online beach travel guide by Modernights, offers tourist information on 1000 beaches in the world, deemed the best by their group of travel writers. The sites offers details such as beach’s location, climate and amenities, providing several browsing options for its users, who can access a few beach sections defined by continent, region or type of beach (white sand beaches). To make the experience a visual one, each site section comes with beach photos.
What’s interesting is the website’s live web cam broadcasts from some of the beaches it features, helping travelers-to-be the opportunity of getting as close as possible to a first hand experience before they actually go. Allbestbeaches.com is now broadcasting from La Puntilla beach in the Dominican Republic. The online beach guide also selects the “Best Beach of the Year,” title that this year has been awarded to is Whitehaven Beach in Queensland, Australia. And we’re about done with the positive aspects… Read more…
Top Three Things to Do in Belize
Formerly known as the British Honduras, Belize is a small country in Central America which prides itself with its diverse culture, historical background and beauty of its natural environment. Belize is located just off the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico with Guatemala as its neighbor.
Photo by kuyman
Belize offers the best of what the Caribbean Sea and the jungles of Central America have to offer. On land, history buffs explore the Mayan ruins in a quest to understand the mysteries of that great civilization. There are over 570 species of birds to see in the protected wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in Belize. Off shore, the marine reserves offer a kaleidoscope of coral, dolphins, turtles and fish while divers and snorkelers experience the cool crystal blue seas.
What are the top three things to do when in Belize? Read more…
Sailing and sunbathing on New Year’s Eve
Guest post by Cristina Banu
Last year was the first in which I did not see any snow in the period around New Year’s Eve. Why? Because I spent that special time of the year on a cruise in the Caribbeans.
It was a very nice experience, being on such a big ship – Mein Schiff, on a tour provided by TUI. The best thing about cruises is that you sleep at night relaxed in your bed while the ship is heading to the next island. In the morning the ship arrives in the harbor and you have the entire day to go sunbathing, sightseeing, shopping, sailing, diving, basically whatever you want to do on the islands.
The ship had very good food and lots of it! When you go on such a cruise, you need to be careful not to eat too much. It isn’t easy though, if you enjoy eating as much as I do 
. I went to the gym everyday to make sure I stay in shape.
New Year’s Eve was celebrated with lots of food, drinks, deserts, all arranged in shapes of castles, the Eiffel tower and other such architectural landmarks. I could hardly decide which one to try first. At midnight all passengers and crew gathered on the deck to watch the beautiful fireworks. Read more…
Photo Wednesday – Hidden Beaches of Sardinia
If you’re planning a beach holiday in Sardinia, there are a few things you should know. Most of the smaller, quieter, private beaches are hidden, or at least they seem so. No signs pointing you in the wrong direction, minuscule entrances that you’d hardly know lead you in the right way, few people walking by to give you directions, they’re already sun bathing or swimming!
Yet you know they’re there, you’ve heard of them and feel like spending an afternoon on a semi-deserted beach where it’s quiet enough to have a pleasant conversation, read a book, or fall asleep to the sound of the waves.
So what can a tourist do to reach these pieces of heaven? Read more…
