Thailand has stunning beaches

Thailand has stunning beaches

Hemera / Thailand

Mauritius is a tropical paradise

Mauritius is a tropical paradise

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Jolly Beach, Antigua

Jolly Beach, Antigua

Antigua & Barbuda Tourist Office

Miami beach lifeguard hut

Miami beach lifeguard hut

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Brancaster Staithe beaches, Norfolk Brancaster Staithe is a small fishing and sailing village on the dramatic North Norfolk coast, set close to beautiful beaches and salt marshes that... Read more	Ile de Ré beaches Famed for its long beaches, sand dunes and unique sunlight (not to mention its oysters), the 30km-long (19 miles) Ile de Ré, known as the St Tropez o... Read more	Puerto de la Cruz beaches Popular as a holiday resort for over a century, Tenerife's Puerto de la Cruz boasts one of the highe... Read more	Whitstable beaches, Kent A mere hop from London, the Kent coast is a magnet for capital dwellers in need of a seaside fix. Although perfectly pitche... Read more
Lyme Regis beaches, Dorset Dorset's famously fascinating coastline stretches from Lyme Regis in the west to Christchurch in the east, and is a U... Read more	Knysna beaches Picturesque Knysna is teeming with natural beauty and unspoilt landscapes. Nature lovers and romantics alike will be charmed by this coastal commun... Read more	Guernsey beaches The second largest of the Channel Islands, Gue... Read more	St Ives beaches, Cornwall A great toe of land poking into turquoise seas, Cornwall has long considered itself to be separate from the rest of Read more
Jersey beaches Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands and has a widely varied scenery and the most bustling ... Read more	Padstow beaches, Cornwall When looks were handed out, Cornwall certainly got all the breaks: soul-feeding scenery, some of Europe's best beaches, epi... Read more	Puerto del Carmen beaches Puerto del Carmen is the biggest and busiest resort on Lanzarote. It divides quite discretely into 'ol... Read more	Croyde beaches, Devon Devon's epically beautiful north coast is wilder, jagged and more remote-feeling than the south; perfect for blowing away cobwebs, escaping the dai... Read more

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