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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Paradise Lost: Can the Philippines preserve Siargao Island? feature A little-known surf paradise in the Philippines is about to get a big wave of tourism. Emilee Tombs ... Read more	Castaway on Lady Elliot Island, Australia feature Basking near Australia’s continental shelf, Marie Barbieri loses herself among marine creatures of... Read more	Learning to surf at the Gate of Hell feature We sent Daniel Fahey to the very cusp of the known world to catch some Chinese monsters. Here’s ho... Read more
Searching for whale sharks in Utila, Honduras feature Samantha Wilson heads to Útila in Honduras in search of Old Tom, the legendary barnacle-en... Read more	Island hopping in the Sporades, Greece feature Self-professed musical enthusiast Jack Palfrey visits the Greek Sporades, setting of 2008 hit fil... Read more	Top 5: Ultimate Caribbean beach escapes feature Whether you want to tan on a beach all day or party the night away, there’s a Caribbean island to ... Read more

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Dubai beaches Thanks to its sweeping beaches, bath temperature waters and first-rate facilities, it is easy to see why Dubai has become su... Read more	Cable Beach One of the most popular strips of shoreline on New Providence Island, Cable Beach gained fame during the post WWII boom in the Read more	Plettenberg Bay beaches Overlooking a sweeping half-moon bay, Plettenberg Bay is a charming and modern town on South Africa's famed Garden Ro... Read more	Nice beaches With its fantastic natural setting, a lively old town, art galleries and museums galore, numerous festivals (including its world-famous carnival) and ... Read more
Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise (also simply called Surfers) has for decades been synonymous with bronzed, buff surf lifesavers, gold bikini-clad meter maids, sur... Read more	Le Lavandou beaches Less well known than St Tropez and St Raphael, or nearby Bormes les Mimosas, Le Lavandou has been gaining in popularity in recent years as a more chil... Read more	Sark beaches Each of the Channel Islands has an entirely different character, resembling eccentric, charismatic ... Read more	Negril beaches Laid-back Negril is known as Jamaica's 'capital of casual.' It is less developed than the island's other resort towns, alt... Read more
Hurghada beaches Hurghada claims the prize of being the first commercial dive base in the Red Sea, dating back to the 1960s. Once an isolated and modest fishing vil... Read more	Buncrana beaches The coast of Ireland gets most spectacularly wild to the northwest, and Buncrana is one of the most breathtaking beaches o... Read more	Poole beaches, Dorset The beautiful coastline of Dorset is dotted by several thriving, busy traditional seaside resorts and is an extremely popular summer destination. P... Read more	Aldeburgh beaches, Suffolk The Suffolk coast is about as pretty and old-fashioned an experience of the English seaside as you will find, and the interesting, musical town of ... Read more

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