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Username: TuffGong
Posted 2006-03-13 22:54:21 and read 6048 times.
after reading the "snow, glorious snow" thread and seeing some people aren't too happy witht he snow it got me thinking, whats your favourite beach in the world that you've been to?
I just loved Hanauma bay on the island of Oahu, Hawaii when I was there a few years back, great sand, warm water and a beautiful reef.
Username: Diesel1
Posted 2006-03-13 23:06:18 and read 6038 times.
A view from The Point, Little Haven, Pembs, UK, looking across Little Haven, Settlands and Broad Haven beaches.
[Edited 2006-03-13 23:14:43]
Username: YYZflyer
Posted 2006-03-13 23:07:07 and read 6038 times.
My favourite beach is in Cancun. Sand that never gets hot, clear water, nice waves. 
And sometimes topless women. 
Username: TransIsland
Posted 2006-03-13 23:08:11 and read 6038 times.
Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, The Bahamas.
Username: EGGD
Posted 2006-03-13 23:27:31 and read 6027 times.
There aren't many great beaches in the UK, but I guess there is one that has particular sentimental value to me. Last summer my friends and I road tripped it down to the Isle of Purbeck to a beach in Studland bay. The day was perfect, I don't think we've ever had nicer weather for a road trip and everything went smoothly. I have a couple of pictures here, look how clear the sky is (for England!).
As for the rest of the world I don't know. I've been to a lot of nice beaches (The Algarve, Greek Islands, much of Australias east coast spring to mind) but I guess I have a preference for the beach at Port Douglas. I didn't spend much time there but it seemed like a beautiful place, when the weather wasn't so volatile at least. I remember it for the green parrots that played about in the palm tree's that lined the beach, and also the golden sand and warm (if shark/jellyfish infested) waters.
Guess that's about it.
Username: MGA
Posted 2006-03-13 23:35:38 and read 6020 times.
Key Biscayne, Florida... Its always relaxing... Playa Blanca, Nicaragua is 2nd.
MGA
Username: Nighthawk
Posted 2006-03-13 23:53:05 and read 6010 times.
I cant believe this thread is 5 replies long, and noone has mentioned:
Photo © Justin Cederholm
Username: CMHSRQ
Posted 2006-03-13 23:59:47 and read 6006 times.
Siesta Key, Florida, some of the white, finest sand in the world.
Username: LINATHJNX
Posted 2006-03-14 00:18:55 and read 5996 times.
Beautiful all...but how can you put a photo in a post...may be I am stupid but I didn't find instruction.....
Would you help me?
Thanks
Paolo
Username: 9VSPO
Posted 2006-03-14 00:24:08 and read 5991 times.
Anywhere in the Grenadines. 
Username: YOWza
Posted 2006-03-14 00:29:29 and read 5987 times.
East facing beach on Bandos in the Maldives is cool. Actually most beaches in the Maldives are very cool.
YOWza
Username: Jafa39
Posted 2006-03-14 00:29:36 and read 5987 times.
Quoting LINATHJNX (Reply 8):
Beautiful all...but how can you put a photo in a post...may be I am stupid but I didn't find instruction.....
Would you help me?
Go to the photobucket site, upload your pics, copy the IMG tag (usually the bottom one of the 3 options) and paste that tag into your reply.
My fave beach in the world is:
Stanmore Bay Whangaparaoa Peninsula NZ.
Username: LINATHJNX
Posted 2006-03-14 00:33:52 and read 5980 times.
Thank you very much Jafa39, very kind from you!
I'm going to post some nice place,
thank again
Username: PPVRA
Posted 2006-03-14 00:43:12 and read 5972 times.
Among others. For those in the U.S., there is a new Travel Channel special called Off The Beaten Path tonight at 8 p.m. E.T. which will have a segment on the above place (Fernando de Noronha Archipelago). There is also a new commercial on TV that features the place, can't remember what it is for though...
Cheers
Username: AirCop
Posted 2006-03-14 00:56:56 and read 5963 times.
Orient Beach on St. Martin isn't to shabby.
Username: Babybus
Posted 2006-03-14 01:01:42 and read 5958 times.
Pidgeon Point on Tobago is pretty nice.
If you ever dreamed of a beach, that's what you dreamed of.
Username: MBMBOS
Posted 2006-03-14 01:10:08 and read 5955 times.
Cinnamon Bay, St. John, USVI.
Username: Pauara
Posted 2006-03-14 01:30:01 and read 5943 times.
Any beach in the exumas will do it for me no where comes close to the serinity there.
Username: Seb146
Posted 2006-03-14 09:18:22 and read 5896 times.
TMI alert:
Two beaches near Portland are my favorite: Collins Beach west of Portland is a sandy strech where the cargo ships pass bound for Asia or Portland and the other is Rooster Rock with miles of hiking trails. Both are clothing optional.
GO CANUCKS!!
Username: Aerorobnz
Posted 2006-03-14 09:55:16 and read 5888 times.
In terms of beaches that are within built up cities I think Ipanema Beach in Rio is very nice.
Username: N1120A
Posted 2006-03-14 09:58:06 and read 5886 times.
While I love Kaanapali Beach in Maui and Ixtapa, Mexico, nothing beats the coast of California. All of it.
Username: Jafa39
Posted 2006-03-14 10:15:23 and read 5877 times.
Quoting LINATHJNX (Reply 12):
Thank you very much Jafa39, very kind from you!
Send me an IM if you can't make it work.
Username: Flyingbabydoc
Posted 2006-03-14 10:21:31 and read 5871 times.
Definitely for me it is Positano, on the Amalfi Coast...most beautiful place on Earth...
Alex
Username: Lewis
Posted 2006-03-14 12:11:07 and read 5858 times.
I haven't been to any good beaches internationally so here it goes:
Maganari in Ios, probably the clearest waters I have ever seen with a view of Santorini island on the horizon
Red beach in Santorini (colour caused from the volcanic nature of the sand and rocks)
Kolympithres beach in Paros
Its hard to choose between the three of them, all are equally good. One of the beaches that is a must IMO but I haven't visited yet is Navagio (Shipwreck) beach in Zakynthos.
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Username: Sabena332
Posted 2006-03-14 16:43:02 and read 5824 times.
Quoting Lewis (Reply 23):
One of the beaches that is a must IMO but I haven't visited yet is Navagio (Shipwreck) beach in Zakynthos.
I have been there some years ago, the beach sucks because there are mostly stones and not only sand. Furthermore was the water way too cold compared to the beach at our hotel.
Patrick
Username: Jush
Posted 2006-03-14 16:46:26 and read 5824 times.
nuff said 
Username: Flyingbabydoc
Posted 2006-03-14 17:23:52 and read 5811 times.
Quoting Jush (Reply 25):
nuff said
Is this beach in Rügen Island? Near the ferry boarding to Sweden? (Sassnitz, I guess?)
Looks like it...
Username: BigOrange
Posted 2006-03-14 18:26:36 and read 5793 times.
Gunnison Beach in Sandy Hook National Recreation Area.
You can sit on the beach, watch JFK arrivals overhead with the winds in the right direction, plus it's the only nudist beach in NJ, so you get eye candy of the human variety as well as of the aeronautical variety
Username: A319XFW
Posted 2006-03-14 18:51:25 and read 5782 times.
One outside the box.......
http://www.grand.beach.mb.ca/thebeach.html
Quote:
Grand Beach was once voted (by Playboy Magazine) one of the top ten beaches in the world - maybe even for the sand.
But Pigeon Point on Tobago is quite nice too
http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/5891/Tobago_Pigeon_point.jpg
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/o/...%20Pigeon%20Point%20-%20Tobago.jpg
Username: Texan
Posted 2006-03-14 19:06:30 and read 5778 times.
I can only comment on beaches in SoCal, Hawaii, and Florida, but my favorites are Destin and Melbourne Beach, FL. Clearwater Beach is also really nice, as is the beach on Hanalei Bay on Kaua'i. It's volcanic beach and can get really hot really quickly, but it is absolutely breathtaking.
Texan
Username: Erikwilliam
Posted 2006-03-14 21:25:04 and read 5751 times.
Brazilian coast line, specially NOrthEast.
NZ has some real nice beaches, but too cold whater.
Australia has amazing beaches, but you can´t drink in the sand, nor there are bar that serve you in the sand, that´s a deal breaker for me.
Winner, BRASILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Username: 9VSPO
Posted 2006-03-14 21:26:35 and read 5751 times.
Quoting Erikwilliam (Reply 30):
Winner, BRASILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Have you ever met Mike in Brazil?
Username: Oldman55
Posted 2006-03-14 23:48:08 and read 5725 times.
Quoting N1120A (Reply 20):
While I love Kaanapali Beach in Maui and Ixtapa, Mexico, nothing beats the coast of California. All of it.
Totally agree. two of the nicest are Lauguna Beach in S.CAL. and Carmel in Central CA. Haven,t seen much of the North Coast yet, someday
Username: LINATHJNX
Posted 2006-03-15 01:19:30 and read 5701 times.
I've been in many places around the world and I like tropical beaches but...
to me (that is very personal) the Mediterranean has a different feel.
This is the beach I like most (but there are more I love).
It is in the small island of Caprera, in the north of Sardinia, toward Corsica.
It is very small and difficult to reach, but the contrast between the light blu waters and the pink rocks is stunning, especially in the late afternoon sun
hope you like it
Paolo
Username: LINATHJNX
Posted 2006-03-15 01:32:18 and read 5696 times.
This is another view of the same beach
and this is another super favourite:
Alyko in Naxos island, Greece
Waiting for summer....
Paolo
Username: CB777
Posted 2006-03-15 03:42:05 and read 5670 times.
My favorite beach in the world is the birth place of my mom on this tiny island in Croatia called SUSAK.
CB777
Username: TuffGong
Posted 2006-03-15 03:50:00 and read 5666 times.
Quoting LINATHJNX (Reply 33):
Damm that beach is beautiful....i've always wanted to go to teh med, been to many tropical beaches but havent made my way over there yet, those pictures make me that much more motivated to get out there!
Username: DFWMzuri
Posted 2006-03-15 03:53:15 and read 5664 times.
Freemantle, Australia and Ocho Rios, Jamaica come to mind as two beautiful places.
Username: Erikwilliam
Posted 2006-03-15 12:37:15 and read 5628 times.
Quoting 9VSPO (Reply 31):
Have you ever met Mike in Brazil?
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Man I´ve seen it, those girls are a bit, what can I say, hot, but 2nd class maybe...too damm funny.
Username: Gkirk
Posted 2006-03-15 12:43:14 and read 5625 times.
Olu Deniz beach in Turkey, simply wonderful.
Username: Thom@s
Posted 2006-03-16 12:07:02 and read 5562 times.
Hands down.
Photo © Daniel Werner
(And I kinda wish hers were...)
Would love to visit sometime. The beach I mean.
Thom@s
Username: Fbgdavidson
Posted 2006-03-16 17:30:31 and read 5546 times.
The Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI
White Bay, Jost van Dyke, BVI
Most fun is to sail within a quarter of a mile of the shore, maybe a bit more, drop anchor and swim ashore
Username: A332
Posted 2006-03-16 17:54:52 and read 5535 times.
South Beach.... hellooooo!
I love it there... my absolute favorite destination!
Username: Matt27
Posted 2006-03-16 18:19:13 and read 5525 times.
Piha Beach, Auckland, NZ. The most beautiful beach ever.
Username: Continental
Posted 2006-03-16 19:18:02 and read 5511 times.
Quoting CB777 (Reply 35):
My favorite beach in the world is the birth place of my mom on this tiny island in Croatia called SUSAK.
I can testify! I was there in August. Did you go off the "5 steps" on the other side of the island? While Susak has some great beaches (they have sand!), I think my favorite is on a nearby island of Cres. Fantastic beaches, and many are secluded and empty!
Username: CB777
Posted 2006-03-17 02:02:05 and read 5489 times.
Continental
I been to the 5 steps plenty of times, I am goin there this summer maybe sometime in July, are you goin this summer?
CB777
Username: Continental
Posted 2006-03-17 02:30:29 and read 5485 times.
CB777: I may be going. My cousin is having a wedding in Opatija, so I may be there. If I go to Croatia, I HAVE to go to Cres. By the way, have you jumped off the 5th step?
Username: CB777
Posted 2006-03-17 02:52:11 and read 5480 times.
Continental
yes I did, had a rough landing LOL, I am planning on goin to Opatija also I'll see you there and we'll go drinking
CB777
Username: BDKLEZ
Posted 2006-03-18 23:15:17 and read 5422 times.
This one in Glencolmcille, County Donegal. It's called Silver Strand and it's in a small bay and is secluded, quiet and in the summer very warm as the Gulf Stream winds heat Ireland's Atlantic coast.
Username: Str8fromthe808
Posted 2006-03-19 09:59:55 and read 5388 times.
being from oahu we have a ton of crazy beaches here but i must say i love the pacific northwest, i think probably a lot due to the fact that it is soooo different from the beaches that i see everyday...
Oregon Coast...it was 42 degrees at this 'beach' but sooo surreal, for me at least
of course...i live in hawai'i so this makes do for the most part..
Beach @ Bellows on oahu - go there almost every week 
Username: Cedars747
Posted 2006-03-19 17:36:33 and read 5365 times.
Mediteranean sea
City:Beirut
Beach name:Ramlet el Bayda
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| Ramlet el Bayda |
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Username: BR076
Posted 2006-03-19 17:45:14 and read 5360 times.
Best beach is Pattaya beach, great place to recover from a heavy night in town.
Username: Comorin
Posted 2006-03-21 01:27:39 and read 5322 times.
The Hamptons in NY are spectacular. There is this beautiful light that's hard to describe, and an apres-beach style that's always beyond reach...
Username: FutureUALpilot
Posted 2006-03-21 01:29:50 and read 5322 times.
Mine is either Torrey Pines in San Diego, because that is where I did most of my surfing, or Swamis, a local surf spot. In terms of beauty anything in Hawaii tops my list.
Username: Senorcarnival
Posted 2006-03-21 01:34:05 and read 5317 times.
Carmel in Central California was a detour that I'm glad I took. Newport, OR wasn't bad either, but I just wish I had visited when it was slightly warmer (I went there in February.)
Torres, in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, was nice when I went there as a wee one nearly 20 years ago. We also took some vacations in Ubatuba.
Username: Tuffgong
Posted 2006-03-22 06:32:45 and read 5280 times.
Quoting Str8fromthe808 (Reply 49):
i live in hawai'i so this makes do for the most part..
I think any beach in all of Hawai'i would "make do" compared to anyhting remotly close to my home.
Username: AerorobNZ
Posted 2006-03-22 07:52:18 and read 5270 times.
Quoting Matt27 (Reply 43):
Piha Beach, Auckland, NZ. The most beautiful beach ever.
yep, also one of the world's more dangerous beaches for swimmers/surfers/fisherman...
Username: Mdsh00
Posted 2006-03-22 08:09:52 and read 5268 times.
The beaches of California and Hawaii all have a special charm to them, I don't know which ones I like best. One beach that I like here in Grenada is probably one of the best in the Caribbean:
Grand Anse Beach in Grenada (a long long long beach)
Username: JGPH1A
Posted 2006-03-22 09:23:41 and read 5262 times.
Prettiest beach I ever went to was Pink Beach, on Komodo Island, Indonesia - completely unspoilt, no structures of any kind visible, just pale pink coral sand, rolling grassy hills with a few trees, and this curving bay of crystal clear warm water teeming with fish and the most amazing coral - incredible.
Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 41):
White Bay, Jost van Dyke, BVI
Mmmmm - Painkillers in a hammock, heaven !
Username: 9V-SPF
Posted 2006-03-22 09:59:37 and read 5256 times.
I´ve been to a lot of wonderful beaches all around the world but one that comes to my mind right now is in Bahia Honda State Park on Bahia Honda Key, Florida:
Beautiful and very quiet.
Username: AT502B
Posted 2006-03-22 17:31:05 and read 5230 times.
Any beach on Bazaruto Island, Mozambique
Username: RJ111
Posted 2006-03-22 17:40:40 and read 5221 times.
Quoting Lewis (Reply 23):
Its hard to choose between the three of them, all are equally good. One of the beaches that is a must IMO but I haven't visited yet is Navagio (Shipwreck) beach in Zakynthos.
Ahh yes, been there. 
Ever tried Paleokastritsa in Corfu?
Excellent for snorkelling. 
Username: NA
Posted 2006-03-22 17:51:21 and read 5214 times.
Cooks Bay, Moorea. Just unbelievable.
Username: AsstChiefMark
Posted 2006-03-22 18:02:31 and read 5209 times.
I love the beauty of Chesil Beach. It's between Weymouth and the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. It's the perfect pebble beach.
Mark
Username: PPVRA
Posted 2006-03-23 19:27:22 and read 5169 times.
ehh, whatever happend to my pic:
hope this time it lasts longer.. awesome snorkling there, btw.
Cheers
Username: CraigW
Posted 2006-03-23 20:46:47 and read 5159 times.
Clifton 3rd Cape Town - where the beautiful people play
http://triguys.com/info/infographics/clifton_003.jpg
Username: Derico
Posted 2006-03-23 21:49:08 and read 5152 times.
Huge endless beaches, nice little forests, spacious hangouts, lighthouses, long sunsets, cool nights, beautiful southern Argentine girls. Nuff said.
A summer's dream...
Username: RootsAir
Posted 2006-03-23 22:07:41 and read 5148 times.
Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
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Username: Raffik
Posted 2006-03-24 01:21:08 and read 5118 times.
1) Manly Beach- Sydney
2) Paradise Beach- Byblos
Username: AA61Hvy
Posted 2006-03-24 01:46:51 and read 5113 times.
RootsAir-Good call. I was just about to post the same beach..Amazing place. My favorite beach thus far. Though I plan on going to Taveuni, Fiji in the near future. So my favorite may change
Username: Checo77
Posted 2006-03-24 02:08:23 and read 5106 times.
Mine is MIAMI BEACH and I cant believe nobody mentioned it yet!!!
Photo © Paul Morley
Photo © Suresh A. Atapattu
Photo © Suresh A. Atapattu
Adam
Username: Luisde8cd
Posted 2006-03-24 05:47:18 and read 5090 times.
Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
And the best part is that it is only 100 miles away from here! Paradise is only a short Dash7 20min hop away!
Saludos desde Caracas,
Luis
Username: Joness0154
Posted 2006-03-24 08:55:43 and read 5083 times.
Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 41):
The Baths, Virgin Gorda, BVI
White Bay, Jost van Dyke, BVI
Most fun is to sail within a quarter of a mile of the shore, maybe a bit more, drop anchor and swim ashore
Agreed. Justt got back from my 2nd sailing spring break to the BVI's. I also love Loblolly Bay and Cow Wreck Bay on Anegada, and Brewers Bay too! I love sailing and I love the BVI's. Can't beat em!
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