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St. George Island State Park, Florida Panhandle

St. George Island State Park is the most popular and undisturbed part in the Florida panhandle. On the east end of the island, you can find undeveloped dunes and beaches. St. Georges has the longest beach front. You can explore the gulf, salt marshes, white sand, clear water, sandy coves, oak forests, and pines, which [...]

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Best Beach in Long Beach, California

People come here for the waterfront activities which have endless options, but there is a beach here, too. It’s been overtaken by the excitement created from the amusement park atmosphere provided by the Queen Mary, docked permanently here, to the Aquarium of the Pacific, one of my favorites, and the list goes on. You are [...]

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Koah Rong - Koh Rong Island, Cambodia

Grab your backpack. We’re off to a part of the world you’re probably wondering how and why you’ve made this a destination to visit. And yet, there is something appealing about the beaches in Cambodia. There is so much history around beaches - that’s one of the main reasons we keep hunting them down. Find [...]

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Miami in the 1930s

Miami prospered during the 1920s but weakened after the collapse of the Florida land boom of the 1920s, the 1926 Miami Hurricane and the Great Depression in the 1930s. When World War II began, Miami, well-situated due to its location on the southern coast of Florida, played an important role in the battle against German [...]

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Maroubra Beach, Sydney, Australia

Trying to dodge the draft? Rumor has it that Maroubra Beach is the perfect spot. According to legend, during World War II, surfers would take their boards out from this beach and hang out in the ocean for hours while draft officers combed the coast for recruits. Even if you’re not avoiding the army, Maroubra [...]

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