John Smith’s Bay is the only public beach in Smith’s Parish. It’s named after Captain John Smith who produced a map of Bermuda in 1631, despite never having set foot on the island. The captain was one of the early English colonists in Virginia and was saved by Pocahontas. Interestingly, Pocahontas went on to marry [...]
One reader recently suggested we look at Perhentian Island, Malaysia. This is a beach we have never been to - so if you have PLEASE leave us a true comment below. We hear from sources that due to increased tourism and poor management, Perhentian Island is facing coral malaise. Perhentian’s pristine beaches and [...]
Hapuna Beach is the largest white sand beach on the island and is utterly gorgeous. The body surfing’s pretty decent (especially when the wind picks up) and when we went on weekday mornings it wasn’t crowded. Rated the “Number one beach in America” by Conde Nast Traveler, Hapuna Beach is a long stretch of pristine [...]
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Flic-en-Flac beach is generally considered to be the most peaceful coastline on the island of Mauritius and offers some of the best snorkeling and diving sites around. It is situated on the west coast of the Island of Mauritius in the village of Flic-en-Flac and within five minutes walk from the public beach . Temperatures [...]
Rainbow beach is found in the same northeastern coastal part of Queensland, Australia as the giant E horizon. In fact, the red and yellow colors are remnants of the Spodic horizon that is diagnostic for Spodosols. Rainbow Beach is a small town, right on a long stretch of beautiful sand beach. There’s a sad story [...]