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Dave Jackson on June 9th, 2009

You’ll find Hamoa Beach about a ten minutes drive from little Hana. The beautiful drive is easy to make, with lots of great scenery along the way. There isn’t a parking lot, so you’ll need to park on the side of the road and walk down the steps to the beach. Parking won’t a problem [...]

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Dave Jackson on December 9th, 2008

The calm, clear waters at Hulopoe Bay make it an excellent place for snorkeling and scuba diving. The waters here are part of a protected Marine Life Sanctuary and underwater park and they are brimming with sea life. Hanauma Bay is one of the best and most popular snorkeling and swimming areas in the world. [...]

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Dave Jackson on November 25th, 2008

Ipanema beach is extremely diverse and entertaining: you can surf, play soccer, fresco ball, volleyball, buy a bikini, drink coconut water, cycle or run along the board walk. At weekends the beach gets filled by carioca who literary spend the whole day chatting and sunbathing: a flamboyant gay community stands in front of posto 8, [...]

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1,479 visits
Dave Jackson on September 9th, 2008

What has made Rio famous is its Carnival. Just north of Recife is the beautiful colonial town of Olinda, which has one of Brazil’s best carnival celebrations. The travel highlight (in terms of beaches) of this region is undoubtedly Fernando de Noronha, which Brazilians will tell you has the best beaches in Brazil. Rio de [...]

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Dave Jackson on September 8th, 2008

Ipanema is one of the most expensive places to live in Rio. At the forefront of beach culture are the many surfers and sun worshippers who socialize daily at the beach. Although beachfront rentals are highly sought after they tend to be more expensive than the rentals that are close, but not on the beach. [...]

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299 visits
Dave Jackson on September 5th, 2008

This beach stirs the imagination as brave surfers perform death-defying feats. Swimming is unthinkable in the winter, and strong currents can even be encountered during the rest of the year. I could feel sand going into my nose and every place imaginable that you don’t want sand, if you know what I mean. I tried [...]

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Dave Jackson on September 4th, 2008

Why drive to the beach when you can just walk out the front door onto the gorgeous, white sand? Here are some of our favorite resorts located on the beach in the Caribbean. Along the main stretch of beach, the sand is public to the high-water mark, so a nonstop line of visitors and vendors [...]

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756 visits
Dave Jackson on September 3rd, 2008

Ipanema beach is extremely diverse and entertaining: you can surf, play soccer, fresco ball, volleyball, buy a bikini, drink coconut water, cycle or run along the board walk. At weekends the beach gets filled by locals, called “Carioca”, who literary spend the whole day chatting and sunbathing: a flamboyant gay community stands in front of [...]

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1,120 visits
Dave Jackson on August 27th, 2008

Ipanema Beach is considered one of the most beautiful in the world and was made famous by the song The Girl from Ipanema. This area has always played a role in the culture of Rio de Janeiro. Ipanema beach is lined with tents selling food and drink and renting beach chairs. One good place, run [...]

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