Praia de Manguinhos - Manguinhos Beach Buzios

Imagine a beach two miles long, positioned in such a way that it receives the afternoon trade winds, yet doesn’t experience any of the related high surf. As you can see in the video below, my daughter didn’t like the murkiness of the sand here. In fact, hardly anyone comes to this beach for anything […]
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Praia da Azeda - Azeda Beach Buzios

A small sign pointed right. Praia da Azeda/Azedinha. Two of the most spectacular beaches in South America. To find them in the small fishing village of Búzios, we took the fold-up map, generously offered by another tourist who had a few, and parked the rental car at a plaza a hundred feet from another spectacle, […]
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Magaluf (Magalluf) Beach, Mallorca, Spain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN8XDRZjWjc”>Magaluf

Since my daughter recently returned from this area of Mallorca, I thought it would be a good idea to share this gem in the Mediterranean. To be fair, she and her husband didn’t partake of a percentage of what Magaluf has to offer; a resort on a grande scale with the backdrop of mountains and three beaches […]
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Secret Harbour Beach - St. Thomas USVI

You knew there would have to be a beach in St. Thomas somewhere with the word Secret in the title. And this is it. It’s not really secluded or anything, unless you count the many condos that have found their way to the shore. One nice crescent and a compacted sand beach lined with short […]
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