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September 17, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Best Beach Vacation
Many tourists go to Playa del Carmen to explore this laidback yet interesting place. There are many hotel accommodations here for your options. Playa del Carmen is just the perfect city to spend your next vacation especially if you love walking tours. You can spend some relaxing time here sightseeing and enjoying the various events and performances happening in the city. You can find the main tourist area along Quinta, such as the hotels, restaurants, bars, dive shops, boutiques, and department stores. Since there are streets used exclusively by pedestrians, you can enjoy long and quite walks without fearing of possible accidents.
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August 18, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
Bora Bora situated about 250 km north-west of Tahiti in the Leeward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. In short, Bora Bora is a love at first sight. No wonder, why honeymooners, lovers, and couples flock here throughout the year to renew their marriage vows as well as to rekindle their romantic feelings.
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July 27, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Beach Resorts
Thailand is the best destination for summer vacation, like Phuket island. There is a ‘place of peace’ nestled amongst coconut palms which leads to a private crescent beach touching brilliant turquoise sea. This place is Amanpuri, on Thailand’s jade green island of Phuket, where nature and culture harmoniously merge, yielding a pure tranquillity where less means more and luxury is found in graciousness.
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July 24, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Island Vacation
Thailand offers amazing underwater views that are worth seeing. Similan Archipelago National Park is made up of 9 small islands. It covers an area of 130 square kilometers. It is situated 50 kilometers off the west coast of Phangnga in the Andaman Sea. Sometimes, Ko Similan is referred as Ko Kao, or Nine Islands as the nine of them also has the number as a nickname. Actually, similan is corrupted from the Malay word “sembilan” for nine. From the north to the south, the archipelago comprises Ko Bon, Ko Ba Ngu, Ko Similan, Ko Payu, Ko Miang (actually two islands), Ko Payan, Ko Payang, Ko Ku Yong. They are just petite islands and most of them are uninhabited except for park officials and occasional tourist groups.
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July 08, 2009
By: WorldBeach
Category: Best Beach Vacation
Pink Sands Beach located on Harbour Island in the Bahamas, just 50 miles east of Nassau. So close to mainland USA that to miss this beauty would be unforgivable. So, we didn’t. And others make it a point to visit this wonder of nature as well. Harbour Island is a tiny speck, only and so narrow, you can easily see the other “coast”. Whoever first set foot here 3 1/2 miles long truly found paradise. It has one of the oldest Bahamian communities. Know the pictures of pastel colored houses? They’re here! From the 1800′s right on the shoreline, what a memory.
If you’re here for the beaches, make sure you take in the culture. Walking is best, followed by a nice ride on a golf cart. We were thinking that stocks in the local golf cart mechanic might be a winner. A real treat and “winner” as well is the food here. Don’t let “conch” scare you. Yes, it’s related to the snail, but tastes totally different.
The beach is pink because of the red coral in the area. Mixed with the white sand it appears pink. What was striking to us is the contrast with the deep blue sky and the green vegetation. Opportunities for pictures abound. Best times are early morning before you get too many harsh shadows messing up your shot, and late in the afternoon. Don’t worry about not having enough light. The sun is almost always shining here. Rain showers occur mid afternoon. The shore slopes slowly and the sandy bottom goes for quite a ways out. Some coral remnants and rocks are clustered about, but no need for shoes. Try walking as far as you can on the beach. If you’re not thinking of going in the water, take a set of good walkie-talkies from home and keep in touch as you both explore this side of the island.
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