Watersports
Antalya - from Byzantine to modern
Thursday, January 24th, 2008If you love beaches and nightlife, and even a bit of history too, then you will surely love a holiday in Antalya, on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
Going back to Byzantine times, Antalya is steeped in history, and this shows in the wonderful architecture, the medieval walls, and the crooked back streets, where you can lose yourself […]
Santa Giulia - a Corsican paradise
Thursday, January 17th, 2008Santa Giulia, on the sun drenched Mediterranean island of Corsica, is the ideal location for a beach holiday. The resort is simply a cluster of hotels and houses spread around a spectacular bay on the south east coast of this island that gave France Napoleon Bonaparte.
Corsica is so beautiful, you wonder why Napoleon bothered to […]
Varadero - Cuba’s beach paradise
Sunday, January 13th, 2008With its location on a beautiful thirteen-mile-long peninsula, and its fabulous long beach of soft white sand, Varadero is one of Cuba’s top beach resorts. Many of the resort’s hotels are on the beachfront, and almost all of them are all-inclusive, and offer the ultimate in relaxing environments. If you holiday here, you might be […]
Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica - paradise at its best
Sunday, January 6th, 2008With its great reggae music, tasty jerk chicken and beef, Red Stripe beer, friendly people, and sensational coastline, Jamaica is a place not to be missed if you are in search of that perfect beach holiday.
So, with an excellent reputation for hospitality and relaxation, what better place to unwind than the Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica? […]
Praia de Gale - the beach for sport
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Praia de Gale is one of the finest beaches of the Algarve - with its fine sweep of sand, bluish-green sea, beautiful rock formations, and warm Algarve sunshine, this is a place where you can truly relax. The resort has plenty of sport on offer too - either at Praia de Gale or nearby, you […]
The Ras Nungwi - Zanzibar’s little known hideaway
Sunday, November 11th, 2007Zanzibar is a delightful archipelago about thirty kilometres off the coast of East Africa, which with its soft beaches of coral sand, gently swaying palm trees, and turquoise waters, is a heaven for those who love the perfect relaxing beach holiday. Officially part of Tanzania, the archipelago is a paradise of many small islands […]
Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Sunday, November 4th, 2007The famous Seven Mile Beach of Grand Cayman is actually more like five-and-a-half miles long, but, heck, what’s a mile-and-a-half between friends when you’ve got a beach as beautiful as this? Or for those of you who think in kilometres, then it’s 9 km long. This beach is popular for its coral sand, its clear […]
Bondi Beach - the quintessential Australian paradise
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007No discussion about world beaches of note is complete without mentioning Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The beach is actually seven kilometres east of the central Sydney.
The beach itself is about one kilometre long and is popular throughout the year. The sea at Bondi Beach is particularly noted for its good surfing quality, with […]
Olu Deniz - a Blue Flag beach on the Mediterranean
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007Olu Deniz is a small, relatively quiet resort on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, with plenty of friendly cafes, bars and restaurants along its promenade. Olu Deniz not only has a wonderful sweep of fine sandy beach, but also a shallow lagoon, which is great for swimming and paddling if you don’t fancy going in the sea, […]
Saint-Tropez - the piece de resistance
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Located on the wonderful French Riviera, Saint-Tropez has been popular for its beaches, and as a highly fashionable holiday resort, for some time, first coming to the attention of the rich and famous back in the 1950’s, and to this day it is seen as one of the top vacation destinations, especially for the well-to-do. […]