Thailand has stunning beaches

Thailand has stunning beaches

Hemera / Thailand

Mauritius is a tropical paradise

Mauritius is a tropical paradise

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Jolly Beach, Antigua

Jolly Beach, Antigua

Antigua & Barbuda Tourist Office

Miami beach lifeguard hut

Miami beach lifeguard hut

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Caloundra beaches Queensland's Sunshine Coast begins just an hour's drive north of Brisbane at the coastal resort town of Caloundra, and follo... Read more	Halkidiki beaches Halkidiki in northern Greece, close to the city of Thessaloniki, is made up of three 'fingers' jutting into the Aegean Sea. Th... Read more	Playa Blanca Beach Playa Blanca has grown in leaps and bounds over the last decade from being a port and fishing village to the third biggest resort on Read more	Isle of Colonsay beaches Scotland's Inner Hebrides have some amazingly spectacular scenery, and you'll find some soul-stirring whit... Read more
West Wittering beaches, Sussex The Sussex village of West Wittering lies close to the gorgeous emptiness of wide open sands, with views of Chichester Harbour and the South Downs ... Read more	Yarmouth beaches, Isle of Wight The small town of Yarmouth is a pretty tangle of streets and a cosy Isle of Wight resort serving the beautiful striped cliffs and golden sands of A... Read more	Clevedon beaches, Somerset The Somerset coastline offers sandy beaches and includes some busy seaside towns. You can have all the fun of the fair at Weston-super-Mare, but if... Read more	St Pete Beach About 10,000 people live in St Pete Beach full time, and with a few exceptions, most serve the tourists that double the population of this Gulf of ... Read more
Bournemouth beaches, Dorset The beautiful Dorset coast is dotted by several thriving, busy traditional seaside resorts, hugely popular with families. Bournemouth attracts a yo... Read more	Santa Barbara beaches Read more	St Ives beaches, Cornwall A great toe of land poking into turquoise seas, Cornwall has long considered itself to be separate from the rest of Read more	Agios Nikolaos beaches Agios Nikolaos (also known as Aghios Nikolaos and Ayios Nikolaos) on the island of Crete in Greece overlooks the calm, blue wa... Read more

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