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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Grand Anse Beach Grenada claims as many as 45 different beaches, but none compares to 3km (2-mile) long Grand Anse Beach, ideally situated ... Read more	Beaches in St Peter St Peter Parish is home to a couple of very fine resorts, where guests tend to stay put. It's far removed from the island, but what the parish lac... Read more	Sharm el-Sheikh beaches Originally a little fishing village, Sharm el-Sheikh has developed into a well-equipped tourist resort and is still in a state of continual expansion.... Read more	Hurghada beaches Hurghada claims the prize of being the first commercial dive base in the Red Sea, dating back to the 1960s. Once an isolated and modest fishing vil... Read more
Benidorm beaches Despite decades of adverse publicity from the highbrow press, Benidorm remains one of the most visited holiday resorts in Spain<... Read more	Los Cristianos beaches On one of Europe's most famous holiday islands, Tenerife, Los Cristianos is a r... Read more	Naples beaches Naples is southwest Florida's version of ritzy Palm Beach, home to some of A... Read more	Portrush beaches The Northern Ireland coast is fascinating historically, dotted by resorts with one foot in the Victorian age, and crammed with spectacular scenery ... Read more
Newcastle beaches The Victorian resort of Newcastle, on the awe-inspiring Northern Ireland 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	Playa del Inglés Beach Playa del Inglés is Gran Canaria's busiest tourist resort and clusters around a concrete ... Read more

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