Mexico
beaches: also see Mexico Pictures, Mexico Travel Guide
- Good beaches, amazing sights, good food and low cost.
Malaysia
beaches: also see
Malaysia Pictures,
Malaysia Travel Guide
- Datai Beach, Langkawi Island. One of the world's most secluded
and picture-perfect hideaways.
- Pantai Teluk Belanga [Emerald Bay], Pangkor Laut. A luxury resort
on the brilliant crescent bay of a tiny private island.
- Berjaya Tioman Beach Resort, a secluded, palm-fringed beach, or
Kampung Juara for
total serenity. Both on Tioman Island.
- Long Beach, Kecil Island, Perhentian Islands. A popular destination
for budget travelers.
- Puraran Beach, Catanduanes Island, one of the Philippines' major
surf venues with with white sand that demands a hug.
- Redang Island, Redang archipelago, with a superb marine park,
is excellent for scuba/snorkel addicts.
- Turtle Beach and Golden Beach, Similajau National Park, Sarawak.
Well worth the hassle to get there for some of Malaysia's finest
beaches.
The Caribbean embraces dozens of picturesque beaches.
Caribbean | Caribbean
Map | Caribbean Beach
Resorts
Australia
[North East Coast]:
- it's autumn and water is chilly in southern Australia, go north but don't expect much surf.
Mediterranean:
probably good sunshine around the Med but the sea will still be
chilly.
- Many fantastic Greece
beaches, see Greece
Beach Pictures
- Some good Turkey beaches,
see Turkey
Beach Pictures
- Some great France
beaches; the Cote d'Azur is crowded but Corsica
beaches [an island] are less busy, less costly and more beautiful.
- There's still a little space left in Spain
but you may have difficulty escaping Brits and Russians.
- La Costa Verde, Sardinia
island, and Lampedusa Island, Italy
beaches. A superb beach and less busy than Costa Smeralda, the
island's best-known area.
- Sidi Abdel Rahman or Mersa Matrouh, Egypt
Travel Guide. Long stretches of brilliant white sand beaches
along the coast from Alexandria and Mersa Matrouh. Egypt
Pictures.
- Kolocep Island, Croatia, with some of the loveliest, secluded
beaches in Europe.
Atlantic
Ocean beaches:
- Many excellent beaches in Portugal
Travel Guidel, see Portugal
Beach Pictures.
- Some great stretches of soft sand in the west coast of France
travel Guide, such as La Rochelle, Arcachon,
Biarritz
and St
Jean de Luz. See France
Beach Pictures.
Philippines
beaches:
- Muelle Bay, Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island. An ideal place to do
island-hopping on to pristine beaches.
- Puraran Beach, Catanduanes Island, one of the Philippines' major
surf venues with appealing white sand.
Vietnam
beaches: also see
Vietnam Pictures,
Vietnam Travel Guide
- China
Beach, between Da Nang and Hoi An. An endless and unspoilt white
strand.
- Nha Trang on 'the Vietnamese Riviera' is a delightful little town
of friendly locals, with a splendid white beach.
- Hon Chong Beach, Ha Tien; a seductive beach near the Cambodian
border.
- Bai Tam [Long Beach], Phu Quoc Island. A secret jewel of Southeast
Asia.
Pacific
Ocean beaches. See also Pacific
Beach Pictures | Pacific
Map
- Many great beaches in Hawaii, see Hawaii
beaches.
- Anakena
beach, Easter
Island Pictures. Not a huge beach but soft sand, clear sea,
palm trees and six huge moai.
- Matira Beach, Bora
Bora beaches pictures, French Polynesia. One of South Pacific's
best beaches, beginning at the famous resort Hotel Bora Bora.
- Yasawa
Islands beaches pictures, Fiji, a group of islands with small
sandy beaches and low cost backpacker resorts.
- One Foot Island Beach, islet of Aitutaki Island, the Cook
Islands.
- South coast of Ofu Island, American Samoa. A wonderful landscape
with very few tourists.
- Lefaga Beaches and Aleipata Beach, Upolu island, Western Samoa.
Little known but one of the cutest beaches in the South
Pacific.
- Ha'apai Beach, Foa
island, Ha'apai islands, Tonga. Low cost with the friendliest locals.
Indian
Ocean beaches:
- Ile Sainte Marie, Madagascar
pictures. An idyllic island resort fringed by peaceful beaches.
- Pangani, Tanzania, and the north & east coast of Zanzibar.
Perfect for relaxating after wildlife safaris.
Thailand
beaches: or see
Thailand Beach Pictures,
Thailand Travel Guide,
Beaches Map
May - Oct is probably the worst time to go, especially on the Andaman
[west] Coast [heavy rains].
The Gulf [east] Coast has a much less heavy rains than the west
coast but longer, from June - Dec.
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