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May

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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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