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Australia
[East Coast]:
- North Stradbroke Island, near Brisbane,
for wildlife walks, quiet beaches and good surf.
- Noosa
Heads, Sunshine Coast, soft
sand, parks and surf.
- Fraser Island's Lake
McKenzie; clear freshwater embraced
by rainforest and the purest white sand.
- Whitehaven, Whitsunday Islands, 6km of powder sand and turquoise
water. Considered to be Australia's best beach by some but not by Bugbog
- too far out mate! And what about the jellies?
See also Great
Barrier Reef | South
& West Coasts
Atlantic
Ocean:
- Grayton, Florida, USA
Travel Guide. One of USA's best beaches.
- Miami South Beach, USA. A huge, well groomed strand just outside the city's wildlife area, party central.
- La Gomera, Canary Islands, for peace and quiet.
- Camps Bay,
South
Africa Travel Guide, with great views but cold water.
- Many great beaches in Brazil,
see Brazil Beaches
Malaysia: also see
Malaysia Pictures,
Malaysia Travel Guide
- Redang Island, Redang archipelago [South China Sea, near Thailand],
good for scuba and snorkelling.
Pacific
Ocean. See also Pacific
Beach Pictures | Pacific
Map
- Anakena, Easter
Island. A small beach with terrific ambience, soft sand,
palm trees and six moai observing the action.
- Matira, Bora
Bora, French Polynesia. One of South Pacific's
best beaches.
- Yasawa
Islands beaches, Fiji, a group of islands with
some fine sandy strands and lively backpacker resorts.
- One Foot Island, islet of Aitutaki Island. Cook
Islands beaches pictures.
- South coast of Ofu Island, American Samoa. A dramatic landscape
with few visitors.
- Lefaga and Aleipata beaches, Upolu island, Western Samoa.
Not well known but two of the most attractive beaches in the
Pacific.
- Ha'apai Beach, Foa
island, Ha'apai islands, Tonga. Perhaps the least costly destination
in the Pacific with the most welcoming locals.
Indian
Ocean:
- Palolem, Goa, India
Travel Guide. A tourist magnet but still cool and fun. India
Pictures.
- Banyan Tree, Cocoa Island, Nika, Soneva Fushi etc, Maldives [islands].
Excellent for costly escapism.
- Flic en Flac, Trou aux Biches and Paradis beaches, Mauritius
beaches. Less isolated, dreamy and pricey than Seychelles but superb all-inclusive resorts and good environment.
- Ngapali, Chaung Tha and Ngwe Saung beaches, Myanmar.
Llittle developed, low prices, good local people,
bad military junta.
- Muscat beaches, Oman
Travel Guide . Over 1,000 miles of coastline with
infinite unspoilt sand and very few tourists. Oman
Pictures.
Vietnam:
also see
Vietnam Pictures,
Vietnam Travel Guide
- China
Beach, between Da Nang and Hoi An. An lengthy but unmanicured
strand of soft yellow.
- Nha Trang on 'the Vietnamese Riviera' is a delightful little town
of friendly locals, with a splendid white sandy beach.
Mediterranean:
...the sea's still warm but the air's getting chilly.
Caribbean: also see Caribbean
Map | Caribbean Beach
Resorts
August to the end of October is the hurricane season
and though hurricanes are uncommon, rain is not, the humidity can be oppressive,
water may be choppy, unclear and sand swathed in weed.
Mexico:
also see
Mexico Pictures,
Mexico Travel Guide
No, not just yet, though you could risk it. See above, Caribbean.
Thailand
beaches: or see Thailand Beach Pictures, Thailand Travel Guide, Beaches Map
May - Oct is the worst time to go, particularly on the west coast due to heavy rains.
The Gulf [east] Coast has a less rain than the west
but for longer, from June - Dec.
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