Best Caribbean Beaches

Little Bay Beach, Anguilla

To reach this remote cove, you'll need to hire a boat or climb down 66 feet on the fishnet ladder carefully tied to the bluff's top. The difficult approach is worth the work; you're rewarded with 80 yards of talcum sand, walled in by high cliffs on three sides.

Curtain Bluff, Antigua

The wide, golden beach is fringed with palms and mangrove wetlands on one side, water clear enough to see your feet in on the other.

The only way to set up camp under one of the private waterfront palapas, though, is to spend a night at the luxurious Curtain Bluff Hotel.

Dos Playa, Aruba

Fronting a jagged, limestone coast that's perpetually awash in salty surf, this isolated sliver of sand has rolling dunes and Dr. Seuss—like cacti burrowed into the rocks. Leave your snorkel at the hotel—the waves are too wild for swimming—and watch the wind surfers from the safety of a picnic blanket.

Anegada, British Virgin Islands

More than 300 ships have crashed into the sharp reefs surrounding this deceptively tiny islet. The part you see is only 15 miles around.

But on the north end's Loblolly Bay, the reef is so close to the crescent-shaped shore that waves are reduced to lapping white foam.

La Sagesse, Grenada

A nature preserve at the end of a one-mile, rock-studded road (note the grazing cows), this half-mile of sand curves along a cliff dense with coconut palms. Have lunch at the rustic seaside restaurant, then rummage through booksellers' stalls beneath the almond trees.

Honeymoon Beach, St. John

One of seven beaches that make up Caneel Bay, Honeymoon Beach is part of the 5,000-acre Virgin Island National Park.

There are no huts or cabanas, just empty stretches and neon-colored coral reefs. Lie on the endless white sand and watch the sailboats—and the world—go by.

Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia

Reachable by water taxi (or by an hour's walk along a hilly dirt road from Soufrière), Anse Chastanet has some of the island's best snorkeling.

A resort of the same name crawls up just behind the dark-sand beach, its whitewashed guest cottages peeking from the Day-Glo green hillside.

Manzanilla Beach, Trinidad

The island's eastern coast is rough enough to deter development, and that keeps this beach free from the masses—well, almost. Roaming water buffalo, herons, and egrets regularly parade down the 17-mile strip of brown sugar—like sand, which is bordered by coconut and mangrove trees.

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Great Black Sand Beaches

Black Sand Beach, Alaska

This beach is located in Prince William Sound and you can survey the breathtaking landscape of the adjacent mountains from here.

This spot is vibrant with the presence of wildlife inhabiting the greenery, beside the waterfalls and the glaciers.

The crystalline water has a cool shade of blue and looks tempting for water sports and kayaking.

Pololu Valley Beach, Hawaii

This beach located at the end of Highway 270 is known for providing its visitors a sweeping view of the coastline and the Kohala Mountains.

The best way to explore this beach is to undertake a 20-minute hike to reach the beach.

Once you are there, you must keep off the water due to its turbulent nature. Limit yourself to sightseeing and hiking.

Vik Beach, Iceland

This beach is the single place of beauty among the otherwise desolate landscape of Iceland.

You may not get so much sun to hog but surely, you can enjoy its natural setting. Just make sure you go on a relatively dry day.

Black Sand Beach, California

You will find this beach in the Lost Coast and it boasts to be one of the most frequented spots.

It is surrounded by 2000 feet high peaks and hiking along the coast or taking pictures of the scenery is mostly preferred by the tourists.

Kehena Beach, Hawaii

At Kehena, people strip for catching the sun in its full bounty. Though you may not relish the nude sight, you can turn your eyes to the livelier dolphins having fun in the water.

You can share their sports by getting into the sea yourself and the current is not strong enough to hinder your swimming strokes.

Oneuli Beach, Maui

This beach is not a favorite haunt of beach revelers and you can catch a peaceful time here, watching the marvels of nature.

You can stay on shore in a camp of your own and during your stay have a great time hiking, boating, fishing and swimming. Maluaka and the Lower Trail are some of the best hiking destinations

Punaluu Beach, Hawaii

Located on the Big Island, this is arguably the best black sand beach of the world.

Look out for the Green sea turtles and Hawksbill turtles as some of the most interesting sea creatures found here. Check out the immersed rocks in the seabed if you want o swim.

Honokalani Black Sand Beach, Maui

Located in the Wainapanapa State Park, this beach is surrounded by lava cliffs.

The numerous lava tubes and sea caves can prove to be natural spots for children playing hide-and-seek.

Snorkeling and diving remain the hottest activities in this beach apart from a miles long hike to King’s Highway.

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Best Sea Kayaking Destinations in Europe

When it comes to sea kayaking, Europe is the ultimate name on account of its diverse coastlines. Though UK rules the coastal scenario, many coasts of mainland Europe are unique as kayaking destinations.

To begin with, Shetland with its amazingly mild climate, is characterized by sea cliffs interspersed with small beaches and caves.

These sea caves are fascinating for their large and complex configuration, lighted by occasional sun beams.

Anglesey and Brittany are known for their abundance of yummy seafoods. Brittany can be reached even by personal cars and therefore it is really a cool place to relax and enjoy a family vacation.

The Isle of Man in the northern Irish Sea with an area of 221 square miles lies closest to the British Isles. It is a topmost kayaking location within an archipelago.

The Isles of Scilly is yet another warm archipelago, whose favorable weather makes it navigable in all types of weather conditions.

Close to Palau and La Maddalena, Sardinia is yet another lovely archipelago with sea-worn granite topography. For days-long expeditions for crossing the straits of Bonifaccio to Corsical is a very suitable idea in the months of April or May.

Scotland does not lag behind as a kayaking spot because it is gifted with isles like Jura and Islay. This apart, the romantic remote beaches with white sands makes Scotland a paradise for those who look ahead for lunch stops.

Moving away from the nearest vicinity of the British Isles, Norway is unique for its Lofoten Islands. Its mountainous topography and fjords make it doubly interesting in the sense that adventurers can both climb and kayak.

The steep and rugged shores of Croatia and its thinly populated islands offer a perfect fun time to those who look ahead spending some quality time in solitude. The appeal lies in its limestone cliffs, pine forests and the magnificent view of the ancient city of Dubrovnik.

Greece has a mountainous terrain protruding into the sea at southern Balkans. A range of over 2000 islands including Crete, Euboea, Lesbos and Chios coupled by the Ionian Sea islands make it a very much sought after kayaking spot.

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Deserted Beaches - America & Caribbean

Casperson Beach Sarasota, Florida

Windswept, untouched and covered in shells - and a few pre-historic sharks' teeth - Casperson Beach on the Gulf Island of Sarasota, off Florida's west coast feels like it's a million miles away from the region's theme-parks and shopping malls. A nature trail leads from the beach to freshwater and saltwater marshes, mangrove swamps and tidal flats. Sarasota has plenty of theatres, museums and nature parks too.

Cooper Jack Beaches Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands

Providenciales is just one of the 49 islands that make up Turks and Caicos. Although it's not uninhabited, there are some secluded spots as most visitors don't stray from the stunning, busier beaches - such as 12-mile long Grace Bay - which have baby-powder sand and turquoise water.

Kaupoa Beach Molokai Island, Hawaii

About 2,400 miles from the nearest continent, the Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated on the globe, the sensation of which can be heightened by visiting their hidden beaches. Kaupoa beach has toothpaste-white coves and the surrounding landscape resembles an African savannah with its red soil. Nearby Kahalepohaku and Kapukuwahine beaches on the southwest shore are also deserted, though the sea can be too dangerous for swimming when it's rough and there are strong currents, especially in winter.

Playon de Mismaloya Mexico

The only way to the private Playón de Mismaloya beach, 60 miles south of Puerto Vallarta, is on the rowing boat used to cross the estuary from Hotelito Desconocido. The pristine beach extends for 40 miles in front of the hotel's stilt houses, and it is one of the country's, and indeed the world's, most important sanctuaries for turtles, which hatch between June and January. Visitors can spot birds nesting in the wetland lagoon's wild vegetation all year round. There is no electricity, so at sundown candles are lit throughout the hotel.

Chacocente Wildlife Refuge Nicaragua

Apart from the occasional gap-year student tagging turtles for a conservation project, you are unlikely to see anyone else on this protected spot of beach on the Pacific coast to the east of Managua, which is only accessible by horse or in a four-wheel drive. The beach is a small part of the wildlife reserve, which is dominated by the largest tract of unspoilt dry tropical forest ecosystem in Nicaragua and runs along the Río Escalante. Rare Paslama turtles lay their eggs here between July and January.

Rio Frutilla Bahia Arenal, Chile

The remote beaches and fjords of the Pacific coast of southern Chile are in one of the world's great wildernesses. Dolphins, penguins and sea lions are year-round residents in Bahía Arenal, and may be your sole companions. Travel there is tricky, and involves a flight to Santiago, one to Puerto Montt, a light aircraft to Chaitén, a drive to the mouth of the Río Palena, and a boat to Bahía Arenal. Once there you will find hospitality and good grub at the Bahía Arenal lodge, and can spend time sea kayaking, fishing and lazing on the beach.

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Unspoiled Beaches @ Africa

Rocktail Bay, South Africa

The journey to Rocktail Bay may be complex - flight to Johannesburg, internal flight to tiny Richards Bay airport, single-engine aircraft to KwaZulu-Natal - but this guarantees you'll feel like you're alone in the world once you arrive. There is a 10-chalet tree house eco-lodge in the Maputaland Coastal Forest and Marine Reserve, and though the diving is some of the best in the world, only one diving boat is allowed on the 37-mile coastline, which is sheltered by virgin forest and frequented by nesting turtles.

Bosluisbaii Beach, Namibia

Barren, rugged and breathtaking, the Skeleton Coast is an incredible place, where the desert meets the sea. The beaches are spectacularly eerie, swathed in fog and covered in whale bones. Swimming is dangerous as the sea is cold with strong currents. Particularly remote is Bosluisbaii beach, in the north of the Skeleton Coast near the Kunene River mouth, which you need special permission to access. This can be arranged by the Schoeman family who run safaris and have lived in the area for decades, so are secret beach experts. A four-day Schoemans' Safari uses light aircraft to fly between deserted beaches.

Guludo Beach, Mozambique

Elephants pick mangoes from trees and dugongs wallow in the shallows eating seagrass on this virgin white beach in the Quirimbas National Park in the north of Mozambique. The park was created in 2002 and comprises the 11 southernmost islands of the Quirimbas archipelago, plus a vast expanse of mainland. Guests staying at the Guludo Beach Lodge can explore the historic Ibo Island, once a major slave and ivory trading point, dive the unexplored coral reefs and join fishermen in their dug-out canoes.

Beach Vacation Destination for Family

Costa Del Sub, Sardina, Italy

Although you have to drive to the beaches, the water is clean, the sand is white and there aren't too many people: Sardinian beaches are far better than many on the Italian mainland.

Cottesloe, Australia

Just north of Fremantle and west of Perth in Western Australia, Cottesloe has a beautifully safe beach for kids to swim or snorkel at, and the weather always seems to be perfect.

Durban, South Africa

Washed by the warm Indian Ocean, Durban's city beaches have plenty of free children's swimming pools and lots of family entertainment such as Sea World and Ushaka Marine World.

Karon Beach, Thailand

Family-friendly Karon, with its Flintstone-themed fun park, is a great base for exploring Phuket's beaches and reserves, including Phuket Gibbon Rehabilitation Center.

Kauai, Hawaii, USA

Home to plenty of beaches where children can snorkel in very shallow waters and an excellent Children's Discovery Museum.

Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Soft sand beaches edge a turquoise lagoon filled with tropical fish. Kayaking, snorkeling and boat cruises are also part of the picture.

Noosa, Australia

Recommended by lots of parents at Lonely Planet's head office as a wonderful place to take the kids. Great beaches, beautiful natural environment (Noosa National Park) and very child-friendly.

Tavira, Portugal

At the eastern end of the Portuguese south coast, this quiet town has a magnificent untamed beach that goes on for miles. And, best of all, you take a boat to get to the beach.

Sayulita, Mexico

A safe, laid-back beach town full of hip North American and European families where you and the kids get "back to basics." Every evening both local and gringo kids congregate in the town square to eat ice cream and play games.

Sanur, Bali, Indonesia

A quiet little town close to the "happening" area of Bali with a great little collection of warungs (outdoor restaurants) lining the beach at both ends; full of friendly local people.

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Top Beaches with WiFi Access

Clearwater Beach, Florida

This popular Floridian beach boasts great WiFi coverage from multiple suppliers. So between relaxing in the sun and swimming in the crystal clear Gulf waters you can browse the web, email friends or even do some work.

Brighton Beach, United Kingdom

This lively seaside resort has been a firm favourite with dance music fans from all over the UK for many years.

Brighton is famous for it’s crazy nightlife, which starts early and finishes late. Brighton also has a great selection of boutique shops and when the weather is nice, the beach is packed with sun worshippers.

The beach is also blanketed with WiFi, allowing you to email photos from the night before. You should have no problem finding free wireless internet access once off the beach, there are lots of open hotspots throughout the resort.

Patong Beach, Thailand

Patong is a beach in Phuket that is popular destination with the backpacking jet-set who travel to Thailand for the year round sun, vibrant culture and delectable food. Now you’ve got another reason to come here; the ability to relax on the beach while browsing your favourite websites.

Sunset State Beach, California

Looking for a bit more action instead of just baking in the sun? Then Sunset State Beach is for you. It has a huge range of activities available from fishing and horse riding to hiking and surfing. What’s more, you can get wireless internet access to keep in touch with your friends and family.

Hermosa Beach, California

Hermosa is a happening beach with some classic Californian surfing mixed with a hip laid back atmosphere. The Hermosa area is packed full with restaurants, especially around the Pier Avenue area.

On top of this there is plenty of accommodation at affordable prices. You can roam the streets and the beachfront connected wirelessly to the web via 802.11g, accessible through AT&T and iPass.

Cannes, France

This upmarket destination on the southern French coast, famed for the annual film festival, has 3 beaches that offer wireless internet action as well as typical beach activities and services.

Plage L’evasion, Plage L’ondine and Plage Royale are all covered by at least 1 wireless provider. If you are feeling lazy, you could theoretically order your mozzarella and vine tomato salad online and arrange delivery to your sun bed!

Naples, Italy

The Italian beach of Stabilimento Balneare Bagno Elena in Naples has a long a illustrious history. Its long golden sands have attracted hundreds of thousands of tourists over the years and now they have another reason to travel, local authorities have blanketed the beach in a wireless network. Now you can bask in the sun and soak up some microwaves.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Famed for a cosmopolitan, fast-paced lifestyle, Buenos Aires known as the southern hemisphere’s Paris.

If you are heading off to visit the Argentinian capital soon make sure to fit in some time on one of the many beaches lining the city shores, several of which have free and open WiFi internet access. That’s if you can bring yourself to lift a laptop after all the partying!

Waikiki Beach, Hawaii

If you are planning a long haul trip, then Hawaii might should have crossed your mind. If the white sands, clear warm water, year round sunshine and all-pervading beach lifestyle doesn’t whet your appetite then WiFi access on Waikiki Beach should.

Lake Ontario, Canada

It might not have the sizzling temperatures of other beaches on this list but it does have a wireless network dating back to 2003.

It also has fantastic fishing, sailing, cycling, hiking and plenty more to keep you active when you get bored surfing the net. If you visit in the winter, browsing the internet and building up your bookmarks might be the only thing you can do!

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