beachcomber
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Aug 12
The Top 30 Beach Movies According to IMDB: A Definitive Ranking
Few settings can transform a movie quite like the beach. A stretch of sand can become a romantic escape, a coming-of-age playground, a surfer’s proving ground, an isolated paradise—or, if you’re watching Jaws, somewhere you suddenly have absolutely no interest in swimming. Beach movies span almost every genre. Some celebrate sunshine, surfing, summer romance, and …
Feb 24
17 Best Beach Towns in Texas: Gulf Coast Escapes You’ll Love
Texas has more beach-town variety than many travelers realize. Stretching from the upper Gulf Coast near Galveston all the way south to the Mexican border, the Texas coast includes lively resort islands, quiet fishing villages, family-friendly bay beaches, wild barrier islands, and laid-back communities where driving onto the sand is part of the experience. The …
Feb 24
9 Best Beachcombing Destinations in the World for Shells, Sea Glass & Treasures
Some beach vacations are all about swimming and sunshine. Others turn every walk along the tide line into a treasure hunt. For beachcombers, few things are more exciting than spotting a flash of frosted sea glass between the pebbles, finding a perfectly intact shell in the wrack line, or realizing that the small black object …
Feb 19
The Top Beach Cleaning Tools: Protecting Our Coastlines One Cleanup at a Time
A clean beach doesn’t happen by accident. Every plastic bottle, food wrapper, fishing line, cigarette butt, and tiny piece of foam removed from the shoreline is one less piece of debris that can wash back into the ocean. The good news is that you don’t need complicated equipment to make a difference. Some of the …
Feb 17
Become a Beach Comber: Your Gateway to Coastal Treasures and Hidden Discoveries
There is something irresistible about walking along the shoreline and wondering what the next wave might leave behind. A perfectly shaped seashell. A smooth piece of sea glass. A tiny fossil. A weathered fragment of pottery. Driftwood twisted into an unusual shape. Perhaps even a mysterious object that has traveled hundreds or thousands of miles …
Feb 14
4 Beach Ball Games That Will Transform Your Beach Day
A beach ball may be one of the simplest things you can toss into your beach bag, but it can turn an ordinary afternoon by the water into hours of family fun. Unlike heavier sports equipment, a beach ball is lightweight, inexpensive, easy to pack, and simple enough for kids and adults to use together. …
Feb 11
The Ultimate Beach Umbrella Guide: Your Shield Against Sun, Wind, and Weather
A good beach umbrella can completely change a day at the shore. Instead of constantly shifting your chair to escape the sun, you have a dependable patch of shade for reading, eating lunch, letting kids cool down, or simply taking a break between swims. But the wrong umbrella can be frustrating—or even dangerous when coastal …
Feb 08
Find the Best Beach on CocoCay
A stop at Perfect Day at CocoCay can be surprisingly difficult to plan for one very good reason: there isn’t just one beach. Royal Caribbean’s private destination in The Bahamas offers several stretches of sand, each with a slightly different personality. One is ideal for simply stretching out beneath an umbrella. Another puts you close …
Feb 08
Where is CocoCay Island? Your Complete Guide to Royal Caribbean’s Private Paradise
If you’ve been browsing Caribbean cruises, you’ve probably seen Perfect Day at CocoCay appear again and again. The photos make it look like a tropical resort: white-sand beaches, unbelievably blue water, colorful waterslides, overwater cabanas, pools, palm trees, and a long cruise pier stretching into the sea. But where exactly is CocoCay? CocoCay is a …
Feb 06
Flamenco Beach, Culebra
With powdery white sand, brilliant turquoise water, green hills, and one of the most unusual pieces of beachside history in the Caribbean, Flamenco Beach on Culebra looks almost too perfect to be real. Located on the small Puerto Rican island of Culebra, Flamenco Beach is the destination many travelers picture when they dream about escaping …
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