life's a beach: perhentian islands

Imagine a beach that comes straight out of a postcard.  Picture the towering coconut trees, the warm breeze, the tranquil emerald waters calmly rolling in on powdery white sands.  Sounds amazing, does it not?  Now imagine that it’s reasonably priced.  This dream is not fiction; I’m scribing about Perhentian Islands.

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life's a beach: sosua beach

Crystal clear waters and swaying coconut trees are just the beginning of this gem of a destination in the Dominican Republic.

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life's a beach: ninety mile beach

Considered by many to be the most beautiful beach in New Zealand, 90-mile beach offers diverse activities that should accommodate just about anyone. Due to its size (it’s actually only about 60 miles – not that size matters!) this beach is usually quieter than others of its ilk around the world.

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life's a beach: kuta beach

A deserted, palm-fringed beach; warm, clear water; perfect waves peeling off the headlands at either end of the bay – it’s paradise and it’s all yours! The trouble is, you’re 30 years late! Now every surfboard-toting traveler, package tourist, vacationing family, impoverished backpacker, and yes, even busloads of Japanese tourists, have all been to Kuta Beach!

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life's a beach: chaweng beach

It can be seen as a package holiday or a stop on the backpackers’ trail, but regardless of what sort of traveler you happen to be, Chaweng Beach in Koh Samui, Thailand, is a remarkable place. 

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life's a beach: bondi beach

This one kilometer stretch of golden sand loved by all of Sydney is undeniably one of the country’s most famous beaches. The first thing that strikes you as you wind down the busy main road that connects Bondi Beach to the Eastern suburbs of Australia’s biggest city, is the improbability of seeing such a postcard perfect beach, literally fifteen minutes away from the downtown of Sydney, and surrounded by densely populated suburbia.

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