Oct 29th, 2009 at 1:00PM: In Bermuda, Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa is offering a fourth night free if you pay for three by the end of the year. Experience some serious luxury at this AAA Four-Diamond resort, where you can wander the 30-acre peninsula on the island's west coast, soak in the sun on private beaches and get rubbed down at an award-winning European-style spa. Meals and afternoon tea are intricate affairs ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
beaches posts
Fourth night free at Cambridge Beaches, just in time for the holidays
Oct 29th, 2009 at 1:00PM: In Bermuda, Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa is offering a fourth night free if you pay for three by the end of the year. Experience some serious luxury at this AAA Four-Diamond resort, where you can wander the 30-acre peninsula on the island's west coast, soak in the sun on private beaches and get rubbed down at an award-winning European-style spa. Meals and afternoon tea are intricate affairs ...First look: Tcherassi Hotel
Oct 14th, 2009 at 3:00PM: The Tcherassi Hotel + Spa in Cartagena, Colombia is now open! The stylish property is located on the Caribbean coast and blends the property's 250 years of history with two years of renovations and a fresh new look. Latin fashion designer Silvia Tcherassi's touch is salient in this new resort, and Gadling is happy to bring you photos of the property that haven't been published anywhere else.
Get ...24 Hours in Rio de Janeiro: The easiest best beaches
Oct 8th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
It's cliche to think of The Girl from Ipanema and feel corny when planning your beach excursions on a 24 hour jaunt to Rio de Janeiro, but the fact of the matter is, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches (they're adjacent) are the among the best, easiest to access stretches of sand in the town. Located in the Zona Sul, the heart of tourist activity, they're also the most popular. So what makes these ...Dim Sum Dialogues in Thailand: Ko Pha Ngan
Sep 19th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
After what feels like hours, the ferry disembarks on a small dock that ends where a group of Thai people in hats and sunglasses are standing. They're holding signs for connecting rides to hotels or offering cheap bus fares to various beaches on the island. I suppose one of the pitfalls of not booking anything ahead of time is suddenly realizing that you have no idea what your next move should ...Report lists America's most polluted beaches
Aug 6th, 2009 at 4:00PM: On Tuesday, the Natural Resources Defense Council released its annual Testing the Waters report, which lists the most polluted beaches at the country's oceans, lakes and bays.
The worst offenders have been on the list for several years, with contamination levels exceeding national standards anywhere from 60 of the time. The top beaches for contamination include Shired Island, Florida; Kings at ...Top nude beaches from around the world
Jul 25th, 2009 at 8:00AM: If you like getting naked – but don't want to wait for an occasion – get your (bare) ass to one of the top five nude beaches in the world. From Miami to Vancouver to Mykonos to St Maarten, you'll find a place to roam free. Thanks to TripAdvisor for pulling this together.
Haulover Beach Park – Miami Beach, Florida More than a million people hit Haulover every year to live the ...Is the "best job in the world" winner too busy working to blog?
Jul 24th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Ben Southall became the envy of many when he beat out 34,000 other applicants and was awarded the "best job in the world" - the chance to spend six months in Australia's Great Barrier Reef region. He even got to bring his girlfriend along for the adventure. In exchange for priceless experiences and A$150,000, Southall was to detail his adventures on regular blog posts.
But, according to The ...Gadlinks for Monday 7.20.09
Jul 20th, 2009 at 7:00PM: In keeping with the beach theme today on Gadling, here are some beach-related travel reads for you, this glorious summer Monday.
It's not too late to take part in the Barefoot Wine & Surfrider Foundation's beach rescue and clean up initiatives happening around the country!
In the Caribbean, it's not just humans who are soaking in the sun, sand, and crystal blue ocean. Remember: you ...Oahu's Best Beaches
Jul 20th, 2009 at 6:00PM: It's time to take a trip around the ever-famous island of Oahu for a beach bopping bonanza (I couldn't help myself with the alliteration)! There are so many worthy beaches on this small but populated island that I'll be breaking down my favorite beaches all the way around. There are seven of 'em (there was no way I could narrow down the list), so let's get started. Magic Island: Your visit to ...Art in the sand
Jul 20th, 2009 at 4:30PM: Many of us have fond memories of scooping up sand with a little plastic shovel, packing it into a bucket, and making our very own castle. After a hard afternoon's work, the tide would come in and we'd laugh as the surf destroyed all our hard work. That was part of the fun!
But making sandcastles isn't just kid's stuff. There's a whole international community of artists out there who look on it as ...Paris brings the beach to the people
Jul 20th, 2009 at 4:00PM: The last time I checked, Paris had more cobbled streets than sandy shores, so I was a bit surprised to find out about the Paris Plage project, a man-made beach created every summer (for the last seven) right in the heart of the city.
The project costs about 1.5 million euros each year and uses nearly 2,000 tons of sand to transform busy roadways into sandy beaches along the Seine River. The ...Top ten European island beach destinations
Jul 20th, 2009 at 3:00PM: European hotel booking site Trivago has compiled a list of the top ten most popular European island destinations. The one thing these islands all have in common is amazing beaches. The lineup varies from the couples friendly island of Santorini, to the party capital of the world - Ibiza. So, if you happen to be heading to Europe this summer, or just need to dream of a destination not commonly ...Inside Curtain Bluff: a tale of two beaches
Jul 20th, 2009 at 11:00AM: There are two beaches at Curtain Bluff, and it's pretty clear that one's for looking and the other's for playing. The former is what you see from the guestrooms, with sometimes large waves brutalizing the shore before receding and feeding those that follow. The latter is nothing short of serene, with gentle ripples quietly lapping the sand.
The "swimming" beach begins next to the tennis courts ...Gadling gear review - GoPro HERO all-terrain camera
Jul 20th, 2009 at 10:30AM: As Grant mentioned, Today is beach day here on Gadling. Earlier this morning I listed some great gadgets for at the beach, but the piece of kit in this review is so cool that it deserves it own post! The GoPro lineup of all-terrain sports cameras feature a 5 megapixel sensor, capable of shooting high resolution video and 5 megapixel photos. The camera itself is fully enclosed and can survive ...Sun, sand, surf and awesome beach gadgets!
Jul 20th, 2009 at 10:00AM:
tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/07/20/sun-sand-surf-and-awesome-beach-gadgets/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling';
In the "old days", a trip to the beach involved bringing a folding chair and plenty of sunscreen. Nowadays, that same trip means you'll need even more sunscreen, but also ways to stay in touch with Twitter, Facebook, Email and the latest news in the Gadling RSS feed. In ...Swim with wild pigs on Big Major Spot Island, Bahamas
Jul 20th, 2009 at 9:30AM: Are pigs the new dolphins? While many visitors to the Caribbean shell out big bucks to swim with Flipper, it seems others would rather watch the antics of Porky. On the Bahamas' Big Major Spot Island, people are heading to Pig Beach, which has been home to a family of wild pigs for decades, to watch the pigs swim and play in the water.
The little pink and brown porkers, which I dare say are ...Best beaches in southeast Florida
Jul 20th, 2009 at 8:28AM: With 1200 miles of sand beaches, Florida is the world's premiere destination for vacationers seeking sun, surf, and sand. However, with so much coastline, how do you choose the beach that's right for you? Here's our list of the best beaches in southeast Florida (roughly the area from Stuart to Miami). Best beach for photo ops: Blowing Rocks Preserve Blowing Rocks Preserve encompasses a mile-long ...The ultimate vacation home: a lighthouse
Jul 13th, 2009 at 4:30PM: Thinking of curing those recession blues by investing in a vacation home? Why go for the traditional beach-side bungalow or alpine chalet when you could get something a little more original?
Perhaps 76 acres of undeveloped beach and a famous lighthouse in the southwest of England would be just the thing?
Upton Towans beach in Gwithian, Cornwall, is up for sale. It was here that a young Virginia ...Piss in the ocean, not in the pool and other TripAdvisor reader thoughts
Jul 11th, 2009 at 8:00AM: So much of life is governed by "unwritten rules," but beaches and pools are surprisingly short of convention to cite. Public opinion is all over the map on what matters most – and what can lead to a heated conversation. But, there are still a few hot buttons that irritate the world. According to a recent survey of 3,800 people by TripAdvisor, 69 percent encounter some breach of etiquette, ...
