Thailand has stunning beaches

Thailand has stunning beaches

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Mauritius is a tropical paradise

Mauritius is a tropical paradise

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Jolly Beach, Antigua

Jolly Beach, Antigua

Antigua & Barbuda Tourist Office

Miami beach lifeguard hut

Miami beach lifeguard hut

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Living Like a Local in the Maldives feature As the Maldives opens its inhabited islands to tourism, Heidi Fuller-love island hops and meets loca... Read more	How to: Survive on a desert island feature Though somewhat inconvenient, becoming a castaway needn’t be a harrowing experience. Heed t... Read more	Twelve of the best British seaside towns feature The Great British beach holiday is back in vogue. Ruth-Ellen Davis rounds up the best coastal resort... Read more
Paradise Lost: Can the Philippines preserve Siargao Island? feature A little-known surf paradise in the Philippines is about to get a big wave of tourism. Emilee Tombs ... Read more	Castaway on Lady Elliot Island, Australia feature Basking near Australia’s continental shelf, Marie Barbieri loses herself among marine creatures of... Read more	Learning to surf at the Gate of Hell feature We sent Daniel Fahey to the very cusp of the known world to catch some Chinese monsters. Here’s ho... Read more
Searching for whale sharks in Utila, Honduras feature Samantha Wilson heads to Útila in Honduras in search of Old Tom, the legendary barnacle-en... Read more	Island hopping in the Sporades, Greece feature Self-professed musical enthusiast Jack Palfrey visits the Greek Sporades, setting of 2008 hit fil... Read more	Top 5: Ultimate Caribbean beach escapes feature Whether you want to tan on a beach all day or party the night away, there’s a Caribbean island to ... Read more

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Hamilton beaches You can almost see the historians grin when they note that Spain failed to settle on this set of islands when they were first n... Read more	Varadero beaches Located in the province of Matanzas, Varadero is the most famous beach resort in Cuba, and one of the largest resorts in the ... Read more	Caleta de Fuste Beach Caleta de Fuste is a man-made, low-rise resort catering for north European visitors looking for a home-from-home holiday experience. The beach and the... Read more	St Ives beaches, Cornwall A great toe of land poking into turquoise seas, Cornwall has long considered itself to be separate from the rest of Read more
Copacabana beaches The huge, long sweep of Copacabana beach is one of the most famous in the world. A haunt of jetsetters from as far back as the 1920s, Copacabana co... Read more	Sidari beaches Sidari, on the Greek island of Corfu, is one of the fastest growing resorts on the island. It grew up around two villages joined by a long beach, whic... Read more	Whitstable beaches, Kent A mere hop from London, the Kent coast is a magnet for capital dwellers in need of a seaside fix. Although perfectly pitche... Read more	Capri beaches The glorious island of Capri is one of the treasures of the Italian coastline. It has been a favourite holiday spot since Roman times. The area around... Read more
Afandou Beach Afandou, on the island of Rhodes in Greece, is a village lying 2km (1.25 miles) inland from the coast.... Read more	Ko Phi Phi beaches The twin islands of Ko Phi Phi Don and Ko Phi Phi Leh in Thailand's Andaman Sea together form one of the most dramatic re... Read more	Paphos beaches With year-round sunshine, bath temperature seawater, sandy beaches and a relaxed ambience it is no surprise that the Cypriot resort of Paphos is bo... Read more	Kololi beaches The longest-established of the resorts fringing The Gambia's sun-bleached Atlantic coastline, Kololi is a mixed bag of dignified, low-rise hotels a... Read more

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