Favorite beach towns
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Favorite beach towns
What are some of everyone’s favorite beach towns. I love to travel and have my own, but am always interested in hearing other opinions. Additionally, what drives the attraction or appreciation? A few of mine are:
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, The first time I went here to surf Salsa there was a crazy expat selling fresh juice on the beach, a barn converted to a bar on the beach, and all of the people in the village had their evening soccer match on the beach. Women, children, and crack heads all duking it out. It was a beautiful setting (one of the prettiest I have seen) with an eclectic mix to say the least. Just a neat Caribbean town.
Gregory Town, Eleuthera, Started going here years ago for the reef breaks and fell in love with the crazy little town. Reminds me of what Key West must have been like 60 years ago. Still has good spear fishing off of some of the northern beaches. Surfer Pete is a riot to drink with.
Dunmore Town (H.I.), Bahamas, What I wish all of the Caribbean was still like. Quiet, quaint, and friendly
Bronte, Australia, The best family environment I have ever seen in a beach town. Would love to settle down here.
New Smyrna, FL, I live near by so it is convenient. The Surf is good in the winter, fishing is decent in the summer, and I love the live music at night.
Boca Grande, FL, I Love Tarpon season, beautiful town, and am getting married there soon. It is what I wish the rest of Florida was like and is how I picture a Florida fishing town 40 years ago.
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, The first time I went here to surf Salsa there was a crazy expat selling fresh juice on the beach, a barn converted to a bar on the beach, and all of the people in the village had their evening soccer match on the beach. Women, children, and crack heads all duking it out. It was a beautiful setting (one of the prettiest I have seen) with an eclectic mix to say the least. Just a neat Caribbean town.
Gregory Town, Eleuthera, Started going here years ago for the reef breaks and fell in love with the crazy little town. Reminds me of what Key West must have been like 60 years ago. Still has good spear fishing off of some of the northern beaches. Surfer Pete is a riot to drink with.
Dunmore Town (H.I.), Bahamas, What I wish all of the Caribbean was still like. Quiet, quaint, and friendly
Bronte, Australia, The best family environment I have ever seen in a beach town. Would love to settle down here.
New Smyrna, FL, I live near by so it is convenient. The Surf is good in the winter, fishing is decent in the summer, and I love the live music at night.
Boca Grande, FL, I Love Tarpon season, beautiful town, and am getting married there soon. It is what I wish the rest of Florida was like and is how I picture a Florida fishing town 40 years ago.
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Well I love Florida, I have a true passion for living here, Clearwater Beach, St. Pete Beach, New Smyrna, Fort Lauderdale, My uncle lives on a cool Isalnd called St George Island in the panhandle, all of these are great places, however I do like Paradise Island(Atlantis) and snorkeling is good there.
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San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
Been going for over 30 years, but, sadly, the secret is out.
http://www.sanfelipe.com.mx/
Been going for over 30 years, but, sadly, the secret is out.
http://www.sanfelipe.com.mx/
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New Smyrna is good.
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A couple of years ago we spent a week in Oxnard, CA in this beachhouse:
http://www.beachrentals.com/82/default.html.
I wasn't too excited because I'd never been to the area and "Oxnard" just doesn't conjure up pictures of vacation paradise....but it was the BEST trip we've ever had!
There was a great little bar right across the street from the house......HUGE PLUS
We rode the bikes all over Santa Barbara and up the coast on day....
The up in the mountains to Ojai and Solvang the next....
Magnificent!
http://www.beachrentals.com/82/default.html.
I wasn't too excited because I'd never been to the area and "Oxnard" just doesn't conjure up pictures of vacation paradise....but it was the BEST trip we've ever had!
There was a great little bar right across the street from the house......HUGE PLUS
We rode the bikes all over Santa Barbara and up the coast on day....
The up in the mountains to Ojai and Solvang the next....
Magnificent!
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I've travelled to every corner of my beautiful state of California. Literally...Wino you know wrote:One I'd LIKE to go to:
Catalina Island, CA
I'm proud to say that I've gotten to experience most all of the state's great landmarks, but....
I've still never gone to Catalina Island!!
Gotta check that one off my list...
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Ck. my avatar sig lineLightning Bolt wrote:I've travelled to every corner of my beautiful state of California. Literally...Wino you know wrote:One I'd LIKE to go to:
Catalina Island, CA
I'm proud to say that I've gotten to experience most all of the state's great landmarks, but....
I've still never gone to Catalina Island!!
Gotta check that one off my list...
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Any beach on the windward side or the north shore of Oahu.
Big Beach on Maui.
Any beach in Hawaii, and every one of them are FREE.
I've been to beautiful beaches all over Cape Cod, Virginia Beach, the Outer Banks, Florida, California, and Bermuda. As beautiful as they are, they can't come close to Hawaii (for me. YMMV).....
Big Beach on Maui.
Any beach in Hawaii, and every one of them are FREE.
I've been to beautiful beaches all over Cape Cod, Virginia Beach, the Outer Banks, Florida, California, and Bermuda. As beautiful as they are, they can't come close to Hawaii (for me. YMMV).....
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aah, that's right!El mojito wrote:Ck. my avatar sig lineLightning Bolt wrote:I've travelled to every corner of my beautiful state of California. Literally...Wino you know wrote:One I'd LIKE to go to:
Catalina Island, CA
I'm proud to say that I've gotten to experience most all of the state's great landmarks, but....
I've still never gone to Catalina Island!!
Gotta check that one off my list...
So... you get island fever often?
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That's the one!Lightning Bolt wrote:Is that the one on the west coast, just south of Wailea?SchoolGirlHeart wrote:
Big Beach on Maui.
'cuz that was one very big, beautiful beach!
**SIGH** (Come on, now... Did you really expect not to see this from me? )
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I really enjoyed my visit to that area of Costa Rica as well. I also visited Cahuita, Limon, Jaco, Arenall and some other areas along both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts. I'd love to return some day for a more extended visit but by the same token I'd also love to visit some other exotic locales.
As for beaches in general, I try to avoid the tourist trap areas at all costs. So far, here along the NC coast, the area I live in has yet to be developed in that manner but the day is soon coming so I'm enjoying it while it lasts.
As for beaches in general, I try to avoid the tourist trap areas at all costs. So far, here along the NC coast, the area I live in has yet to be developed in that manner but the day is soon coming so I'm enjoying it while it lasts.