Not that the Mandalay Beach is the last word in good value on the California beach.
BP oil and tar that washed ashore or was uncovered in Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. Bernard and other Louisiana parishes during Hurricane Isaac is settling into wetlands and shutting some public beaches.
It's called the Forgotten Coast, but the 90-mile stretch of Northwest Florida's shoreline from St. Marks west to Cape San Blas once was so dramaticall...
Its been a whirlwind of a year and frankly, I am eagerly anticipating it coming to an end.
Sailors always knew these islands were different -- they were called Las Encantadas, the Enchanted Islands, the name by which Herman Melville knew them.
Today, as the East Coast braces for a "once in a century storm," a mandatory evacuation of our beautiful sand dune has been announced.
These locales aren't just for honeymooners or SCUBA divers. They are as kid-friendly as they are ideal for adults looking to get away from it all.
It's a win-win situation: World-renown Miami Beach, a flip flop-wearing tourist's haven, and Downtown Miami, a vibrant new hot spot for upscale locals. Vacationing in these districts gives visitors the best of both worlds: Big beach fun and deluxe city life.
A little more than one year ago, photographer Terry Goss dove into the choppy water off the coast of Rhode Island to swim with blue and mako sharks. What he found beneath the opaque surface of the ocean was clear evidence that the sharks he encountered there were suffering.
Wikipedia will not resolve an international dispute. Nevertheless, the site is increasingly becoming a forum that challenges subjective, traditional, and institutionalized information -- in the case of the Falklands Islands, history.
The problem with beautiful beaches is that they tend to be full of tourists -- people like you and me.
The GalƔpagos Islands have long been on our bucket list. Finally tuition-free when our youngest graduated from college, we treated ourselves to the adventure of a lifetime.
As the chopper returns, you'll get gorgeous views of the Toronto Islands, the largest urban car-free community in North America and perhaps Toronto's best geographical treasure.
With endless miles of soft, sandy shoreline, the Caribbean is a beach-lover's paradise...and everyone knows it. But if you're heading to the islands l...
In the Northern Hemisphere, we may be waving a tearful goodbye to summer, but Down Under, they're greeting the beach season in all its sunny glory.
We, like Gwyneth and Jay-Z, could have gone to the Dalmatian Coast for vacation, but decided on Greece to contribute to their calamitous economy and e...