Live on an Island for a Job. Best Job in the World is Open

That’s right, you could be the one person in the world to get hired in this amazing job. The Tourism board of Queensland Australia is looking for someone to come down and live on an island on the Great Barrier Reef. You’re job would be to be the caretaker of the island, swim, fish, play [...]

Posted on February 2, 2009 Filed Under Beach Bums, Beach News and Stories | 1 Comment

I want to go to the Beach. A Warm Beach. The Caribbean

Wow! I haven’t written in a month. I can’t believe that. I’ve been so busy with work moving to a new office downtown, more and more clients, and just life taking over. I’m sure that everyone reading this understands how life can sometimes just get in the way of life. It’s times like that when [...]

Posted on November 11, 2008 Filed Under Beach Bums, Beach News and Stories, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Travel, Vacations and Work | 2 Comments

The Top Ten Most Exotic Beaches in the World Part 1

Yes, I know what you are thinking. You’re thinking, “How can anyone even know that?” Well, you’re right, no one can. But hey, these are some pretty good beaches, and very popular too. For a beach to be exotic, it has to be different. It can’t be like every other beach you’ve ever been to. [...]

Posted on October 8, 2008 Filed Under Beach Bums, Beach News and Stories, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to go See, Food, Jamaica Vacation, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Music, Not Much to do with the Beach, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel, Vacation Time, Vacations and Work | 5 Comments

What Makes a Beach Bum a Beach Bum?

What makes a beach bum, a beach bum? Many people believe that talk about beach bums in a negative way. They emphasize the bum part of it. That is changing, as there are many people out there who are and want to be beach bums. But what makes them that way? Laziness? No discipline? Millions [...]

Posted on January 18, 2008 Filed Under Beach Bums | 4 Comments

Beach Bum Paradise T-Shirts Are Available

So I’m not sure what to think about this. I was looking around the net and found a company with a shirt that says Beach Bum Paradise. It’s not mine. I never designed it. But that’s my website domain. Of course, I don’t think that having a domain means you own the name or the [...]

Posted on December 27, 2007 Filed Under Beach Bums, Not Much to do with the Beach | Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas From the Beach Bum

(The above photo is taken from Capistrano Beach House rental in Dana Point California.) You can celebrate Christmas anywhere, even on the beach. My wife would have something to say about that, since if there’s not snow on the ground on Christmas morning, she’s upset. Of course, we rarely have snow here on Christmas, we [...]

Posted on December 24, 2007 Filed Under Beach Bums, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Winters Coming, and I Want the Beach

The first snow fall this season came down yesterday. And today. And probably tomorrow. If you can’t tell, I’m not very excited. I mean, like winter and Christmas and everything, I just wouldn’t mind it if winter were only one month long. When it starts in November and doesn’t leave until March, I’m hating life. [...]

Posted on November 8, 2007 Filed Under Beach Bums, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean | 2 Comments

Ten Commandments of Being a Beach Bum

I found this on the Travel Zone. The Ten Commandments of being a beach bum. 1. Thou shall pick the perfect beach. It’s not that hard really. Baja California in Mexico is one of the most diverse, and beautiful places to beach bum in. The beaches are made of fine white sand, the seafood is [...]

Posted on October 9, 2007 Filed Under Beach Bums, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help | Leave a Comment

The Ultimate Beach Bum.

I just love these stories. Guys who live the beach bum life. Bruno Battaglia, though, is probably the most dedicated beach bum I’ve seen. Just about every day for the past 4o years, he has been going to the beach. He brings something to drink, a chair (new one every year), a rag for sand, [...]

Posted on July 12, 2007 Filed Under Beach Bums, Beach News and Stories | 1 Comment

10 Fan Questions for Jimmy Buffett.

Time Magazine recently asked readers to send in questions that they had for Jimmy Buffett. Here are the ten that they chose to print. Is it still fun? Be honest.—Peter Smith, MERRIMACK, N.H. Yeah. I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t fun. You know, I just played a show in Virginia where 26,000 people stood [...]

Posted on July 12, 2007 Filed Under Beach Bums, Recommended Beaches and Places | 2 Comments