Cancun Vacation Beaches Closed

Cancun, Mexico Vacation Closed for Sand Stealing If you were planning on going to Cancun for a vacation, you might not be able to. A beach in Cancun was shut down for stealing sand. That’s right, stealing sand. After Hurricane Wilma in 2005, much of the sand on the beach was washed away, and since [...]

Posted on July 31, 2009 Filed Under Beach News and Stories, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to Avoid | 1 Comment

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

The World’s Sexiest and Most Beautiful Beaches for 2008, Part 1

Last year, I talked about Concierge.com‘s sexiest beaches for 2007. I also split that into two posts, here is the second part of that 2007 sexy beach list. This year Concierge listed 17 beaches that they think are the sexiest beaches in the world. I know that there are going to be different opinions on [...]

Posted on August 25, 2008 Filed Under Beach News and Stories, Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places | Leave a Comment

Cheap Airfare To the Caribbean and Jamaica

The first low-cost Caribbean airline is being formed in Jamaica. Airone Ventures Ltd has applied to Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority to create the airline. They plan to serve the Caribbean, US and Latin America. They plan to launch the first flights starting in mid 2008, but there is now word that I’ve seen on how [...]

Posted on December 20, 2007 Filed Under Beach News and Stories, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Jamaican News | 1 Comment

Laguna Beach is Named Sexiest Beach in the Country

The October issue of Cosmopolitan (I don’t read it, I saw a story about it online) had an article about the “Ultimate Romantic Getaway.” The three “sexiest places” were Laguna Beach, mid-coast Maine, and the Great Smoky Mountains. The article described Laguna as a pretty and pristine beach town that blends a laid-back lifestyle with [...]

Posted on November 6, 2007 Filed Under Beach News and Stories, Beach Vacations, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel | 1 Comment

Who Owns The Beach?

I saw this on the Honolulu Advertiser. So I thought I’d reprint it and see what people think. Should anyone own the beach? This past August a group of homeowners in Kailua installed a 6-foot tall gate — with a combination lock! — at the end of their private road to stop people from using [...]

Posted on October 2, 2007 Filed Under Beach News and Stories | Leave a Comment

No Cells Phones, PDA’s or Laptops on the Beach

That’s right. Elite Island Resorts has banned cell phones, PDA’s and laptops from being used within a half a mile of the beach. Sound bad? I don’t think so. I love it. Think of laying there on the warm sand, the sun beating down, the waves crashing. Maybe a few seabirds crying far overhead. So [...]

Posted on September 6, 2007 Filed Under Beach News and Stories, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Vacation Time | 4 Comments

Cows, Beaches, and Cows on Beaches

I don’t know what is up with cows today, but they seem to be everywhere. It started yesterday with a lady from my church who owns a farm about a quarter of a mile from my house. She called and asked if I had any cows in the front yard. Two of hers had gotten [...]

Posted on August 13, 2007 Filed Under Beach News and Stories, Beaches to Avoid, Beaches to go See | 2 Comments