Planning My Jamaican Vacation

Yes, it is time to go to Jamaica again. My wife has never been there, so I need to make this a great trip for her. I have been looking at a number of places to stay, but I can’t decide which is best. I also haven’t decided whether I want to use an online [...]

Posted on April 2, 2009 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Jamaica Vacation, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Pearl Islands of Panama are a Beach Bum’s Paradise

I was thinking that maybe I should sue CNN (not really) for using my domain name in a recent story about the Pearl Islands in Panama. CNN called them a Beach Bum’s Paradise. Huh. Pretty close, don’t you think? Anyway, the Pearl Islands, or Archipiélago de las Perlas are off the southern Pacific coast of [...]

Posted on September 9, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places | 2 Comments

The World’s Sexiest and Most Beautiful Beaches for 2008, Part 2

Here is the seven remaining beaches on the list of 2008′s most sexy beaches. St. Philip, Barbados It’s only 21 miles long, yet Barbados has a bit of everything: Fine dining and bawdy beach shacks, cricket matches and Mount Gay Rum tours, the posh Caribbean Platinum Coast and the rough-and-tumble (and Highland-like) Scotland District up [...]

Posted on August 25, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Travel | 7 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

The Best Beaches in China

There is a lot of talk about China now for some reason. I guess it’s that thingy, uh, the sports thing. What’s it called? Anyway, China was never much of an option for tourism, but that has changed in the last number of years. China has over 11,000 miles of coastline, so you know that [...]

Posted on August 11, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places | Leave a Comment

The Top Ten Beaches in America for 2008

Last year, I wrote about Dr. Beach’s Top Ten Best Beaches in America for 2007. Well, here is the new list for the Top Ten Beaches in the US for 2008. For those that don’t know, Dr. Beach (Dr. Leatherman) tests the waters of almost every beach in the country to find out which are [...]

Posted on July 28, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places | 1 Comment

Eating Seafood in Newport Rhode Island

I said I was going to talk about my vacation to the beach, but while I was there, I didn’t really want to do much of anything. Except go to the beach of course. Then when I got back, I had to get caught back up in work. I haven’t been to Newport, RI in [...]

Posted on July 23, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to go See, Food, Recommended Beaches and Places | 2 Comments

Things To Do and Places To Go in Newport, Rhode Island

The other day my wife and I decided that we really wanted some seafood. So of course, we head to the nearest Red Lobster. I was never more disappointed in food that I was there. I got a meal that had a Maine lobster tail, scallops, and shrimp. Nothing tasted any different than the other. [...]

Posted on July 6, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to go See, Food | Leave a Comment

Caribbean Beach Videos

I needed some views of the beach, but there does not seem to be a lot of good video out there. So here are some videos of Caribbean Beaches. For maximum enjoyment, I recommend turning down the volume on the videos, and playing the Bob Marley – One Love here (Flash)[Audio clip: view full post [...]

Posted on May 15, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean | Leave a Comment

Kid Friendly Resort Vacations in US and Caribbean

Just a short post today about an article I found in the San Jose Mercury News. It’s about the fact that a lot more resorts are offering kid friendly vacation than ever before. More beach resorts are offering pools with water slides, no-cost children’s programs and other amenities that make them attractive, affordable alternatives for [...]

Posted on April 21, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean | Leave a Comment