Beach Thursday Pic of the Week – Leaning Palm in Fiji
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When it comes to our weekly “Beach Pic of the Week” posts, it’s often hard to trump the Fiji beach scene featured below. With a palm tree leaning over a picturesque beach, calm waters and the whole scene back-lit by a setting (or rising) sun, this beach scene would have been hard to beat any week. Maybe it’s the tranquility of the scene or its ability to transform you to somewhere you’d rather be. Whatever it was, it was the most...
Beach Bar Pic of the Week – Bomba Shack, Tortola, British Virgin Island
Tagged: beach bar, beach bar pic of the week, bomba shack, british virgin islands, bvi, caribbean, tortola
The Bomba Shack, a beach bar located on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, might not be the most appropriate as its future is in doubt. Destroyed in Hurricane Irma, the world famous beach bar, which regularly showed up on “best beach bar” lists, has been told it needs to relocate by the current land owners. Where Bomba Shack ultimately ends up probably won’t be decided anytime soon. If it ever comes back is the...
Beach Bars on Cockleshell Beach in St. Kitts Earn Some Much Deserved Attention
Tagged: beach bar, caribbean, cockleshell beach, st. kitts
Caribbean Journal, one of the preeminent online sites dedicated to all things Caribbean, recently featured the beach bars on Cockleshell Beach in St. Kitts. Located on the southeast peninsula of the island, Cockleshell has been an up and comer in the beach bar bums world. Rightly compared to other beaches bedecked with beach bars such as Sandy Ground in Anguilla and Orient Bay in St. Martin, beach goers are certain to find a beach bar...
Road Tripping the Florida Keys in Seven Minutes
Tagged: florida, florida keys, road trip, travel
High on the wish list of anyone who enjoys road trips should be one through the Florida Keys. From Key Largo to Key West, the entire drive can take about 3-4 hours, depending on traffic on the Highway 1. Along the way, you’ll see the best the Keys have to offer from historic landmarks to seaside eateries to museums to unspoiled beaches, all with a dash of the Keys charm tossed in for good measure. I’ve been able to take...
Beach Thursday Pic of the Week – English and Falmouth Harbours, Antigua
Tagged: antigua, beach thursday, caribbean, shirley heights
This image of English and Falmouth Harbours, located on the southern coast of Antigua, is a view I’ve been lucky enough to experience in person on two different occasions. Having vacationed twice on the island, we’ve been able to experience “sunset Sundays” at what might be the ultimate spot to experience the most magical of moments on the laziest of days – Shirley Heights. Presumably the spot that this...
