The Best Beach Vacations

The Best Beach Vacations

Archive for June, 2008

Celebrity Beach Vacations

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Beach vacations for celebrities begin and end in the Caribbean. According to the paparazzi shots, it seems there are more Hollywood celebrities in the Caribbean, enjoying a quiet beach vacation, at any given time, than there are elsewhere.

Anguilla is a favorite beach vacation hangout for Courteney Cox and David Arquette who likes top-notch villas Exclusivity and Altamer for their beach vacation. They used to hook up with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.

Cap Juluca vacation resort is also famous for its guest book of celebrities for beach vacations such as Janet Jackson, Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington. Kevin Bacon has been known to jam with fellow rockers at the beach bar, Dune Preserve.

A popular seven bedroom beach vacation mansion called Cerulean Villa has been popularized by Uma Thurman and Liam Neeson while questionable character, Seymour Butz, was so taken with the place that he wanted to produce a porn movie while on his beach vacation.

Even Howard Stern frequents the island when he attempts a little downtime for a beach vacation. Without question, the best restaurants visited by every celebrity are Blanchard’s Straw Hat or Scilly Cay where the house specialty is the local lobster.

The place to see the stars come out is the Shirley Heights Lookout Bar on Antiqua for the weekly barbeque party. Giorgio Armani and Eric Clapton both own homes there and Clapton has even built a rehab center on the beach so celebrities can combine their beach vacation with rehab.

Oprah Winfrey helped John Travolta celebrate his 51st birthday aboard his yacht last year. Oprah spends time between the Carlisle Bay Hotel and the Jumby Bay when she’s in town for a beach vacation. Beach vacation photo shoots by Victoria’s Secret have been done on the pink sands of Barbuda.

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Celebrities in the Caribbean for a beach vacation

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Beach vacations will always find celebrities in the Caribbean. Barbados features an especially luxurious resort, Sandy Lane, for romantic couples and their beach vacations. Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber along with Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen, when bliss reigned, stayed there.

While on his beach vacation, Tiger Woods planned his wedding there in 2004 to Elin Nordegren. Celebrities’ privacy is closely guarded in Barbados making this an extremely desirable beach vacation. Notably speaking, while the paparazzi was dogging Woods’ wedding, only two pictures were ever published since they could not get close enough.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a hot spot for beach vacationing celebrities especially Little Thatch Island, home to Captain Jack Sparrow a.k.a. Johnny Depp. The famous beach vacation destination Jolly Roger Inn has housed the likes of Keith Richards and Kate Moss with her young daughter, Lila, in tow for a special beach vacation. The Frenchman’s Lookout is a popular, luxury villa that is furnished with a full-time staff of four. Favorites beaches for vacationers include Smuggler’s Cove, Apple Bay and Josiah’s Bay.

Sometimes country superstar Kenny Chesney gives impromptu concerts at Ivan’s Stress Free Bar when he’s beach vacationing on Jost Van Dyke’s White Bay even though he prefers to stay on St. John. Eric Clapton likes to sail his yacht, Blue Guitar, from BVI to Antiqua while beach vacationing and, even, Beatle Paul McCartney has recorded songs while on his yacht sailing around BVI. When he needs time on the beach, it’s off to Peter Island and the Hawk’s Nest villa.

Ultra famous beach vacationer, Princess Diana, was a regular guest of Virgin Air’s, Richard Branson, Necker Island where extreme luxury can set you back about $30,000 per night for a beach vacation. Richard Branson also owns Virgin Records.

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Celebrities in the Bahamas beach vacation

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Beach vacation hangouts for celebrities range far and wide among the Caribbean islands including the Bahamas especially because of its proximity to the United States.

Al Roker of Today show weather fame, loves the new Four Seasons resort on Great Exuma for his beach vacations since his family claims roots on the island.

Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, Oprah and Bill Gates pine for the mega-exclusive Musha Cay to enjoy their beach vacations. Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill loved the islands so much on one of their beach vacations that they bought an entire neighboring island for their very own. Johnny Depp also owns his own private island nearby. But he still frequents Club Peace & Plenty in George Town when he visits the beaches on vacation. This bar dates back to the 18th century at the height of the slave trade and shows off its historic slave kitchen to beach vacationers. Warren Buffet and Bill Gates have even enjoyed a beach vacation breakfast together on the porch.

John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston own a beach vacation condo on Grand Bahama Island. They revel in their beach vacation time and take time out to speak with folks in the dining room at the Old Bahama Bay Resort & Yacht Harbour. Sometimes Travolta scares the other beach vacationers by taking an interest in their dining pleasures by asking about their selected menu items.

On Paradise Island, the place to be seen is at the beach vacation Uber resort Atlantis where Paris Hilton can be spotted dancing and partying at the Dragons nightclub. And the poshest place to stay on your beach vacation is the Bridge Suite which is decked out with a 22 karat gold chandelier. All that and more for a mere $25,000 per night.

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The Best Beaches of the Dominican Republic

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

The best beach vacations of the Dominican Republic cover 800 miles of coastline so there is a beach for every taste. The beaches of the Dominican Republic are heavily advertised thus heavily visited but there are still many beaches for every vacation budget and every vacation whim.

On the southeast tip of the island lies Punta Cana, part of the “Coconut Coast” which reaches for 30 spectacular miles for your long sought vacation. At Cabo Engano, the Caribbean waters merge with the Atlantic waters. Just north of this vacation spot, Playa El Cortecito and Playa Arena Gorda show off their perfect white sand beaches and tranquil waters which are sheltered by a coral reef thus creating very still waters and every water sport you can think of for your vacation. As an added bonus, two lagoons, made by man, feature rays, dolphins and, sometimes, sharks which are used to swimming with humans.

The best beaches for snorkeling include Bahia de las Aguilas, Barahona, Boca Chica and Dominicus. If the sunsets turn you on, then it’s on to Punta Rucia or Playa Las Galeras. The best beach vacation parties can be enjoyed at Playa Grande, Cabarete any weekend of the year.

The best beach for topless sunbathing vacation is Caliente Caribe at Cabrera. This beach also tolerates total nude sunbathing. Some of the other beaches will allow topless sunbathing but, generally, total nudity is not tolerated in the Dominican Republic.

Throughout the Dominican Republic, coral reefs are plentiful enough to protect most of the island’s beaches, but some type of footware may still be recommended on most of the beaches.

Whatever you crave from your best beach vacation, the electric- blue waters, the tropical ocean breezes and the magnificent sunsets will fix any problem that life may have thrown you.

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Less Traveled Beaches

Sunday, June 08th, 2008

Beach vacations can start on some of the world’s less traveled beaches and end up being some of the best beach vacations you ever experienced. If you’re looking for adventure, then look no further than Greece and Shipwreck Beach for your next vacation.

The original name was Navagio which means “shipwreck” in English. This destination beach vacation is only accessible by boat and is one of the most picturesque and photographed beaches in Greece. Zakynthos island has a famous beach the wreckage of a vessel was marooned in 1983 and is still half-submerged in the sand.

Vacation cruise tours will actually ferry beach vacationers to this as well as the Blue Caves at Skinari which are huge grottos which are large enough for boats and offers terrific snorkeling and swimming to its visiting beach vacationers.

Jetting from Greece southeast across the Indian Ocean to Australia’s idyllic Whitsunday Island we find Whitehaven Beach, made up of 99.8 percent pure silica sand. This creates a silky, talcum-powder softness of the 4 mile stretch of vacation beach. Because of visitation limits set by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, this beach is nearly deserted most of the time. To even access this vacation area, you must register with a tour operator. Because of these strict limitations, Whitehaven Beach remains identical to its calendar pictures of isolation and purity in remembrance of your beach vacation.

For less traveled beaches try the tiny island of Bonaire where Scientology devotees Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes frequent for their vacation. The waters surrounding this tiny isle are completely protected as a marine park. This is why Bonaire is hailed as exceptional for a diving vacation. There are not many choices available for hotels but guests prefer the small Golden Reef Inn.

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