Pink Sands Beach

... nothing from anybody, mon! Just how the people of Harbour Island proudly say that!!! Golf cart.... Pink Sands Resort..... Valentine's Resort and Marina.... Beach..... Sunset at the Marina.... Sunrise at the beach..... Lone Tree..... Return the golf cart ...

... sandwich at a gas station. The reason I remember this is because it was easily the healthiest thing I'd eaten since before Myrtle Beach... my body was confused, these strange green vegetable things (lettuce etc) were that I was eating, it had been a ...

... of beach are claimed as private by mostly rich white property owners like P and her family or swanky hotels & resorts. Pink Sands beach has a very exclusive feel indeed - only fine designer beachwear allowed! While I didn't see any evidence of poverty, ...

... that reminded me of a scene out of "The Beach" ... The type of beach that those looking for the PERFECT untouristed beach dislike. In the afternoon I had a fabulous aroma therapy massage at the Spa and then seriously drugged myself with some sort of ...

... are heading straight for the legendary Whitehaven beach on Whitsunday Island. This is the biggest island and the most famous beach with its pure white sands. Amazingly we are the only ones on this vast white beach - almost unheard of! Apparently if we ...

... beauty of this little beach; we were a friendly little community, with full appreciation of our good fortune! the beach was well patronised by locals and there were children. families, surf lifesavers, dogs, travellers and even a horse ...

... fast. (As we'd crossed the US our habitual late eating had caused us to be the last table in restaurants in Charleston, Orange Beach, Lafayette, Santa Fe, Durango and Cedar City.) If that wasn't bad enough we had no cell phone reception to look up any ...

... ! But 5 months of beaches in Thailand, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia..... (hard life!)... then there's Whitehaven beach.... Probably one of the most beautiful places I've been.... another bit of paradise.... pure white sands (I can't ...

... We were told that the next boat would pick us up in two hours, when we would be served lunch before heading off to Whitehaven Beach. Great! Hamilton, or "Hamo" to the locals, is one of only eight of the seventy four islands that is inhabited and is easily ...

... tanks!!! Hurrah! Not just a shower, but a WARM one! First stop in this wondrous clean state was a bar on the beach called the Sands at Nomad. Pretty swank, the approach is down a track through a forest, through several checkpoints with barriers, until ...

... one is dressed up as St. Patrick. Hat and beard included :p Hoist the sails, and off we go. In search of paradise, white sands and turquoise blue waters. Drinks, snacks, music and perfect weather make it all the more like a movie. Just before lunch we all ...

... the next island along, dwarfing our tiny little paradise.  Feeling adventurous we scrambled over boulders separating Sunset's main beach from several smaller, enclosed bays. Past the first couple we managed to find ourselves what we've been looking ...

... followed me all the way home every night after I bought hamburgers for them. They preferred the chicken ones. After the ruins, the beach, the pink bike, the feast and the beers and the chatting with the locals and the dogs, I returned to my hostel in ...

... the showers we did the beach bit first. Even with grey skies Piha is an absolutely stunning barren black sand beach. We were the only people on the sands at North Piha. About half a mile of shoreline all to ourselves! The brisk breeze caused the lighter ...

... island. An opportunity to snorkel some more and take in the aqua clear waters. It was onwards to bamboo island which offered White sands and an hour to chill. As dusk dawned we boarded the boat again and sailed back in search of the sunset. Tiredness ...

... talk talk!! Makes me think of being back in the bomb shelter at the Commie having breakfast with Peter Button!! After hours on the sands of St Kilda beach it is time to go home. Back at the flat, Dayne and I get showered whilst Kirsty and Jamie SPLIT UP!! ...

... and no gears!!) for 15,000dong (around 55p) and rode to the beach approximately 5km away. The beach here is absolutely beautiful, with golden sands, palm trees and a lovely calm clear sea and shortly after we arrived we were joined by ...

... our time between sunbathing, reading and swimming! Beats proper work anyway! Koh Tao is a beautiful island, swaying palm trees, coconuts , golden sands...the lot. Sairee at night is hard to explain. It reminds me of something from an Enid Blyton book (the ...

No long stories here. No amazing adventures. Just sitting on the beach and relaxing. And it's just what we needed... Just a quick run down of where we stayed and ate for people who haven't been here before.  We once again stayed at the Regatta ...