Sole East Beach

... , just a little bay dominated by the Strand Inn right by the water, and a row of little white thatched cottages.  The Beach Guesthouse is opposite the Strand so in a great spot.    We settled in, having been greeted by the beautiful ...

... Martello towers, each with a large gun on the roof, and these were built within gun range of each other all along the beach, although, like the Military canal mentioned elsewhere, they were never used, thanks to Nelson and the British navy. I have also ...

... turned out to be a not entirely traumatic overnight Greyhound from Hervey Bay, Em and I arrived at Airlie Beach, a sleepy East Coast town whose sole existence is based around its proximity to the Whitsunday Islands, proof of this is in the fact that ...

... Mail here! I think I spotted the actual beach but it's really a bit muddy and instead there's a manmade saltwater lagoon! Airlie Beach's sole raison d'etre appears to be as a launching point for cruises to the Whitsunday Islands which is what I shall be ...

... , Nadia and Maria insisted we join the group for Nadia's birthday ( a different Nadia ) and we found our selves at a beach party drinking champagne. It seemed fitting for our last night in Russia, sipping vodka beneath a full moon, waves lapping at our ...

... swimming in the crystal clear lakes, trekking over sand dunes and through rainforest , sand boarding down dunes, dingo spotting, playing beach football Brazilian style (I was the top scorer by the way and I did spend some time thinking somehow my calling ...

... Hotel grounds, it was outside the security entrance where a bracelet is needed to enter to use the facilities, including the beach. I insisted on exploring, so we headed off in the afternoon to Rancho Grande, for our choice of horseback riding or ...

... of soft drink from the kitchen. The kid just smiled and pointed to three wasted hippies staggering down the road towards the beach. Goa supported a major heroin colony back in the 60's and a lot of the young travellers who passed through here never ...

... a mechanical bull riding competition and hostel rooms little more than sheds. The journey from Kroombit to Airlie Beach the next day was over 750km; the sole silver lining to this was that we were making strong headway up the coast, nearing Cairns. ...

... activity is penguin search.  We drive to Sandfly Bay for an opportunity to see them in the wild.  The walk to the beach was a little more taxing than we expected or wanted as it involved clambering over sand dunes to get to the beach. ...

... Manilow sums it up as more lucidly than I could ever dream. Although more touristy and at night decidedly more seedy than Ipanema Beach, as the sun broke though the clouds and the weather became blisteringly sunny, I strode out onto the hot sand as a ...

... head over to Aberdeen but couldn't work out the buses so just went back. Did see a couple of more temples literally on the beach front, and walked across 'longevity' bridge, which is supposed to add 3 days to your life (?!). Done a lot of traveling ...

... to head over to Aberdeen but couldn't work out the buses so just went back. Did see a couple of more temples literally on the beach front, and walked across 'longevity' bridge, which is supposed to add 3 days to your life every time you cross it - i spent ...

... head over to Aberdeen but couldn't work out the buses so just went back. Did see a couple of more temples literally on the beach front, and walked across 'longevity' bridge, which is supposed to add 3 days to your life (?!). Done a lot of traveling ...

... beautiful structure five storeys high with each room having a private terrace. We chose a room overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and beach. After a quick lunch in the restaurant across the road overlooking the beach, we spent the afternoon in the surf and ...

... had hoped to start my first snorkelling experience without embarrassing myself in front of all the experienced strangers. I found a deserted beach save for 2 American guys and I must have seemed like a seasoned snorkeller to them because 1 of them ...

... . So my first effort of large scale cooking for 18 people turned out ok with rice and chilli mince, beans and a vegetarian dish for the sole vego of the group. Tonight the group chores were sorted so we are now in groups of 3 doing a chore every day for 4 ...

... 's rain and dew still on the grass. Walk down the steep-sided, grassy valley which leads to the cove to the east of Blowhole Beach, seeing clumps of arum lilies along the small stream, and views out over the interestingly named "Backstairs Passage" ...

... , even if my hangover from the night before was making me feel a little worse for wear but by the time we approached the beach the hailstones were beginning to fall. Unbowed I was still prepared to go ahead with the plan only to realize as we ...

... Many survivors have been relocated south toward Pondicherry, between the sea and the major highway East Coast Road between groves of palm trees, resorts and beach estates.  These huts have been built with local materials and have earthen ...