Inspiring Travel Writing About Beaches, Islands & Tropical Paradises

From the best surf beaches in Australia, to the practically undiscovered beaches of Cambodia and an altogether different strip of sand, in New York’s Brighton Beach, our travel writers have been to, stretched out on, and sent their reports back from, all manner of beaches, islands and tropical paradises. (Not to mention having reviewed a few beach hotels while they were about it!)

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Back to Basics: Family Holidays in the Transkei | Rosanne Turner | South Africa | Eastern Cape | Transkei

"The Wild Coast, as the Transkei is also known, makes for an ideal family holiday. If you quiver at the thought of kids in the car for an extended period of time, don't be put off as most of the hotels offer fly-in packages, with pick-up at the East..."

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Top Excursions on the Costa del Sol | Solange Hando | Spain | Costa del Sol | Marbella

"The Costa del Sol claims many attractions beyond the beach and from hill villages to ancient cities, a day in the Sierra is full of rewards. "

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Sicily's Top Archaeological and Ancient Sites | Solange Hando | Italy | Sicily | Siracuse

"Sicily’s ancient sites reflect the island’s turbulent past and feature among Italy’s top archaeological wonders..."

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Kind of Blue: A Stay at the Heure Bleue Palais | Ben Cooper | Morocco | Atlantic Coast | Essaouira

""A blue taxi to take you to the blue city" the driver said as we clambered into the cab. And to the Heure Bleue Palais he might have added..."

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A Dozen Reasons to Visit Malaga | Ben Cooper | Spain | Costa del Sol | Malaga

"When it comes to describing Malaga, maligned isn't quite the right word (although it's obviously tarred a little by association with the largely overdeveloped Costa del Sol); criminally overlooked is more the crux of it."

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The New Stylish Holiday: Camping | Caroline Phillips | United Kingdom | Devon and Cornwall | Cornwall

"Camping is no longer the domain of boy scouts or the Peruvian socks and bean sprout brigade. Pitch your achingly fashionable Maharajas’ shikar tent in the right place, and you may find yourself sharing a charred organic burger with Jamie Oliver or..."

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A Guide to Brighton | Caroline Phillips | United Kingdom | South East England | Brighton

"It’s said that Brighton is London-on-Sea - with its buzz, nightclubs, pavement cafes, City chains, independent shops, ex-Londoner residents and property prices nearly reaching capital levels..."

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A Roadtrip to Big Sur in California | Leo Bear | United States | California | Big Sur

"‘Here at Big Sur, at a certain time of the year and a certain time of the day only, a pale blue-green hue pervades the distant hills; it is an old, nostalgic hue, it is a mystical phenomenon, or so I like to think, born of a certain way of looking..."

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A Guide to the Maldive Islands | Leo Bear | Maldives | Maldives Region

"The string of tiny paradise-like islands that make up the Maldives have long been considered the world’s most romantic destination, serving honeymooners and the super-rich alike. But can they possibly be as heavenly as the brochures procure?"

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Walking on Madeira, Favourite Portuguese Island | Solange Hando | Portugal | Madeira Region | Madeira

"Madeira has lots of spectacular scenery but the lack of sandy beaches has spared the excesses of mass tourism. It’s a delight for nature lovers, a lush Island of Eternal Spring tucked in the Atlantic, closer to Africa than to its Portuguese..."

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