Travel Guide

Beach vs. mountain vacation compared across cost, fitness requirements, family-friendliness, weather reliability, photography, and rainy-day options — plus five destinations where you can have both, from the Amalfi Coast to Cape Town.

Africa's beach glamping scene puts you in canvas-and-thatch luxury on empty Indian Ocean shores, with sea turtle nesting, dugong sightings, and reef snorkeling that rivals the Maldives. This guide covers the best tented beach camps from Mozambique to Madagascar, with rates from $120 to $2,500 per night.

Essential apps for beach travel: Google Flights for finding cheap fares, Windy for wave forecasts, Maps.me for offline navigation, Grab and Bolt for regional ride-hailing, plus practical tools for currency, translation, and packing.

How much to tip at beach resorts in every major destination, with specific dollar amounts for housekeeping, restaurants, bar staff, beach attendants, and activity guides. Covers the US, Caribbean, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Maldives, and Africa.

A guide to the world’s best kitesurfing beaches including Tarifa, Cabarete, Dakhla, and Cumbuco, with wind seasons, lesson prices, gear tips, and local recommendations for food and accommodation.

The beaches you are missing by staying at Grace Bay: from Taylor Bay's natural swimming pool to Mudjin Harbour's dramatic cliffs and Salt Cay's whale-watching shores, a guide to Turks and Caicos beyond the resort strip.

Pack for a beach trip in a 40L carry-on: the capsule wardrobe for 5 days, quick-dry fabric picks, solid shampoo and stick sunscreen to beat TSA liquid rules, airline size limits compared, and how to do laundry from Bangkok to Barcelona.

Most beaches ban dogs or barely tolerate them. This guide covers destinations across the US and Europe where your dog is genuinely welcome — from the off-leash sand of Carmel Beach to the designated Hundestrand sections of Germany’s Sylt island, plus practical tips for travel logistics and beach safety.

From budget ashrams in India to clifftop wellness centers in Sri Lanka, this guide covers the 10 best beach yoga retreat destinations worldwide with real pricing, instructor quality assessments, and the best time of year to visit each location.

Why beach sand comes in different colors: quartz and parrotfish poop make white sand, volcanic basalt makes black, foraminifera shells make pink, olivine crystals make green — plus how long sand takes to form and why beaches are disappearing.

Pack for a two-week beach trip in a carry-on bag with this complete guide covering clothing, footwear, toiletries, packing techniques, and midtrip laundry strategy. Beach destinations require the least clothing of any travel type.

Business class to beach destinations doesn't require $8,000 per ticket. This guide covers three practical strategies — credit card point transfers, mistake fares and positioning flights, and upgrade bidding — with specific award costs for Caribbean, Maldives, and Mediterranean routes.

How to charter a boat for island hopping: bareboat vs skippered, catamaran vs monohull trade-offs, sailing license requirements, destination comparisons from the Greek Cyclades to the BVI, and a full cost breakdown showing $1,150/person for a week in Greece.

A worldwide guide to beach fishing covering gear basics, how to read beach structure, and the best destinations including Cape Hatteras, Fraser Island, Namibia's Skeleton Coast, South Padre Island, and New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, with licensing rules and catch-and-release practices.

Ibiza's 210 km coastline holds over 80 beaches, from the turquoise layers of Cala Comte to the drumming circles at Benirràs. A guide to the island's best beaches, from south to north, with prices, tips, and the spots locals prefer.

From the iconic ruins beach to the crystal-clear waters of Gran Cenote, Tulum delivers Caribbean beauty alongside real challenges like sargassum seaweed. This guide covers the best beaches, the cenotes worth swimming, and where to find $2 tacos in the pueblo.

Where beach bonfires are still legal in the US — from Dockweiler in LA to Cape Cod National Seashore — with fire ring etiquette, safe fuel choices, cooking techniques, and the leave-no-trace protocols that keep these beaches open.

How to avoid contributing to overtourism at popular beach destinations through timing shifts, adjacent destination choices, longer stays, reef-safe practices, and the specific actions that make the biggest difference for both your experience and the places you visit.