The Sunday Herald Sun recently reported on the top beaches in Asia. With idyllic archipelagoes, exotic shores and twinkling islands, there is more than enough to choose from. You won’t find old favorites like Boracay’s White Beach and the Maldives but new and undiscovered beaches that all have one thing in common: they are simply paradise.
1. Saud Beach in the Philippines: On the northwest coast of Luzon, little-known Saud Beach at Pagudpud is a 2km arc of blindingly pure sand bordered by the blue of the South China Sea. It’s like an uncluttered version of that famous Philippines shore, White Beach, on Boracay Island.
2. Ko Adang in Thailand: Thailand’s far south Andaman Sea coast has … Details
“LEUCADIA is the last hippie town in Southern California,†declared Carolyn Jopes, sitting across from me at the Pannikin Cafe on a sunny summer afternoon. Perched on the edge of Highway 101, the cafe is housed in the former Encinitas station of the Santa Fe Railroad, built in 1888. Its lofty, mellow-yellow facade calls to passers-by: “What’s the hurry? Stop driving and hang out.â€
Ms. Jopes, 63, was telling me about her escape from Washington some 20 years ago. “When I heard the word Leucadia,†she said, “it sounded so dreamlike, I said, ‘I want to live there.’ †Fit and with flowing gray hair, she surfs nearly every day… Details
Unlike flying across the lake on a jet ski or zooming at high speed in a boat, paddling along in a kayak offers time to not only quietly zip across Lake Tahoe but for many is an activity that once they try it they are hooked.
As an active kayaker Kathryn Dunning, pastor of the Kings Beach United Methodist Church, is always looking for others who share her passion. When she spots a car parked in the church parking lot with a kayak strapped on, it’s not unusual for her to ask who it belongs to during her service so she knows who plans on going kayaking that day…Â Details
Does Australia or New Zealand have the best fields? Rachael Oakes-Ash dares to compare.
Australia and New Zealand enjoy a healthy rivalry, though they haven’t forgiven us for claiming Phar Lap and Crowded House as our own. When it comes to the snow, however, it’s another story, as competition for Australia’s 800,000 skiers and boarders is tight.
The average holiday ski or snowboard terrain is an intermediate blue-groomed run and most blue runs around the world are the same standard. So what makes skiing or boarding in Australia and New Zealand different?  … Details