Meeru Island Resort

Location: Male' Atoll, North

General: There are plenty of activities to be enjoyed at Meeru, but if it's a little relaxation you crave, their are plenty of shady beaches where you can take a casual stroll. Acknowledged as a bit of diver's Mecca. Meeru is located right in the centre of some of the best dive sites in the Maldives. Meeru maybe one of the more remote islands in the North Atoll, but you'll find everything you could want for a perfect beach holiday.

Island Hideaway Dhonakulhi

Location: Haa Alifu Atoll, North Maldives

General: Dhonakulhi Island, with a beach length of some 3,200 meters around the Island, is a haven of peace, tranquility and serenity. The crystal clear turquoise waters of the shallow waist-deep lagoon surrounding the island stretch as far as the eye can see. The Island's uniquely rich and dense vegetation instill a feeling of harmony and being at one with nature.

Huvafen Fushi Maldives

Location: Male' Atoll, North

General: Located in North Male Atoll in the Maldives, Huvafen Fushi is a breathtaking 25 minute luxury speedboat ride from Male’ International Airport. Skimming across the azure Indian Ocean with a Champagne flute in hand will prepare you for a magnificently sensual escape into paradise. Huvafen Fushi is a naturalist's wonderland where the landscape above and below the waterline is an attraction in itself. Per Aquum, which manages Huvafen Fushi, recently re-developed the island to meet its exacting standards of luxury and service with a multi-million dollar new build project.

Giravaru Tourist Resort

Location: Male' Atoll, North

General: Giravaru's reef is shaped like a ring, located just fifteen minutes speed-boat ride from Male' International Airport. All the resort's facilities are built a few steps away from the beach and the reef. The main restaurant provides a wide variety of buffets, while the coffee shop, built over the water, is a la carte. Dolphins sometimes swim by. The spacious bedrooms offer a full range of modern convenience: a satellite television, a stocked mini bar, telephone, hairdryer, an ensuite bathroom with shower and plenty of hot water.

Holiday Island

Location: South Ari Atoll, South

General: Holiday Island is famous for its white sandy beaches and the beautiful lagoon around it. Although amongst the finest resorts in Maldives, this is not a resort for those searching for that quiet, natural Maldivian style (the vast, almost sterile reception building will tell you this straightaway), but for action, fun, facilities and excellent service this resort is hard to beat.

Full Moon Maldives

Location: Male' Atoll, North

General: Numerous flowers of various hues grow all around the island, permeating the air with exotic tropical scents. The island with its good looks and up-market facilities will be ideal for you if you belong in the cosmopolitan business class of today. Dining is top class with a variety of restaurants and international cuisine to choose from. If you are lively, outgoing and enjoy a metropolitan atmosphere in up-market surroundings, Full Moon will suit you well.

Four Seasons Resort

Location: Male' Atoll, North

General: This is Four Seasons most secluded tropical resort, where palm-thatched villas dip their feet into a sea of turquoise, and sunrise, sunshine and sunset paint the endless sky. There are 106 beautifully-appointed bungalows and villas, built on the fringe of the 12-acre island fronting the sea or set atop stilts above the serene lagoon.

Dhoni Mighili

Location: Ari Atoll

General: Wherever and Whenever’ is our philosophy on this enchanting island. Your stay at Dhoni Mighili is all about YOU. A dedicated ‘Thakuru’ – Maldivian butler, captain and two additional crew members – all for you – are on call 24 hours a day throughout your entire stay at Dhoni Mighili. Your Thakuru will take you to specially selected snorkelling spots, bring you the freshest local papaya and place flowers on your bed.

Biyadhoo Island Resort

Location: Kaafu Atoll

Tourism and Cityscape of Villa Gesell

Being a coastal city, the main tourist attraction in Villa Gesell is the beach. The Villa Gesell beach is 10 m (33 ft) long, with a soft slope, and a variety of spas built alongside; the annexed cities of Mar de las Pampas, Las Gaviotas and Mar Azul extend the beachside to 21 m (69 ft). The city has a staff of 150 lifeguards.

There is a lighthouse 30 m (98 ft) to the south, surrounded by a forest; some houses organize adventure tourism visit to the forest. It is the second highest lighthouse in the coast of the Buenos Aires province, second only to the one in Bahía Blanca. The area around the lighthouse works as a natural reserve as well.

Villa Gesell beach

Villa Gesell is a seaside village in Villa Gesell Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It was founded in 1931, afforestating a dune field. The growth of the city allowed it to annex the nearby cities of Mar de las Pampas, Las Gaviotas and Mar Azul.

History

San Clemente del Tuyú beach

History

Noticed by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520, who gave nearby Cape San Antonio its name, Spanish authorities first surveyed the area in 1580. Led by reformist Governor Hernando Arias de Saavedra, his Guaraní staff christened the spot Rincón del Tuyú ("muddy corner"). First mapped by British Jesuit Thomas Falkner in 1744, the neighboring stream was named San Clemente by Spanish Jesuit José Cardiel.

The San Antonio lighthouse, built in 1890.

Dunes on the San Clemente del Tuyú shore.

Rada Tilly beach

Rada Tilly is a town in Escalante Department, Chubut Province (Patagonia), Argentina. The town is between Punta Piedras hill to the north and Punta del Marqués to the south. Punta del Marqués, a geographical landmark on San Jorge Gulf, reaches a height of 167 metres (548 ft), and extends into the sea for 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi).

The area was first populated at least 9,000 years ago, and was first recorded by Captain Robert FitzRoy during his voyage on the HMS Beagle in the early 1830s (best known for its impact on the naturalist Charles Darwin).

Puerto Madryn beach

Puerto Madryn (in Welsh, Porth Madryn) is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Biedma Department, and has about 57,571 inhabitants according to the last census in 2001.

The town was founded on July 28, 1865, when 150 Welsh immigrants who came in the clipper Mimosa named the natural port Porth Madryn in honour of Sir Love Jones-Parry, whose estate in Wales was named "Madryn".

Pinamar beach

Pinamar is an Argentine coastal resort town located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Buenos Aires Province. It has about 20,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census.

Located less than 400 km (249 mi)south of Buenos Aires, it is one of several small seaside communities that line the coast. Since Pinamar's main attraction is the ocean, it is a fairly quiet town during the winter months. Tourism is what fuels the economy during the summer.

Necochea beach

Necochea is a port city in the southwest of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located on the Atlantic coast, on the edge of the Quequén Grande river, 528 km (328 mi) from Buenos Aires City and 120 km (75 mi) southwest from Mar del Plata. It has 89,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census and it is the seat of government for Necochea Partido, a partido of Buenos Aires Province. On the mouth of the Quequen river, the port of Quequen, one of the most important ports in Argentina, is the gateway for the agricultural production of the southeast of the Province of Buenos Aires.

Monte Hermoso beach

Monte Hermoso is a town located on the Atlantic coast of Argentina, some 100 km (62 mi) east of the city of Bahía Blanca, in the south of the Province of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of the partido of Monte Hermoso.

Founded at the beginning of the twentieth century, Monte Hermoso is a family seaside resort with more than 32 km (20 mi) of beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and with the unique characteristic in Argentina of having both sunrises and sunsets over the sea.

Attractions and activities of Miramar beach

Attractions

• Miramar Golf Course.
• Museo Punta Hermengo, museum.
• Vivero F. Ameghino, 5.02 km² of woodland.
• Enchanted Forest or Energic Forest
• Aero Club de la ciudad de Miramar, Aerodrome.
• Autodromo Roberto Hirch de Miramar, 1.47/1.72 km motor racing venue.
• The farm circuit, knows as "Mar y Pampa" near 37 Avenue has nice places, specially on weekends
• Vivero Dunícola "Florentino Ameghino"

Cocoa Island

Location: Male' Atoll, North

General: One of only 30 traditional boats located in the enormous lagoon offering homes of cozy sophistication, featuring comforts beyond your expectations. Designed with rare refinement your "house boat" offers room beyond compare, an elegant bedroom and lounge, a spacious bathroom and your own private veranda with a wooden whirlpool, the very image of a traditional Maldivian well.

Banyan Tree Maldives

Location: Male' Atoll, North

Miramar, Buenos Aires Province

Miramar is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Buenos Aires Province, 450 km (280 mi) south of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of General Alvarado Partido. The name "Miramar" cames from the words Mira (look) and Mar (sea).

Las Grutas

Las Grutas is a beach resort town located in the Argentine province of Río Negro, in the department of San Antonio, with a stable population of 3,500 inhabitant.s

It's located 15 kilometers southern of San Antonio Oeste, and is visited by over 250,000 tourist every summer. Its beaches are known for having relatively warm waters in spite of their location in the Patagonia, due to the wide tidal amplitude, and the protection of the San Matías Gulf. The town was founded in 1964, mainly as a group of campings, and soon began growing. But it was not until the 1980s that tourism industry finally exploded, with the construction of numerous hotels and a provincial casino.

History and tourist attractions in Carilo

The Cariló area was transformed from large desert dunes close to the sea to a huge forest and a beach.

In the early 1920s, Mr. Héctor Manuel Guerrero started the forestation of the farm cóalled "Dos Montes". This farm included a cattle ranch called "Médanos" (meaning "Dunes") that has a surface of 1.700 ha. Several problems were faced as the lack of transportation and accesses were combined with almost no experience regarding on-sand forestation. Guerrero family decided to keep the forestation up to the sea shore, and included some fruit trees that brought local bird species.

Cariló

Cariló (from the mapuche word "Green Dune") is a beach resort town in Argentina. It is situated in a man made forest on the Atlantic coast of the Province of Buenos Aires, approximately 360 km south of Buenos Aires city in the adminastrative division of Pinamar Partido.

Until a few years ago, access to the town was strictly controlled by the ruling authority. Today Cariló is publicly accessible, but comparatively high prices ensure that it remains the preserve of the well heeled.

Government of Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is the head of the department (Partido) of General Pueyrredón. The current Mayor of the city and department is Gustavo Pulti, of the local party Acción Marplatense.

The Honorable Concejo Deliberante (the town council) has some legislative powers. The term of office for both the Mayor and council members is four years.

In 1919, Mar del Plata became the first town in South America to have a Socialist Mayor, a son of Italian Immigrants, Teodoro Bronzini. The Socialist Party would dominate the city political landscape for most of the 20th century.

Climate of Mar del Plata

The weather pattern for the region is that of an oceanic climate, with humid and moderate summers and relatively cool winters, although polar air masses from Antarctica are frequent. The average temperatures for January reach 20°C (68 Fahrenheit) and 8°C for July (46 Fahrenheit). The West-Southwest winds bring down the temperature below 0°C (32 Fahrenheit), while the Southeast ones (the so called Sudestada) are stronger, producing coastal showers and rough seas, as well as strong squalls, but the cold is much less intense.

Architecture of Mar del Plata

The development of the city as a seasonal resort in the early 20th century led upper class tourists from Buenos Aires to build a European-inspired architecture, based mainly on the picturesque and later on the art deco styles. This gave Mar del Plata the nickname of the Argentine Biarritz. The building industry became the main non-seasonal activity of the town by 1920.

During the '30s,'40s, and beyond, local architects and builders, like Auro Tiribelli, Arturo Lemmi, Alberto Córsico-Picollini and Raúl Camusso recreated and transformed the picturesque values into a middle-class scale, marking the beginning of a vernacular architecture, called Mar del Plata Style, consisting in small samples of the luxury-laden summer residences of high society, built for the summer visitor as well as for the local resident.

Culture of Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is the most popular destination for conventions in Argentina after Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata has a wide range of services in this sector. The summer season hosts over fifty theatrical plays.

Shows and festivals

• The Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the only competitive accredited film festival in Latin America.
• The Fiesta Nacional del Mar ("National Sea Festival") with the election and coronation of the Sea Queen and her princesses, which takes place in December as the official inauguration of the summer season.

Bandos Island Resort

Location: Male Atoll, North

Asdu Sun Island

Location: Male Atoll, North

Angsana Resort & Spa

Location: Male' Atoll, North

Anantara Resort & Spa

Location: Male' Atoll, South

Maroubra Beach and parklands

Maroubra Beach stretches for approximately 1 km on Maroubra Bay. Mahon Pool is located north of the beach, near Mistral Point. There are two surf clubs at Maroubra: Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club and South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club. Arthur Byrne Reserve sits behind both these clubs. A skating park is located at the southern end of Maroubra Beach.

Transportation of Maroubra Beach

Roads

Anzac Parade leads directly from Moore Park to La Perouse through Maroubra Junction via Kensington and Kingsford. Anzac Parade begins at the end Flinders and Oxford Streets which leads traffic out of the CBD. Cleveland Street runs onto Anzac Parade connecting the inner-city suburbs such as Surry Hills, Darington and Camperdown as well as Central Station and Railway Square to Maroubra.

Hotels of Maroubra Beach

Current

• Glasshouse (Since 1947) - The licence of the Golden Grove Hotel was transferred from Darlington to new premises on the corner of Anzac Parade and Boyce Road, Maroubra Junction in February 1947. The hotel has more recently changed its name to the Glasshouse Hotel.
• The Sands Hotel (Since 1972) - A hotel in South Maroubra alongside South Maroubra Shopping Village.

Retail of Maroubra Beach

Maroubra Junction and Surrounding Areas

Maroubra Junction is one of the main shopping areas in the district and is home to Pacific Square shopping centre (built on the area once known as Stockland Mall, Maroubra). Pacific Square shopping centre has an outdoor eating area on Anzac Parade, Coles and Aldi supermarkets, many specialty shops as well as being home to the area's Australia Post outlet. Commercial developments are also found along Anzac Parade, Maroubra Road and surrounding streets, including Dudley's Emporium which was the first shopping centre in Maroubra Junction built in 1912 and has been recently redeveloped.

Maroubra, New South Wales

Maroubra Beach

Maroubra is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Maroubra is located 10 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Randwick.

Maroubra is the largest suburb in the area governed by Randwick City Council in both size and population. Maroubra Junction is a locality in the centre of the suburb.

Manly Beach

Manly Beach is a well-known beach situated in Sydney's Northern Beaches, Australia. From north to south, the three main sections are Queenscliff, North Steyne, and South Steyne.

Within a short walk of Manly Beach along the oceanway is Fairy Bower and Shelley Beach. There are many shops, famous restaurants, night clubs, and dive bars in town; locals people called "corso".

Adaaran Hudhuran Fushi

Location: Male' Atoll, North

Adaaran Club Rannalhi

Location: Male' Atoll, South

Top 10 spring break destinations - Lake Havasu, Arizona

While Las Vegas is an all-time favorite spring break destination, Lake Havasu, some 3 hours southeast of Sin City in the Arizona desert, is also gaining major partygoer appeal, thanks to its array of after-dark action, stunning scenery, and its main attraction, the eponymous lake itself.





Nestled amid craggy mountain peaks alongside the Colorado River, and dubbed the "personal watercraft capital of the world," Lake Havasu boasts over 400 miles of coastline and water sports galore — think fishing, skiing, kayaking, and boating (lots of boat and Jet Ski rentals are also available for those of you without your own vessels). Havasu's on-land activities span from beach-bumming, off-roading desert treks, and golfing, to horseback riding, hot-air ballooning, rock climbing, and biking.

There’s plenty of nighttime action to keep spring breakers playing long after dark, too: Several clubs and bars boast killer views of the Colorado River and some even offer outdoor parties on the river itself.

Adaaran Club Bathala

Location: Ari Atoll, North East

White Sands Resort & Spa

Location: Ari Atoll

General: This long established resort is among the most beautiful islands in the atoll, and none of the appeal has faded in the years gone by. Without doubt, though, the most appealing aspect of the island is its relaxed atmosphere that invites you to be completely at ease - "No news, no shoes", says White Sands Resorts & Spa.

What the World Eats, Path 3

What the World Eats, Path 3

United States: The Caven family of California

History of Mar del Plata

Pre-Spanish era: The region was inhabited by Günuna Kena nomads (also known as northern Tehuelches). They were later (after the 11th century) strongly influenced by the Mapuche culture.

1577–1857: First European explorers. Sir Francis Drake made a reconnaissance of the coast and its sea lion colonies; Don Juan de Garay explored the area by land a few years later. In 1742, during the War of Jenkin's Ear, eight survivors of HMS Wager, part of Admiral Anson expedition, and led by Isaac Morris, lived through a ten-months ordeal before being decimated and captured by the Tehuelches, who eventually handed them to the Spaniards. After holding the Englishmen as prisoners, they returned Morris and his companions to London in 1746.[13] First colonization attempt by Jesuit Order near Laguna de los Padres ended in disaster (1751).

Transportation Of Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is served by Ástor Piazzola International Airport (MDQ/SAZM) with daily flights to Buenos Aires served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and Sol Líneas Aéreas and weekly flights to Patagonia served by LADE.

It has a bus terminal serving most cities in Argentina. There is a train station with two daily trains to Buenos Aires' Estación Constitución.

Mar del Plata beach

As part of the Argentine recreational coast, tourism is Mar del Plata's main economic activity with seven million tourists visiting the city in 2006. Mar del Plata has a sophisticated tourist infrastructure with countless hotels, restaurants, casinos, theatres and other tourist attractions. Mar del Plata is also an important sports centre with a multi-purpose Olympic style stadium (first used for the 1978 World Cup and later upgraded for the 1995 Pan American Games), 5 golf courses and many other facilities.

As an important fishing port, industry concentrates on fish processing and at least two large shipyards.

Argentina's Beaches

The following is a list of beaches in Argentina :

Beach	Information
Mar del Plata	Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, 400 km (249 mi) south of Buenos Aires
Cariló	Cariló (from the mapuche word "Green Dune") is a beach resort town in Argentina. It is situated in a man made forest on the Atlantic coast of the Province of Buenos Aires, approximately 360 km south of Buenos Aires city in the adminastrative division of Pinamar Partido.
Las Grutas	Las Grutas is a beach resort town located in the Argentine province of Río Negro, in the department of San Antonio, with a stable population of 3,500 inhabitant.s
Miramar	Miramar is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Buenos Aires Province, 450 km (280 mi) south of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of General Alvarado Partido. The name "Miramar" cames from the words Mira (look) and Mar (sea).
Monte Hermoso	Monte Hermoso is a town located on the Atlantic coast of Argentina, some 100 km (62 mi) east of the city of Bahía Blanca, in the south of the Province of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of the partido of Monte Hermoso.
Necochea	Necochea is a port city in the southwest of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located on the Atlantic coast, on the edge of the Quequén Grande river, 528 km (328 mi) from Buenos Aires City and 120 km (75 mi) southwest from Mar del Plata.
Pinamar	Pinamar is an Argentine coastal resort town located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Buenos Aires Province.
Puerto Madryn	Puerto Madryn (in Welsh, Porth Madryn) is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia.
Rada Tilly	Rada Tilly is a town in Escalante Department, Chubut Province (Patagonia), Argentina. The town is between Punta Piedras hill to the north and Punta del Marqués to the south. Punta del Marqués, a geographical landmark on San Jorge Gulf, reaches a height of 167 metres (548 ft), and extends into the sea for 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi).
San Clemente del Tuyú	San Clemente del Tuyú is an Argentine town in the Partido de la Costa district of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Villa Gesell	Villa Gesell is a seaside village in Villa Gesell Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Habitat of beach

A beach is an unstable environment which exposes plants and animals to changeable and potentially harsh conditions. Some small animals burrow into the sand and feed on material deposited by the waves. Crabs, insects and shorebirds feed on these beach dwellers. The endangered Piping Plover and some tern species rely on beaches for nesting. Sea turtles also lay their eggs on ocean beaches. Seagrasses and other beach plants grow on undisturbed areas of the beach and dunes.

Artificial beaches

Some beaches are artificial; they are either permanent or temporary (For examples see Monaco, Paris, Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Toronto, Hong Kong and Singapore).

The soothing qualities of a beach and the pleasant environment offered to the beachgoer are replicated in artificial beaches, such as "beach style" pools with zero-depth entry and wave pools that recreate the natural waves pounding upon a beach. In a zero-depth entry pool, the bottom surface slopes gradually from above water down to depth. Another approach involves so-called urban beaches, a form of public park becoming common in large cities. Urban beaches attempt to mimic natural beaches with fountains that imitate surf and mask city noises, and in some cases can be used as a play park.

Recreation and beach

Many beaches are very popular on warm sunny days. In the Victorian era, many popular beach resorts were equipped with bathing machines because even the all-covering beachwear of the period was considered immodest. This social standard still prevails in many Muslim countries. At the other end of the spectrum are topfree beaches and nude beaches where clothing is optional or not allowed. In most countries social norms are significantly different on a beach in hot weather, compared to adjacent areas where similar behaviour might not be tolerated and might possibly be persecuted because of this action.

Beach formation

Beaches are the result of wave action by which waves or currents move sand or other loose sediments of which the beach is made as these particles are held in suspension. Alternatively, sand may be moved by saltation (a bouncing movement of large particles). Beach materials come from erosion of rocks offshore, as well as from headland erosion and slumping producing deposits of scree. Some of the whitest sand in the world, along Florida's Emerald Coast, comes from the erosion of quartz in the Appalachian Mountains. A coral reef offshore is a significant source of sand particles.