*** Follow me on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for a daily <\/em>moment of travel inspiration ***<\/em><\/p>\n A veritable paradise of sugar white sand, crystal clear waters, and dramatic scenery, Thailand\u2019s tropical beaches are renowned around the globe\u00a0for their beauty, and as a consequence, unfortunately, mass tourism has spoilt some of them. Remember\u00a0The Beach<\/em>? Well,\u00a0these days you’ll have to look a little harder to find the utopian paradise of the 1990s cult backpacker novel on\u00a0Thailand’s Andaman coast. However, little gems still shine brightly on Phi Phi island. And some of the country’s most luxurious resort still feature their own private, pristine beach.<\/p>\n Related post: top 10 best luxury hotels in Thailand<\/a>.<\/p>\n With more than 7,000 islands dotted with\u00a0beautiful white sand beaches that are lapped by warm aquamarine seas and edged by spectacular coral reefs, picking a favorite beach in the Philippines may sound like a challenging task. El Nido in Palawan, often dubbed as the Philippines’ last frontier, is definitely one the best destinations in the country, not only because of the powder-fine beaches and gin-clear waters, but also because of the area’s\u00a0fabulous\u00a0limestone formations, towering\u00a0cliffs, prehistoric caves and thundering waterfalls.<\/p>\n The Northwest of American continent boasts some of the most spectacular wild beaches in the worlds, in particular Second Beach in Olympic National Park (USA) and Long Beach in the Pacific Rim National Park (Canada). Do not expect a tropical idyll though, since these are some of the wettest places on earth. Here, you can walk on miles\u00a0of\u00a0long sandy beaches, backed\u00a0by lush, old-growth\u00a0rainforest\u00a0while watching the thundering waves of the Pacific Ocean, with the occasional whale breaching at the horizon.<\/p>\n Related post: top 10 best luxury hotels & resorts in Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n All of Queensland\u2019s hundreds of beaches are not only world-class, they each offer a distinctive experience. Whitehaven Beach, located on the largest of the\u00a0Whitsunday Islands,\u00a0has repeatedly been voted amongst the most beautiful beaches of the globe<\/a>: stretching over 3,7\u00a0miles (6km) and boasting brilliant silica sand, among the purest in the world, you’ll soon realize why.\u00a0 Another favorite is Seventy-five Mile Beach, which\u00a0is Australia\u2019s premier four-wheel driving location\u00a0and\u00a0runs along Fraser Island’s east coast: the fabulous\u00a0beach boasts miles upon miles of pristine sand and sea, as well as a vast array of wildlife.<\/p>\n Related post: top 10 best luxury hotels in Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cape Town, also called the Mother City and one of the\u00a0world\u2019s most beautiful cities<\/a>, has some of the world\u2019s best beaches on offer, just minutes from the city centre and all backed by the epic Table Mountain.\u00a0 From the family beaches on the False Bay coastline to the gorgeous playground beaches for the rich and beautiful on the incredibly spectacular Atlantic Seaboard, you\u2019re sure to find a stretch of sand that suits your fancy. My\u00a0favorite beaches are Camps Bay, Clifton and Llandudno.<\/p>\n Related post:\u00a0top 10 things to see and do in Cape Town<\/a>.<\/p>\n Besides jaw-dropping natural scenery (think active volcanoes, towering cliffs, and dense jungle), Hawaii boasts also some of the best beaches in the world, some built around the high drama of intense waves crashing against razor-sharp lava rocks, some so remote that they are only accessible by helicopter or landing watercraft, and some so hidden and gorgeous that they need to remain a secret.<\/p>\n With 118 islands dotted\u00a0in the mighty blue\u00a0South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia has, as you probably expect, some pretty awesome beaches.\u00a0Just 12 miles (19 km long), the lush little slipper of land called Bora Bora lies in French Polynesia\u2019s\u00a0most mesmerizing\u00a0lagoon edged by fine white sandy shores.\u00a0Luxurious over-water bungalows nestled over the world\u2019s most beautiful lagoon with a tropical backdrop make Bora Bora a top destination for the discerning traveler.<\/p>\n Related post:\u00a0top 10 best luxury resorts in French Polynesia<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Turks and Caicos Islands have some of the planet’s\u00a0most ethereal turquoise seas and finest powdery-sand beaches, and are surrounded\u00a0by the globe’s third-largest coral reef.\u00a0While their western neighbours of the Bahamas went mass with their lost-on-the-way-to-Las-Vegas resorts, the Turks went class, quietly opening a string of very luxurious resorts in the past decade.<\/p>\n Related post:\u00a0top 10 best luxury resorts in the Caribbean<\/a>.<\/p>\n Located on the equator towards the south of India, and stretching over 500 miles (800 km), the Maldives\u00a0are the visible coral tips of an oceanic volcanic mountain range whose outer edge at some points plunge to depths of over 2 miles (3 km). The islands\u00a0are blessed with\u00a0stunning white beaches, crystal clear blue lagoons, incredible underwater wildlife, and unrivaled luxury resorts<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related post:\u00a0top 10 best luxury resorts in the Maldives<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mother Nature was extremely generous with these 115 scenic islands<\/a>\u00a0scattered in the Indian Ocean east of Kenia and has spoiled them rotten. Undeniably, the beauty of the beaches is beyond words: exquisite ribbons of powdery-soft white sand are lapped by turquoise waters and backed by palm tree covered hills and big rocky boulders. Recent years, some uberluxurious resorts opened their doors in this slide of paradise.<\/p>\n Related post:\u00a0top 10 best luxury resorts in the Seychelles<\/a>.<\/p>\n *** Follow me on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for a daily <\/em>moment of travel inspiration ***<\/em><\/p>\n
\n10. THAILAND<\/b><\/h5>\n
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\n8. NORTHWESTERN\u00a0USA & CANADA<\/b><\/h5>\n
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\n7. QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA<\/b><\/h5>\n
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\n6. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA<\/b><\/h5>\n
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\n4. FRENCH POLYNESIA<\/b><\/h5>\n
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\n3. TURKS AND CAICOS<\/b><\/h5>\n
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