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How often are you watching a movie and wish you could visit the beach where the protagonist goes surfing, or the quaint town where a couple falls in love? Maybe you want to walk down the same road as your favorite character, or hang out in the pub where the friends on your favorite TV…
Fall might not seem like prime beach-going time, but there’s more to the sea than just sunbathing. Seaside towns around the world are at their best during the season, when summer’s crowds have subsided, the weather is usually mild, and activities (marathons! whales! surfing!) are abundant. Check out our list below and plan your fall…
Beach at the Montage Kapalua Bay/Oyster Even adults have to be extra cautious at Hawaii’s beaches, with the ocean’s notoriously nasty rip currents and undertow. Conditions can be wildly different at the same swimming spot depending on the time of year — from calm as a lake to swells with 20-foot waves. So where to…
There’s an easy answer for where you should travel with your sister — everywhere! After all, adventuring with your sister is awesome. You get to know each other better, you laugh over each other’s weird choice in gas station snacks, and you share a variety of fun experiences that can only happen when you get…
From rocky coves with a tiny patch of sand to wide shorelines with big surf rolling in, Hawaii has some of the world’s most beautiful beaches — and some of the most dangerous. Conditions often change without warning, rip currents and undertow here are no joke, and many of the idyllic swimming spots aren’t lifeguarded.…
Right off the famous Waikiki Beach in Honolulu is the towering Diamond Head State Monument, one of Hawaii’s top hiking destinations. Diamond Head is a 300,000-year-old crater that peaks at 761 feet above sea level. If you’re planning on ascending the former volcano, be aware while it’s not a particularly long hike — less than…
Navigating sharp curves and one-lane bridges, driving Maui’s famous Road to Hana can take more than two and a half hours. The 52-mile stretch of the Hana Highway starts on Route 36 in Kahului, hugging the north coast before veering south to connect with Route 360, which eventually leads to Hana on the eastern side…
Ah, the long, lazy days of late summer. Anything beyond reaching for your drink feels like too much of an effort — even leaving your lounge chair or towel to jump into the pool. So what could be better than splaying across an inner tube and floating down a man-made river in the midst of…
To recline on fine golden sand or explore scenic pine-scented forests? To discover colorful coral reefs or hike through lush tropical peaks? Sometimes it’s hard to choose between the beach and the mountains for a vacation, but there is another way. We searched high and low for destinations that offer the best of both worlds.…
When spring and summer roll around, diners and drinkers around the world love to indulge outdoors. (And if you’re in a destination that enjoys temperate climes year-round, you can even do so in the winter!) Since we’re big fans of hotels, we’ve taken a look at properties across the United States, from cities to the…
