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    In the 1950s and '60s, Bombay Beach in California was a thriving resort. Guests swam, water-skied, and golfed during the day, then headed to the yacht club to party at the end of the night. Now, Bombay Beach is a faded, rusted, abandoned wasteland. The water smells like salt, gas, and rotting dead fish. The shores lined with sunbathers before, and now they are covered in green sludge and dried fish remains. To understand how this place turned from paradise to agony, you need to know the

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    Vitamin Sea The way I see things, life is different at the beach. Time doesn’t move hour to hour, but moment to moment. We live by the whipping currents, play by the ever-changing tides, and follow the direction of the yellow globe in the sky. In my experience, trips to the beach never fail to make my heart giddy and rid my life of any obstacles. At least temporarily. For me, looking out at the never-ending ocean is like looking through a special pair of glasses. I see the world with a different

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    Laguna beach has a natural beauty from the ocean to the canyons. At the same time there are many restaurants, shops and art shows. For example every summer there is the Sawdust festival and the Pageant of the Masters. Almost every shop or restaurant is a locally owned business. Laguna is unique in the US. The beaches and coves are one of the main tourist attractions given how clear the water is. The two most popular beaches are Main beach and Aliso Creek. Aliso Creek is famous for the shorebreak

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    It was Sunday around 4:00 PM in Solana Beach. Rain clouds approached the shore from the west. The wind blew off the tops of waves, giving them a white cap. As the rain fell, the aquamarine color of the Pacific Ocean turned a brackish color, and shore birds huddled on the beach. Several bungalows overlooked the ocean from the top of a small hill. The bungalows were painted white with different color trim. Some of the cottages were painted with a red or brown trim. Betty Jo’s place had watermelon

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    The Amazing Vacation Place My favorite vacation spot is Myrtle Beach. My first time going to this beach was when I was ten years old. My great aunt took me and my three girl cousins to Myrtle Beach for our girls’ trip. It was one of the most fun and memorable times of my life. Since then the beach has become my favorite place to vacation with my family and friends. The beach became my preference soon as I laid eyes on it. At the beach the scenery is astonishing. The buildings are beautiful, the air

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    the house looked over the enclosed porch, over the sea wall, and onto the beach. Entranced by the lull of crashing waves, I would become memorized at the immensity of it all. I was never afraid of the ocean. As a child, my sister and I would long spend hours out on the beach in front of our house. We would build gigantic sand castles, collect seashells, and gleefully run into the water with all our clothes on. The the beach, and by extension, the ocean was always a safe haven for me. It provided

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    Pompano Beach timeshares for sale can be found at the Surfsider Resort & Tennis Club just minutes from the beautiful beaches of the Florida Atlantic coast. The resort has the facilities and amenities you would expect for a luxury vacation as well as access to all the Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale region has to offer. Owning a timeshare allows you to give your family a first class vacation every year for much less than it would ordinarily cost you. The possibilities are endless for a golfing weekend

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    years due to the overwhelming feeling of pessimism that endlessly lingers among the minds of the people. However, there are certain places that are not affected by the incoming wave of darkness. One of these pure places is the beach, specifically Brewers Beach. Brewers Beach is one of the eleven beautiful beaches the island of St. Thomas has to offer. Once one steps foot on the pristine white sand, an unusual sense of happiness seeps into their mood. With this sudden change of attitude comes a change

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    Newport Beach, is located on in Orange County, California along the coast. It was incorporated in 1906 and is one of the more affluent cities in Orange County. Encompassing Newport Beach is Corona Del Mar and Newport Coast. Newport Beach is most well known for its harbor, Balboa Island, Lido Island and the peninsula which is located between Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Its elevation is from sea level to 1,164 feet, at the top of Signal Peak in the San Joaquin Hills. The city flower is the Bougainvillea

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    St Pete Beach Vacation

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    If you're planning a vacation in St Pete Beach, there is plenty to do and see. It's a very popular tourist destination in Florida. Originally named St. Petersburg Beach, it's name was shortened in 1994 by locals. Because the area averages 360 days of sunshine and with its mild winters, many vacationers visit year-round. The busiest tourist season is between May and November. The Beach is the Attraction Of course, the biggest attraction to St Pete's is the fact that it has over 2 miles of white-sand

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