Dr. Beach says Siesta Beach in Sarasota,Florida is #1

May 31st,2011 by Angelica

I don’t know if any of you have ever heard of a guy by the name of Dr. Stephen Leatherman who’s better known as “Dr. Beach”.

He’s a professor and Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental (Coastal) Sciences  along with all of these other fancy titles and to make a long story short he makes it his business to see where the best beaches are located in America and in many other parts of the world. He even helps the super rich pick what private islands they should buy.

I use to be into this guy a little over a decade ago because I was previously the owner of a little vacation rental site named 4BeachNuts.com (well,not that little :) which we also provided all kinds of information about The Best Beaches in the World. He actually wrote to me a few times and I wonder if he remembers me? 

Anyway,I was wondering what beach made his number #1 list this year for “The Best Beach In America”and turns out its Siesta Beach in Sarasota,Florida.

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He says Siesta Beach has the finest powdery whitest sand in the “world”,nearly pure crystals.  The water and waves are usually safe for swimming and very clean and clear so I can only imagine it calls out to you.  

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Is it calling out to you?

If so,what would it be saying?

 

 

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Sad But True

May 29th,2011 by Angelica

South Padre Island,in Texas  Located in the tip of the border next to the Gulf of Mexico and the Laguna Madre Bay in Texas,is a little tiny Island name “South Padre Island”.  How tiny?  It’s only ½ a mile wide and 34 miles long and does have three campgrounds on the island that are on the beach or bay. 

 A missionary priest back in 1804 Jose Nicholas Balli first settle here and later came the Spain’s King Charles IV who decided to claim it for his own. Ever since then people have made this little tiny place more then it really is.  Though,I would have to say that it’s actually the best beach Texas has to offer.  :(

 Yet,every young blood goes to South Padre Island during Spring Break which if you’re over the “Let’s Party” scene,then I strongly suggest DO NOT go near South Padre,Island as its anything but peaceful and relaxing during spring break.  I was there a year ago during Spring Break and swore I would never go back.  Yet,here I go again,only should be better this time around since there won’t be any spring breakers,which btw –“breakers”is the perfect word for them.

So why even put South Padre Island on by blog when its dedicated to the best places to travel?   G-d only knows.  Perhaps because it’s close to home and I am planning to be there in a few weeks and looking forward to getting away and relaxing on the beach even though it’s not a fabulous beach. Sad,but true,though I do strongly believe that a bad day at the beach is much better then any day at work.

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