29 articles tagged with hidden beaches
The moment my toes sank into the warm, golden sand of my first hidden Tamarindo beach, I knew I'd discovered something special. While most visitors crowd the main beach with its surf shops and sunset bars, I've spent years mapping...
After decades of tracking down missing persons across America, I've developed a knack for finding things others overlook. Perhaps that's why Okinawa's hidden beaches called to me—these pristine stretches of sand scattered across Japan's southernmost prefecture remain surprisingly undiscovered by...
I've seen my fair share of beaches across the Caribbean and Mexico's coastlines, but nothing quite prepared me for what I found in Dahab. This little slice of Egyptian heaven sits where the rugged Sinai Desert dramatically collides with the...
The taxi driver raised his eyebrows when I told him my destination. 'San Nicolaas? Most tourists stay in Palm Beach,' he remarked, curiosity evident in his voice. I simply smiled—after 35 years of tracking down missing persons across America, I've...
There's something magical about discovering a stretch of sand that doesn't appear in the glossy travel brochures. After spending three decades photographing coastlines across four continents, I've developed a sixth sense for finding these hidden gems. St. Petersburg, with its...
After five summers exploring the Cyclades, I've learned that Mykonos has a secret playbook that most visitors never see. While Paradise and Super Paradise beaches steal the headlines with their thumping beach clubs and celebrity sightings, the soul of this...
When most people think of Miami beaches, the neon-lit, model-strutting, music-thumping South Beach immediately comes to mind. But as someone who's spent years capturing the sounds of destinations around the world, I've learned that the most authentic experiences often lie...
There's a certain *poetic irony* in the fact that I left Kansas City for India to find healing, only to discover that sometimes healing comes from wherever the universe guides you next. This winter, that guidance led me to the...
The moment my feet touched the warm, golden sand of my first hidden Puerto Vallarta cove, I knew I'd stumbled upon something extraordinary. Beyond the tourist-packed shores of Los Muertos Beach lies a world of intimate coastal sanctuaries—places where the...
There's something almost sacred about discovering a stretch of untouched coastline on an island as beloved as Corfu. While the northern Ionian Sea laps against this verdant Greek paradise's popular shores, drawing thousands each summer, I've spent years mapping the...
G'day beach lovers! Wyatt Griffin here, fresh off my latest Hawaiian adventure where I've been scouting out those magical stretches of sand that don't make it into your typical tourist brochures. After 30+ years of hunting down the world's best...
The first time someone suggested I visit Ebeye in the Marshall Islands, I nearly choked on my coffee. As a seasoned traveler who's combed beaches from Oregon to Okinawa, I thought I knew my coastal destinations. But Ebeye? The densely...
While Punta Cana absorbs the tourist masses with its all-inclusive fortresses, La Romana quietly harbors some of the Dominican Republic's most spectacular coastal treasures. As a materials engineer fascinated by the interplay between natural erosion and human preservation, I've spent...
There's something about the Samoan concept of *fa'a Samoa* (the Samoan way) that resonates deeply with me. Perhaps it's how it mirrors the Japanese *ichi-go ichi-e* – the understanding that each moment is unique and should be treasured. As someone...
After 35 years of tracking down missing persons, I've developed something of a sixth sense for uncovering what lies beneath the surface. Perhaps that's why I find myself perpetually dissatisfied with the obvious tourist destinations that populate most travel guides....
