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10 of the best beaches in Europe for travel snobs. Posted on: March 22nd in Travel, Travel Snobs by Scott Balaam.

10 of the best beaches in Europe for travel snobs

Like this Post? 10 of the best beaches in Europe for travel snobs - When you book a holiday in Europe there is always the concern that the beaches will be crowded. To help skip your early starts to ensure you get a decent spot here is a list of beautiful – yet unpsoilt and quiet beaches in Europe. This list will hopefully allow you to have a relaxing break without having to fight for somewhere to take in the rays… Playa de Monsul, Spain This is a uniquely beautiful beach located in ‘Cabo de Gata-Nijar’ national park in Almeria, Southern Spain. Zlatni rât beach, Bol, Croatia There are many excellent beaches spread across Croatia’s Adriatic Islands but this is the one to visit. Salema, Vila do Bispo, Portugal The holiday package favourite Algarve isn’t always known for its peaceful beaches but this fishing village beach is the exception. 50 of the Most Important Landmarks of the World (Part 1)

The Cheapest Destinations Blog - Part 4. What does it mean when a place is #1 on a list of destinations you should visit this year?

The Cheapest Destinations Blog - Part 4

Why is this a “hot destination” on the cover of a major magazine on your local newsstand? Does that really mean anything for you? Most of the year the covers rotate between Italy, France, and some beaches. But the transition to a new year always brings new hot lists and places you must visit. Here’s the most obvious prediction for 2014: you are not going to be able to avoid reading about Brazil. Sure, Brazilian service is some of the worst in Latin America, the infrastructure sucks, street crime is high, and you’ll have a tough time getting beyond the official event sites if you don’t speak Portuguese.

It will all be rosy for Brazil until the World Cup is over. “You weren’t ready for us. “No,” Brazil could well reply. It’ll be just like this, but bigger! You’ll also read a lot about Mongolia later this year. Editors Love Trends, Events, and New Hotels To find your own best path, dig deeper. Budget Europe Travel Hop on Hop off Travel in Europe for Independent Travellers. Amsterdam One of Europe’s most beautiful and historic cities right up there with Venice and Paris.

Budget Europe Travel Hop on Hop off Travel in Europe for Independent Travellers

But add funky and mellow bars, pervasive irreverence, whiffs of pot, sleaze and sex and you have a literally intoxicating mix. Find out more about Amsterdam Ancona A port town through and through, the town does have a fascinating history, a handful of sights to warrant an extra day or two, and the downtown area is very pedestrian friendly. Find out more about Ancona Avignon This graceful city is the belle of Provence’s ball. Famed for its annual performing-arts festival and its fabled bridge, Avignon is an ideal spot from which to step out into the surrounding region. Find out more about Avignon Barcelona A forward-thinking place, on the cutting edge of art, design and cuisine but with an equally rich past stretching back to Roman days. DIY Life - Projects and Tips. Top ten hostels in Europe. Staying in a hostel in Europe is a rite of passage for budget-conscious travelers making their way around the continent.

Top ten hostels in Europe

This is particularly the case for budget-conscious younger travelers. Here are ten hostels across Europe that either receive particularly high user-review grades or are notorious enough in one or another way to be noteworthy. St. Christopher's at the Winston, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Winston presents itself as "an interactive museum of modern art. " Bucket List: 225 things. Current Sales. 66 Beautiful Small Cities & Towns In Europe. Glass Beach – The Dump You’ll Want to Visit.

Before you say anything about the content of this article, I hate people who litter.

Glass Beach – The Dump You’ll Want to Visit

I’ll judge you if I think you’re too lazy to recycle. I hate pollution and the death of our fragile ecosystems and all the rest. But- with that disclaimer out of the way- Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California is the incredible result of human wastefulness and the resilience of nature. It’s like a little Inuksuk… I’ve been trolling around for lesser known landscapes to road trip to and explore, and stumbled across this chunk of multicoloured west coast paradise.

These days, Glass Beach is a protected part of MacKerricher State Park, but in 1949, it was the site of an unrestricted dump. Eventually, California realized that dumping automobiles, appliances, toxic substances and razor sharp shards of glass into the water was probably a bad idea, and looked elsewhere for a dumping site. The beaches under the cliffs lay polluted, cluttered and ruined, and were basically treated as a forgotten ‘mistake.’ America's 100 Best Adventures, State-by-State List.