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What Are the Best Underrated Beaches?
Perhaps the worst thing about a trip to the beach is sharing that trip with hundreds (if not thousands) of other people. A day at the beach should be a serene, relaxing experience. Hearing other people’s radios and conversations, dodging their frisbees, and avoiding the sand that they kick up turns a pleasant day by the shore into a nightmare. That’s why it’s best to avoid the popular, mainstream, famous beaches for lesser-known plots of sand that provide more privacy with just as much sun and fun. Finding those underrated beach destinations isn’t always easy. If you’re visiting a new city, you might only know the popular beach spots listed in guidebooks or made famous on television.
That’s why we want your help. ShermansTravel readers are spread out across the world and have traveled the globe. We want to know your favorite underrated, unknown, and better beaches. Where should we go in Sydney if we want to avoid the hordes at Bondi? Where can we go in Miami to relax on a blanket rather than be part of the scene on South Beach? What’s a peaceful alternative in Los Angeles to the wacky world that is Venice Beach?
Tell us about your favorite lesser-known but totally awesome beaches in the comments below. Share them on Twitter with the hashtag #betterbeaches (and include @ShermansTravel in your tweets). Post them on our Facebook page. No matter where they are in the world, we want to know! We’ll compile the best suggestions and include them in a future blog post.
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Wamberal Beach near Terrigal on the central coast of NSW. There’s no bogan like a central coast bogan. And, oh yeah, the beach is to die!
We loved the beach at Porto Katsiki in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Greece. Arriving by sailboat with a skipper who played his guitar and sang “Stairway to Heaven” made the women love it and the pretty, frolicking topless lesbians made the men really love it! Soft white sand, calm turquoise water, nothing commercial at the beach – heaven! Check out the Peloponnese region of Greece and the Ionian Sea and you’ll become very spoiled very fast. And that’s a good thing!
http://blondebrunettetravel.com/2012/06/17/peloponnese-region-of-greece-and-sailing-the-ionian-sea/
Its called Dirty Beach or Playa Sucia in Puerto Rico…WOW!
Rose Island Sandal Toe Beach in the Bahamas simply breath taking, not crowded at all plenty of room for everyone where you can do all kinds of water sports. Plus a bar and they grill food.
Most awesome beach……Bob Marley Hotel and beautiful shopping spots….breathtaking!
About 2 hours north of Los Angeles on the way to Santa Barbara is the town of Carpinteria. The beach there shares the name with the town. The state beach and park area (which allows overnight camping) can get crowded on holiday weekends. Nevertheless, the beach and town are clean and its a nice respite from the crowds near Los Angeles-Orange Counties.
Shoal Bay East in Anguilla, though considered the islands most famous beach (and for good reason…its beauty takes your breath away), there are never any crowds…my friends look at my trip pictures and ask “where are all the people”.