Miami Beach Hotel Filter: Can you help me find the right Miami Beach hotel? Is my plan for a family vacation in Miami plausible? Details inside. [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2008 - 5 answers

Where can I rent beach umbrellas in San Diego (in downtown or near Torrey Pines Beach) other than Cheap Rentals in Mission Beach?
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 2 answers

We're moving to the beach! But, I would like a few specifics about life in Wilmington, NC. [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me find a beach getaway in Texas that's cheap and easy enough to let me do it a few times a year when the mood strikes me. I hate flying and driving, so my options are limited to places that are serviced by Greyhound or regional bus companies. No out-of-the-way small towns, but most big towns are go. [more inside]
posted on Jun 14, 2008 - 5 answers

I am taking a week's vacation to Nova Scotia this August and would love to rent a house and chill on the beach. But where are the best swimming beaches? More specifically, are there any on Cape Breton island? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm going to Key West for the weekend on Thursday. What do I need to make sure I bring with me? Also looking for some good warm-weather clothing suggestions.
posted on Apr 28, 2008 - 11 answers

North Carolina Coast Vacation: Help me figure out where we should go! [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2008 - 9 answers

Avoiding beach boredom! [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2008 - 26 answers

Best beach on the Washington state Pacific Coastline? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 8 answers

HoneymoonFilter: Searching for relaxed beach spot for August 2008. Bonus points for citing specific resorts/hotels/villas. Sadly none of the previous honeymoon/beach posts quite did the trick. [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2008 - 13 answers

Stressed out. Haven't been on vacation for over a year. Need to get outta this town. Where can I bask in the sun on a budget without getting trapped on a resort? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 4 answers

Where's the best place to learn how to surf near Newport Beach, CA? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 5 answers

I'd like to get a little sun and sand during my spring break -- minus the party scene. Can anyone suggest a good beach camping spot on the East Coast? [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2008 - 10 answers

A number of years ago I saw a photograph in an art magazine of a work by an artist I'm having trouble remembering. The photograph was of an ethereal and calm beach scene, with an endless blue/green sea and a washed out horizon, and tiny plastic figures placed throughout the water and beach at various positions, so that from our perspective these figures looked human and real. Any idea how I can find this image or artist?
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - 5 answers

Driving from Charlotte, NC, to Holden Beach, this July: warnings, advice, cool places to show the kids en route, anecdotal musings all appreciated... [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm moving to Venice/Santa Monica and want to meet good, intelligent, normal people in my age group. How? [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2008 - 14 answers

Where could I find a beautiful beach on the Eastern seaboard with bland-as-hell life? [more inside]
posted on Dec 30, 2007 - 31 answers

Where can I go with the stipulations and budget that I have? [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - 10 answers

I've looked on the knot, wedding channel and googled, but I haven't found quite what I'm looking for. My fiance and I have an idea for a beach house wedding and reception, but we don't know if it's feasible with our guest list and budget. I thought maybe some mefites have done something similar. [more inside]
posted on Aug 30, 2007 - 10 answers

Traveling to Thailand, but we don't want to relive "The Beach." [more inside]
posted on Aug 15, 2007 - 17 answers

Where can I find No Minimum customized goods to buy? [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2007 - 1 answers

Any tips on camping on beaches? I've been considering going camping on the beachs in Dry Tortugas in the Florida Keys or in Assateague Island off the coast of Virgina/Maryland. [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2007 - 23 answers

I've decided to try the South Beach diet. What resources should I use? There seem to be a ton out there, what worked well for you? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2007 - 9 answers

Visiting Tel Aviv next week. Is Tel Baruch beach currently a safe, hassle-free place to go nude? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2007 - 3 answers

Where's the best place to learn to surf in San Diego? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2007 - 20 answers

Where can we go in Mexico that fulfills all our wishes? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2007 - 16 answers

We're driving from DC to Cape Henlopen State Park tomorrow morning. Anything to see on the way? Any suggestions (besides the obvious) for stuff to do there? [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2007 - 7 answers

I live in brooklyn, have a dog and i want to bring him to an (ocean) beach [more inside]
posted on Jun 30, 2007 - 1 answers

Some friends and I would like to camp on the beaches of Oregon. What do we need to know and how do we go about it? [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2007 - 15 answers

Help me complete my ideal vacation setting. I have the hotel and airplane worked out. All I need now is the right book to take to the beach. [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2007 - 15 answers

Leaving Las Vegas in October, and looking for the nearest warm beach . . . [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2007 - 8 answers

What books are similar in attitude and environment to Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2007 - 3 answers

My girlfriend and I are taking a week vacation in early August, somewhere in North or Central America, where should we go and what should we do? [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2007 - 10 answers

Where could two twenty-somethings go from NYC for 4-5 days to find beautiful beaches and a touch of the exotic, without extreme heat or heavy rainstorms, in July? Ideally, someplace where this could be done <$1k/person. [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2007 - 16 answers

Where to vacation on the Gulf in Alabama? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 8 answers

Anybody have good recomendations on eating and nightlife in South Beach? Primarily interested in ceviche, cuban food, seafood, lighter fare, not really interested in Italian or big heavy meals. We have a reservation at Talula, thinking about Ola and would like to know about some of the newer places. Price does not matter. Nightlife we like loungey chill places, maybe a club one night if its worth it, not interested in sports bars, etc. Any other tips appreciated. We will be in town from a Thursday to Sunday.
posted on May 3, 2007 - 7 answers

My fiance and I are planning a wedding in Hawaii for September this year. We're looking for a nice chapel wedding somewhere on Oahu, someplace with a nice view on the beach (but not a beach ceremony). I'm American, she's Japanese, and we live in Tokyo. We've gotten some Hawaiian wedding catalogs from travel agencies here that have all sorts of package deals, but I think they're way overpriced (though the little missus doesn't seem to care), and I'd like to bypass doing it through Japanese travel agencies and contact the various chapels directly. I haven't found many useful chapel homepages, though. Any MeFiers who got married in Hawaii? Any sources on Hawaiian chapels out there?
posted on Apr 15, 2007 - 10 answers

I'd like to find another pair of these super-comfortable cheap beach sandals. Seems like that shouldn't be too hard, but I haven't had any luck so far! Have you seen shoes like these anywhere? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2007 - 12 answers

What can two late twenties new parents who really. really. really. need a vacation do in Virginia Beach in mid-May? [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2007 - 10 answers

VacationFilter Redux: What should we do *after* Disney World? Extra week of vacation after the extravaganza, and I want some beach time. [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2007 - 9 answers

Jersey Shore neophytes trying to plan an (extended) family vacation for this summer. We've been looking, but want the hive mind's advice. [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2007 - 21 answers

Where is there a good tidepooling beach near Berkeley, California? [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2007 - 6 answers

The best (inexpensive) sushi and shopping in Hermosa Beach, CA? [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2006 - 3 answers

Recommendations for beach vacation in Mexico in March? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2006 - 15 answers

What is this living creature washed up on the beach in Virginia? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2006 - 6 answers

How/where to rent a beach home when I'm only 21 years old? [more inside]
posted on Nov 25, 2006 - 6 answers

Hubby and I are planning a last minute trip to Mexico. We're going to fly into Cancun and don't plan on renting a car since we're on a tight budget. We'd like to find a beach campground that's along the Caribbean Sea where we can stay away from crowds and just relax and maybe even do some shore fishing. Would be great it's within walking distance to a small local restaurant of sorts or even if it's just stalls. Does one exist? For the life of me, I have not been able to find any budget beach camping information online. I guess what makes it more difficult is that we'd like to be able to get there by bus and/or colectivo, if possible and it will be during the holidays! I knew I should have researched before booking but we got a good price and well...it will be winter and we could use the sun! Anyone BTDT? :) p.s. I'm totally open to suggestions! TIA!!!
posted on Nov 21, 2006 - 3 answers

What is there to do in Baja California Norte in early January and where is a good place to go? More inside. [more inside]
posted on Oct 23, 2006 - 3 answers

This bone was found on a Cape Cod, Massachusetts beach this week. It is about 3" tall and about 3" from tip to tip of the "horns." It looks like a vertebra of some type, but I can find no images of similar ones online. Any marine biologists out there care to tell me what kind of a bone it is? Other images inside. [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2006 - 11 answers

What exactly do people, especially young people (18-22) DO at the lake or beach all day? [more inside]
posted on Aug 30, 2006 - 40 answers