World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Lincolnshire, East Lindsey

This small seaside town in East Lindsey on the coast of Lincolnshire, England offers a wide long flat beach, Mablethorpe hosts the UK's only beach hut festival 'bathing beauties' in September every year.

World Directory, Oceania, New Zealand, Bay of Plenty, Tauranga

Papamoa is the largest suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region on the northeastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

World Directory, Oceania, New Zealand, Wellington, Kapiti Coast

Waikanae is one of the prettiest towns in New Zealand in its setting of river, bush, mountain and beach. A day or two in Waikanae can see you riding, fishing, visiting Mahara Gallery, viewing kiwis at Nga Manu Nature Reserve, seeing how your ancestors lived at the little museum or simply passing the time of day at one of the town's excellent cafés.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Wight

Shanklin shares the bay with Sandown but although it has all the seaside resort amenities it has a quieter ambiance about it. Shanklin is made up of three parts - the seafront, the shops, and the 'Olde Village'. The seafront can be reached by a lift in the steep cliffs and offers a sandy beach bordered to the south by the Fisherman's Cottage, a lovely thatched pub on the beach and nearby Shanklin Chine.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, New South Wales , Central Coast

Just 900 metres over the hill from spectacular Killcare Surf Beach lies picturesque Hardys Bay on Brisbane Water. Could all this be only an hour from Sydney? There's something strangely comforting about Hardys Bay. It's probably not high on the list of Central Coast hot spots, having just two cafes, a general store/bottle shop incorporating a defunct service station and being on the road to Pretty Beach and Wagstaffe.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, Victoria, Colac Otway Shire

Johanna is in the heart of the Otway Ranges. Waterfalls, temperate rainforests, mountains, hills and deserted beaches.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, New South Wales , Sydney

Situated seven miles north-east of Sydney on the lower Northern Beaches, Manly was named by Captain Arthur Phillip after his encounter with the confident and manly Aboriginal people of the Kay-ye-my clan who lived here. Surrounded on three sides by water, Manly is the perfect destination to enjoy both the habour and the 18 ocean beaches, coves and inlets to swim, sail and surf. But as the locals know, Manly is more than Sydney's premier beach resort. Come by sea or road and take some time to discover its rich heritage and culture, its great shopping, dining and family attractions - it's well worth the trip.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Sporades, Skiathos

Skiathos, Latin forms: Sciathos and Sciathus is a city on an island of the same name in the Aegean Sea belonging to Greece.

World Directory, Europe, Cyprus, Famagusta, Famagusta District

Protaras, is a predominantly tourist resort. It comes under the administrative jurisdiction of Paralimni Municipality. In ancient times, where now Protaras seems to be located stood the old city-state of Leukolla. The city possessed a small safe harbour where the Athenian Demetrius Poliorketes in the year 306 B.C. sought refuge, lying in wait for Ptolemeos, one of the successors of Alexander the Great. In the ensuing battle Ptolemeos was defeated and fled to Egypt, leaving Cyprus for a while in the hands of Demetrius.

World Directory, Europe, Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Forli-Cesena

Cesenatico and the sea are one and the same thing. The ancient coloured sails of the Marine Museum, which greet the people who arrive and leave tell of this.