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Welcome to SurfsideSam.com! A website about the beach, on the beach and around the beach. If you're not at the beach, you should be on SurfsideSam.com, the place for the Ultimate Beach Bum!

Surfside Sam's Featured Beach Photo:
Riding Bikes on Siesta Key's Beautiful Beach



Beach Travel News Briefs & Beach Events

• Parts of Waikiki Beach Closed For Repair. The World's Most Famous Beach is getting a makeover. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources is restoring part of Waikiki Beach from the Duke Kahanamoku statue to the Royal Hawaiian. Parts of it will be closed thru March.

• Hawaiian Airlines Now Has Hub in Maui. Flights now direct to this island are flying from not only Los Angeles, but also San Francisco, Oakland and Seattle. There's also enhanced inter-island service.

• Monte-Carlo Food & Wine Festival is Feb. 10-12. The fourth annual event features international foods and wines and takes place at the Monte-Carlo Fairmont.

• The Miami International Boat Show is Feb. 16-20. The largest boat show on the East Coast takes place downtown at the Miami Convention Center, at the Sea Isle Marina on N. Bayshore Drive and Strictly Sail Miami on Biscayne Blvd. In addition to boats and mega-yachts it features performances by TropRock artist Eric Stone. Admission is $18 a day. MiamiBoatShow.com.

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California Beaches


A California Gray Whale "flukes"just off Palos Verdes in Southern California.
Photo: Jack Fleming Photography

 Whatles Off the California Coast
Tips for Improving the Redondo Beach Pier
 Catalina Island's Undiscovered Beauty
 
Catalina Conservancy Up Close
 
Catalina Express, LA to Avalon & Two Harbors
 
Del Mar
 Hermosa Beach
 Manhattan Beach
 Surfing in the Fog in Manhattan Beach
 Monterey
 Monterey Bay Seen From A Sailboat
 La Jolla
 Encinitas, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Solana Beach
 Ocean Beach, San Diego's Hippies Hangout
 San Diego
 Scenic California Highways: The 101
 NEW! The "Dollar Taxi" in LA's Beach Cities

Caribbean Beaches


The view from high on the top of the highlands on St. Thomas..

 Aruba's Golf Courses
 
The Baths, Virgin Gorda
 Sandy Spit
 San Juan's Free Trolley
 St. Thomas Essentials
 St. Thomas Best Beaches
 St. Thomas Fun Activities
 Sailing the BVIs
Secrets Resorts Spa in Cap Cana

Florida Beaches


There's more to Siesta Key than its famous beach, as Surfside Sam discovered.

 Siesta Key Top 10
 Siesta Key Bicycling (On the Beach & Beyond)
 Siesta Key Kayaking
 Siesta Key's Scenic Picnic Place

Hawaii Beaches


The World's Most Famous Beach at sunset.

 Waikiki Beach
 Fun & Free in Waikiki
 Maunawili Falls
 Waikiki's Secret Snorkeling Spot
 US Army Museum, Waikiki
 
Hiking Diamond Head (It's Easy!)
• How to Drive Around Oahu in a Day
What's The Deal With All Those ABC Stores???
 
Maui
 
The Road to Hana
 The North Shore
 
North Shore Shrimp Trucks & Dining
 Hawaiian Language and Key Terms & Phrases

 
Hawaii Sun Tanning Tips

Beach Beds. Reviews of Hotels at the Beach


The Puro Oasis Urbano in Mallorca offers guests a helicopter ride to a winery.

  Avalon, Catalina: Villa Portofino
  The Queen Mary Experience
  Fly to a Winery For A Wine Tasting at This Hotel in Mallorca

Beach Eats


Lunch at Polly's on the Pier, Redondo Beach, CA.

  Boston's Best Chowder
 
The $100 Burger (in the Sky)

  Dining in Destin, FL
  FishBar, Manhattan Beach
  Four Daughters Kitchen, Manhattan Beach
  Rating The Burger at Hodad's in San Diego's Ocean Beach
  LA's Best Burger
  LA's Best Food Deal? (Used to Be, Anyway)
  Polly's on the Pier

Beach Bars


Girls having Pain Killers at the Soggy Dollar Bar in the Virgin Islands.

  Descanso Beach, Catalina
  Duke's Waikiki
  Sharkeez, Hermosa Beach
  The Soggy Dollar Bar, British Virgin Islands
  Willie T's, British Virgin Islands

Beach Bargains


Get a free snorkeling adventure from the Sheraton Nassau, Bahamas.


 
Valentine's Day Special: 2 Free Nights in Fiji
 
Sheraton Nassau Offers Free Excursions
 
Nassau Bahamas: Special $179 Room Rates for Canadians
  Tahiti Airfare & Hotel Packages
  Turks & Caicos $200 Credit at Seven Stars Resort

Beach News


Before there was on Overseas Highway there was Henry Flagler's railroad.
Photo: FlaglerKeys100.com

  Keys Jan Centennial Celebration for Henry Flagler's Raidroad
 
Most California Beaches Pass Clean Water Report

 
Grand Cayman Spa: Cotton Tree Resort's 3-Day Wellness

 
LA Looks to Add 1.5% Tax to Hotel Rooms

Beach Parties


Eric Stone brintgs his TropRock party tunes to the Miami Boat Show in Feb.

 
Miami Boat Show Detials
 
Key West Events & Festivals
  The Beach Boys at the Queen Mary!
  An Interesting Look at the Long Beach Marathon
  REVIEW: Maibu Food, Beer & Wine Festival

Beach Column – In the Hammock


Relaxing in the beautiful interior of Santa Catalina Island..

  A Little Love and Luck on Catalina
 
LA's Subway to the Sea Misses, Ahem, the Sea
  Tired of all Those Airline Add-On Fees
  What is a Beach Bum?

Sunsets


See more photos like this, which is the Manhattan Beach Pier.!

  El Porto, CA
 
Key West, FL
 
Manhattan Beach, CA
  Newport Beach, CA

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