How to take memorable vacation on the beach

When it comes to go on your beach vacation, it can be very hard to pick a destination. Here I would like to give you tips about How to take memorable vacation on the beach. There are many places you can go, whether you want to explore the beaches of Hawaii or just play golf in Georgia. Below, you'll find 9 ideas to help you decide on where to go for your vacation.

1.  Hawaii resort
You can choose to put your frequent flier miles to good use and take a beach vacation on the island of Hawaii.  Here, you can relax on the beach, swim in the ocean, play golf, and even indulge in one of the many innovative spa treatments.  Hawaii enjoys some of the best weather in the world - making it  a great choice for your beach vacation.

2.  Golf and Beach in Georgia
Popular among the East Coast, the Cloister at Sea Island in Georgia offers you 54 holes of championship golf, sandy beaches, and a wide array of things for you to do.

3.  Oahu beach vacation
At the Kahala Mandarin Oriental you can expect to be pampered like never before.  You can visit the spa, take scuba diving classes, or choose to swim it up with the dolphins.  The resort is conveniently located 15 minutes away from Honolulu and Waikiki Beach.

4.  Virgin Islands vacation
At this vacation destination you can enjoy blue waters and sandy beaches.  The Ritz Carlton, and St. Thomas resorts offer you the best of luxury hotels during your beach vacation in the Virgin Islands.

5.  Half Moon Bay California
Located just 30 minutes by car away from San Francisco, the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay is a quick beach vacation away from the normal busy life of the city.

6.  Luxury Beach Resort of Bermuda
Two hours away by flight from New York City, Bermuda is a quick and ideal vacation away from the
East Coast.  Ariel Sands offers you 47 guest rooms with gourmet food and breathtaking views.

7.  Romance and seclusion in Jamaica
With unique rooms and splendid views of the Caribbean, gourmet cuisine and amazing beaches,
The Caves resort in Jamaica helps to set the beach vacation mood like never before.

8.  Lakeside Resort Georgia
Near Atlanta Georgia, the Lake Lanier Islands offers a golf course for golf lovers and a waterpark with
several water rides, slides, and water attractions the entire family will enjoy.

9.  Family fun in Hawaii
The Kona Village Resort in Hawaii offers you several vacation activities that include snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, volleyball, tennis, fishing, scuba diving, and glass bottom boat tours.

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Goa Gajah (Gajah Cave)

Goa Gajah, literally means 'Elephant Cave”. Although named by 'elephant' it doesn't mean there is any real elephant live or ever live here. The name Goa Gajah derived from 'Lawa Gajah', which is mentioned in the manuscripts that found in this site. This temple complex was built for the first time around 11 century based on epigraph found in this site.

A seven-meters deep cave with a shape of T-letter is the major attraction of this Bedulu village's local temple. The cave it self is carved in a solid stone hill of the river valley. The main figure of the carving at the cave entrance is 'boma', a barong face, accompanied with big clapping fingers on its side. Leaf, flower, and some horror figures can be noticed if we give more attention look to the rest of the carving. Some holes that are considered to be used as meditation or sleeping quarters can be found in the wall of the cave. Nowadays, those holes are used to place offerings whenever there is ceremonies taking place.

On the left end side of the cave is Ganesha statue, believe it as 'the God of knowledge'. Meanwhile on the right end side can be found three 'linggas', that each of them dedicated to the three common God manifestations in Bali, Brahma, Wisnu, and Siwa. There are other three stone carvings in the centre wall, one of them figuring head and face.

Three other statues of Ganesha, demons and Men Brayut, a legendary lady with her beloved children, are placed on a high building located on the left side of cave entrance. It is considered that these statues are 1000 years old. In the middle of the complex, in front of the cave, there is bathing place that is not any longer used by the local people. The angle figures within the bathing complex are about similar to common figures found in India. On the south part of the complex, there are along flight of step leads down the lower part of the valley. After crossing a bridge above a small creek and follow another flight of steps up to eastern side of the valley, a headless sitting Buddha statue can be seen. This is the evident of a close relationship between the two religions.

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Suramadu Bridge

This is the new destination place for tourism in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Suramadu bridge is the longest bridge in Indonesia right now. Suramadu Bridge is a bridge across the Madura Strait, connecting the island of Java (in Surabaya) and the island of Madura (in Bangkalan, precisely east Kamal), Indonesia. The bridge Long is 5.438 meters and width 30 meters with consists of three main parts, causeway, main bridge and Approach Bridge. This bridge is using concrete box buffer constructions with 80 meters in length and 7 spans each side of the pillar foundation supported 180 cm in diameter. The highway construction uses the PCI buffer length of each span 40 meters of steel pipe supported by a foundation 60 cm in diameter.


Approach bridge, the main bridge connecting the highway. The bridge consists of two parts with each length of 672 meters. The main bridge or bridge consists of three parts namely along the two side spans 192 meters and a main span 434 feet long. The main bridge using a cable stayed construction supported by the twin towers as tall as 140 meters. The floor construction of the bridge using a 2.4-meter-thick composite


Beside of give an advantages progress in east java, Suramadu bridge is also become the new tourism icon of Indonesia especially Surabaya-East Java. Almost a thousand people from around Indonesia come to this place to look at the beautiful view of Madura Island from the top of the bridge. The top is there on middle of the bridge. It is almost 35 meters from the sea level and it also used to accommodate cruise ships that cross the Strait of Madura.


Most people come to Suramadu Bridge are to see sunset and take a different experience passing by the longest bridge in Indonesia. Feeling the breeze and breathe the sea air. Take a look at the pillar bridge that was very amazing.

See the picture below for your reference about Suramadu Bridge.

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