Maja Nordlund

Got heaps of cravings for blogging, although I'm not travelling. So thought I would create some toplists for you guys, of the best cities, hotels, restaurants, touristsattractions and stuff like that!

 

Starting with the best beaches I've visited:

 

To get to this beach you'll need a car or a scooter. But scooter is a cheap thing to rent in Greece, so it's totally worth it! Golden beach lies on the opposite side of the Island from where the ferries leave. Here you'll find watersports equipment (mostly windsurfingboards), and there's a restaurant and a beach bar if you get hungry! (remember you're driving though, so no beachdrinks unfortunately...)

The best beach on the best party Island in Greece! This beach lies right outside the doorstep of Far Out Camping, the place to stay at if you're a partyperson! Far Out Camping has a beach bar and restaurant of its own, and there's another one right beside it! They'll get you in the right mood for the evening! The beach itself is nice and clean, and it also offers watersports and scuba diving! 

 

This beach is quite unique with its black, coarse lava-sand! You'll find it on the exclusive Island of Santorini, but on the opposite side from the famous luxury hotels and restaurants. Perissa is a small place, but along the beach you'll find restaurants and bars. One of them, Jojo, plays music so loud that you won't need headphones! Buy some drinks and the sunbeds are free (and supercomfy too!) The water is warm and the bottom consists of solid black lava!

The world's most famous beach! Take the bus from Sydney and you won't miss where to get off! Bondi is the largest beach I've seen and smacked with people! You'll see the lifeguards from TV and they'll probably be in action too, since there's a sharkalarm every now and then. Cool and exciting? Yes. Makes you wanna get in the water? No.

If you're visiting Hurghada you have to take a boat to this Island! Many travelagencies arrange tours from their hotels, but it's possible to go with a local touristboat. While there you can go snorkeling in the clear water, the coral reef is amazing! Otherwise, just lie in the white sand under a palmparasol! (I fell asleep there...)

The Aussies love to name their beaches "Main Beach", so here's another one! Byron Bay is a cool little town, and I guess 90% of its inhabitants love surfing. You'll find heaps of good locations for that here, and we found the waves being the biggest of all the places we visited on our trip. The Main Beach is right by the center so just walk down here any time of the day. The water was also the warmest on the Eastcoast! Love that!

Cambodia might not be the country you think of when I say "paradise beach" but I'll show you. Leave Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, and get out to the islands! Koh Rong has two beaches, one on each side. The one you'll come to by the boat is where you'll sleep and eat. The other one is quite abandoned from civilisation, exept for a tiny restaurant just as you reach the beach. To get here you have to cross the mountain on which the forrest is dense and the path steep. Getting here is nothing for the weak one. But if you're ready to sweat, please do! it's worth it! The loneliness was almost too much for me though, the beach lives up to its name - it's reeeeally long!! And there was only a few more souls appart from us on the whole beach. It's possible to take a watertaxi back if you, like us, don't wanna climb the mountain again.