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Florida-based travel writer Terry Ward has called Toulouse, Fes, Auckland and Sydney home over the course of the last two decades and now lives in Tampa. She studied at the University of Florida, Pennsylvania State University and Universiteit Utrecht in Holland before deciding travel truly was the best form of education. Her bylines have appeared in The Washington Post, Conde Nast Traveler, Endless Vacation Magazine, Scuba Diving Magazine, AFAR and many others. She speaks French and Spanish as well as a smattering of Arabic and German and is happiest by the ocean.
Volleyball, bonfires, and movie nights are among the many activities offered at this resort on the Crescent Lake beach. One activity not on the list? Lake ...
Whether you’re after powder-fine sands, turquoise seas or some solid city life for when you towel off for the day, here’s how to decide which beach destination fits your travel style.