Palm Beach County in southeast Florida, also known as the Palm Beaches, is located some 60 miles from Miami and 150 miles from Orlando. The Atlantic Ocean runs along the eastern half of the county, offering 47 miles of beach and sea water warmed by the Gulf Stream. Its northwest part takes in Lake Okeechobee, the second largest freshwater lake in t...

The county of Devon is sandwiched between Cornwall and Somerset in England's west country. The costal area in the south of the county, where it runs along the English Channel, is particularly attractive and an officially designated area of outstanding natural beauty. The south Devon section of the South West Coastal Path provides walkers bracing ex...

Manisota Key forms part of Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands, an area of Southwest Florida between Tampa and Naples. The Key has four stunning beaches including Englewood Beach, the focus of this feature, and one of the purest stretches of shoreline anywhere. It is a year-round, eco-tourism destination of unspoiled beauty teeming with Florida w...

The New Forest National Park takes in some 90,000 acres of ancient forest, heathland and coastline within the English county of Hampshire. Within driving distance of London, and sandwiched between Southampton and Bournemouth, it is a place that seems immune from the frantic rigours of modern life. The landscape here is little changed over the centu...

The City of Sarasota is located around Sarasota Bay in Southwest Florida. With 40 miles of Gulf of Mexico coastline, it also takes in the three keys (islands) of Longboat Key, Lido Key and Siesta Key. Sarasota is the cultural centre of west central Florida with an opera and ballet companies, a symphony orchestra and theatre companies all based here...

New Smyrna Beach is located on Florida's Atlantic coastline, near to Daytona Beach and an hours drive from Orlando. The one time New Smyrna added Beach to its namein 1947, when the city incorporated the coastal community of Coronado Beach, which lies just across the Indian River. For the visitor, New Smyrna Beach offers two thriving, totally differ...