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Ask a true beach lover to name the most loved swath of surf and sand, and the appropriate response changes with the tides. Fortunately our planet is canvassed in seas, oceans, and lakes, which means there's a shoreline to enjoy any impulse. From silvery bows canvassed in shells to turquoise sounds overflowing with Skittles-shaded fish, they're not all made equivalent.

Here are 10 of the best beaches worldwide:

Geologic Wonders

1. Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico: A swim through an opening almost undetectable from the ocean uncovers what local people call the "shrouded shoreline," encompassed by a noteworthy shake ring framing a characteristic oculus for the sun and sky. Just six guests at once can visit "Love Beach" by means of endorsed visit administrators, for example, Punta Mita Adventures.

2.Cathedrals Beach, Ribadeo, Spain: For a congregation visit like no other, make a beeline for Ribadeo, on Spain's northwest Galician drift, where wave-cut, hundred-foot shake curves looking like flying supports of Gothic houses of prayer line the sand. Stroll among them at low tide, yet be careful, when the Bay of Biscay rises, the shoreline rapidly capitulates to the surf.

3.Anse Source d'Argent, La Digue, Seychelles: With sun-dappled goliath rocks, quiet turquoise waters, snow white sand, and palm trees and wilderness for greenery, this Indian Ocean shoreline appears made by a Hollywood set creator. It's no big surprise that it is regularly positioned as the most shot shoreline on the planet.

Soulful Solitudes

4. One Foot Island, Aitutaki, Cook Islands: The marooned vibe is so obvious here it baited hit indicate Survivor to this 15-island atoll. Tapuaetai, "one impression" in the neighborhood Maori lingo, is a short jump over the translucent tidal pond, with a coconut palm-bordered shoreline you can follow in 15 minutes, yet don't surge, and remember an impression formed international ID stamp from the cabin turned mail station.

5.Sunset Beach, Brunswick Islands, North Carolina: At the west end of this remote shoreline, a mile from the get to point, a lone post box stands, planted by neighborhood Frank Nesmith in the '70s, and persistently renewed with note pads welcoming guests to scribble contemplations, dreams, wishes, and whatever else moves the soul.

6.Lazy Beach, Koh Rong Samloem Island, Cambodia: If covered rooftop cottages, crystalline waters, and plush sand shorelines aren't reason enough to jump on board a wooden vessel in Sihanoukville and join the 2.5-hour hike into the Gulf of Thailand, then appreciate this current shoreline's name and come to wander the wilderness, snooze in yard swings, and let life ease back to a slither.

Shell Seekers

7. Bowman's Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida: Shell seekers hunch in a position named the "Sanibel stoop" looking for conchs, coquinas, sand dollars, and many different assortments that hitch a ride on Gulf of Mexico streams. Stock up on caps, basins, and sunscreen at Bailey's General Store, an island favorite.Shell Beach, Shark Bay, Western Australia: On the edge of the landmass, and part of the Shark Bay UNESCO World Heritage site, incalculable white cockleshells, up to 30 feet somewhere down in a few sections, spread for miles. Take only pictures. Stop at Old Pearler Restaurant, constructed completely of shells from this shoreline.

8.Lyme Regis, England: Budding scientistss and easygoing shellers cherish the winding formed ammonites and fossil stays of 180-million-year-old ocean animals discovered implanted in the stone and sand of England's Jurassic Coast. The Lyme Regis Museum leads guided fossil strolls, and May's yearly fossil celebration fetes earth sciences with plays, music

Canine Companions

9. Gun Beach, Oregon: Rover is welcome on a large portion of Oregon's 400 miles of open shorelines, including this wide lace of hard-stuffed sand that has the additional gorgeous sight of Haystack Rock approaching seaward. A yearly puppy indicate spreads out before the Surfsand Resort every October.Located in perhaps the most beautiful spot in the Caribbean, Caneel Bay is my version of paradise. The waters here are the most stunningly beautiful anywhere in the world, and the hotel itself is amazing too. Surrounded by a U.S. national Park,

10.Carmel City Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: "It's difficult to state who gets more joy on Carmel's shoreline: the pooches that can cavort off chain, or their "pawrents," who can ogle at world-celebrated Pebble Beach toward the north and Point Lobos toward the south," says Kelly E. Carter, creator of National Geographic's The Dog Lover's Guide to Travel.

Sun Protection Tips

It is always important to protect the skin from sun ultraviolet rays to avoid risks of sunburn, premature skin aging, and skin cancer. This means the more skin you cover the better. Seek shade always when possible, wear sun protection clothing or swimwear and apply sunscreen on exposed skin.