Cold Weather Ocean Trip
For an upcoming piece in Good Life Review, we will be doing an article about visiting an ocean/beach resort in the winter. The point of this article is about travel to a cold weather beach destination (e.g. Ocean City, MD) when it is off season and actually cold!
We want to hear about where you like to visit and why you like to visit these locations.
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Second place that I would recommend is Glanleam on Valentia island in Ireland. It is a beautiful old estate with sprawling botanical gardens and trails to explore that are pretty during any time of the year. Winter storms add to the beauty. I stayed in a charmingly converted boat house which is literally less than 50 feet from the beach and overlooks a beautiful bay. A summertime panoramic view of the bay is seen here: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/7138178
The boat house is the closest one in the picture, with full picture windows on the top floor.
I enjoy the off season travel for the same reasons wherever it is: The prices are often half. The locals seem more friendly because there are less tourists, and - there are less tourists. And finally, the ocean is beautiful no matter what time of year you visit.
Although it is not extremely cold there Winter is definitely off season in St. Augustine.
However, there are still many interesting attractions and historic sites to see there! and it is much less crowded there in the Winter.
I hope this all helps and Have a Great Day! :)
The great ocean road in Australia is also beautiful. The tropical Queensland beaches are better to swim in during winter because there is less likely to be dangerous creatures around, but the water is still warm enough to swim in, but they are too far to visit.