100 Top Beaches in the world by CNN 2017 – # 92 Meads Bay, Anguilla

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Anguilla beaches don’t do average. This speck in the Caribbean was front of the queue when the beach gods were passing out idyllic places to lounge. If you tire of the sugary sands and bathtub-warm water of Meads Bay, one of the island’s longest beaches, there are several good restaurants and hotels nearby.

Highlight: Blanchards Beach Shack serves fantastic lobster rolls and a great mango colada.

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100 Top World Beaches – # 93. Long Beach, Phu Quoc, Vietnam

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Phu Quoc is fast becoming the most popular new island destination in Vietnam. Market traders in conical hats hawk baguettes, ducks, flying lizards and other items rarely seen on the Thai side of the Gulf, while motorcycles ply red dirt roads to pearl farms and old-style fishing ports.

Highlight: Dominated by local families who rent motorcycles for $5 a day and bungalows for $20 per night, Long Beach reminds some of Thailand in the late 1980s. Want to visit? Check out phuquocislandguide