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Best Beaches in the United States - Travelers' Choice Awards - TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor listed Clearwater Beach in Florida as the number one beach in the U.S., and in second place--Lanikai Beach in Oahu. I was recently in both places and IMO, Lanika is second to none.
If you have been to both places, WEIGH IN and let us know your experience. Here's my observation...
In Clearwater Beach, there's the white sand beach, the pier, the blue sky, inflatable bouncy slip and slide, multiple hotels, shopping areas and a harbor nearby.
In Lanikai, you have the beach in front of you and the mountains in back of you. Mountain hiking (Pillbox), the golf course (I believe that's where the president played during his recent vacation)--all in walking distance from each other. The sight of colors are green trees, blue skies, turquoise water and white clouds.
The Beach in Clearwater was anything but clear. I was wondering why they called it that. People, mostly older and retirees, walked up and down the beach with occasional joggers. There's a pier and some fishing. No one was swimming and half a dozen or so brave souls were wading in the water. It was freezing cold. Many sunbathers, but that's about it. White sand, blue skies and murky water.
Lanikai Beach is very clear and there were many activities going on at once in the water and along the beach. You see people snorkeling, paddle boarding, canoeing, swimming, --young, old, families. Off the beach, there were plenty of people jogging, riding bikes and hiking. I went hiking up the Pillbox Trail with spectacular views from the top of the mountain. You see every color of the rainbow, bright and vivid. After the hike, I walked down to the beach and spent my time swimming and talking to people from New Zealand, Australia and the states. You hear people talking in foreign languages from Asia and Europe.
There is one negative you have to put up with when you visit Lanikai--the dreadful traffic congestion. I've had more luck moving from one area to another in Waikiki. On the other hand, they don't have the unsightly urban hotels lined up along the beach such as in Waikiki and Clearwater.
Hands down, my fav experience is Lanikai....
TripAdvisor listed Clearwater Beach in Florida as the number one beach in the U.S., and in second place--Lanikai Beach in Oahu. I was recently in both places and IMO, Lanika is second to none.
If you have been to both places, WEIGH IN and let us know your experience. Here's my observation...
In Clearwater Beach, there's the white sand beach, the pier, the blue sky, inflatable bouncy slip and slide, multiple hotels, shopping areas and a harbor nearby.
In Lanikai, you have the beach in front of you and the mountains in back of you. Mountain hiking (Pillbox), the golf course (I believe that's where the president played during his recent vacation)--all in walking distance from each other. The sight of colors are green trees, blue skies, turquoise water and white clouds.
The Beach in Clearwater was anything but clear. I was wondering why they called it that. People, mostly older and retirees, walked up and down the beach with occasional joggers. There's a pier and some fishing. No one was swimming and half a dozen or so brave souls were wading in the water. It was freezing cold. Many sunbathers, but that's about it. White sand, blue skies and murky water.
Lanikai Beach is very clear and there were many activities going on at once in the water and along the beach. You see people snorkeling, paddle boarding, canoeing, swimming, --young, old, families. Off the beach, there were plenty of people jogging, riding bikes and hiking. I went hiking up the Pillbox Trail with spectacular views from the top of the mountain. You see every color of the rainbow, bright and vivid. After the hike, I walked down to the beach and spent my time swimming and talking to people from New Zealand, Australia and the states. You hear people talking in foreign languages from Asia and Europe.
There is one negative you have to put up with when you visit Lanikai--the dreadful traffic congestion. I've had more luck moving from one area to another in Waikiki. On the other hand, they don't have the unsightly urban hotels lined up along the beach such as in Waikiki and Clearwater.
Hands down, my fav experience is Lanikai....
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