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COASTAL CLICHÉS
Meet Their Real-Life Counterparts
IatTurks and Caicos
doesn’t matter how old you are, what you do, where you are or what frame of mind you’re
in – whenever idle daydreams turn to beach escapes, the cliché but classic imagery of palm trees waving in the breeze, white shores glimmering with light
refracted from sunny skies above, and soft waves in various waves of that undefinable color that is neither green nor blue is universal. Sure, mountains may make
it into the background and the strains of music playing
in your subconscious may change, but the scent of the ocean air, sound of the surf, and feel of the sand beneath between your toes is the theme that never alters.
For an accessible, realistic getaway, the Caribbean is typically the go-to of Americans looking for a time-out. But just because it’s easy to get to and more affordable than, say, the South Pacific or French Polynesia doesn’t mean that the vacation chosen in this region isn’t posh.
Turks & Caicos is the perfect example of a destination that provides exotic luxury and convenience from the
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United States. These two island groups are so close, they’re technically in the Atlantic Ocean, just southeast of the Bahamas.
YET IT’S A WORLD AWAY.
While one of the world’s longest coral reefs can
be accessed from here, aqueous pursuits are most often enjoyed from internationally renowned Grace Bay Beach, and it’s here that most travelers make a beeline to. Various publications, websites and vacation experts have gone on record to call this one of, if not the, best beach in the world and visitors are hard-pressed to refute it.
Located off the northeast coast of Providenciale, or Provo, as the capital is fondly called, this title is earned by its clean, see-through waters, sugary sand with nary a rock, and a wide selection of readily available watersports like parasailing. From this bird’s eye view, it’s easy to understand why Grace Bay’s three miles of
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