What Do I Wear For Beach Photos?

By: Heather Walker With more and more families watching their budget, Panama City Beach, Florida has become an ever popular family beach destination. With miles of pristine, white sand, it offers more than just sun and easy going family fun. It’s also a perfect place to take breathtaking family portraits and turn mere days of rest and relaxation into memories that last a lifetime. With a little bit of preparation, your family portraits can be something to be treasured. When planning for your photo session, there are a few key things to keep in mind. Without a doubt, the...

Beach Theme Bedroom

By Lee Dobbins Using accessories is a fun way to accent your bedroom for a beach theme. You will find that you can dramatically change the look of your room simply by making small changes with the accents. See how easy it is to get a designer beach theme look in your bedroom without shelling out the big bucks. If you’re not sure exactly what you want in your beach desing, try looking in decorating magazines and books to get a flavor of the accessories you would like to see in your bedroom. For keeping the beach look consistent, you’ll have to limit yourself to only...

Fun on the Beach

By April Boone Remember the last time you buried your toes in sugar-white sand, or dipped your hands into Gulf waters to cool your face and neck? Have you taken the opportunity lately to sling on sandals, to sip sauvignon on the deck of an open-air restaurant and watch silently as a heron fishes nearby for his dinner? Picture the routine of your days slowly slipping away as you step into a vacation filled with spontaneity, as you don cleats to pace off your ball on lush golf greens, or lace on sturdy shoes with good traction as you board a boat for deep-sea fishing. Treat...

How To Run On The Beach

By Blaine Moore One of my readers recently emailed me and asked, “What do I need to know about running on the beach? I’m new to it and I ran barefoot today, and I really enjoyed it. I’m worried about hurting myself, though, so is running with or without shoes best?” My opportunities for running on the beach are few and far between these days, but when I was in college I used to get some quality runs in on the sand. My team would go down to the Daytona Beach area in February before track season every year, and I spent a year living in central...

Beach Balls: Facts and Trivia for Fun Be...

By Gail Leino Beach balls are large, soft plastic, inflatable balls invented in California around 1938 and usually credited to Jonathan DeLonge. Beach balls are made in a wide variety of sizes. Because they are so light weight even when fully inflated, they are easy to bat around between individuals with little to no effort making them the perfect accessory to a lazy day at the beach. The balls are currently made in many different sizes, the most popular range from approximately 6 inches up to four feet. Beach balls all have similar construction. There are two...