Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Life's a Beach
Repulse Bay 淺 水 灣 (click)
Shek O 石 澳 (click)
Yahoo's second annual poll on beaches is out. The following are the top 10 beaches in the U.S.:
#1 Waikiki, HI
#2 Key West, FL
#3 Miami, FL
#4 Tampa Bay, FL
#5 Santa Barbara, CA
#6 Daytona, FL
#7 Kaanapali, HI
#8 Panama City, FL
#9 Newport, CA
#10 Myrtle Beach, SC
I myself have been to #5, 7 and 9, which means that I really haven't seen the best.
Most important qualities in choosing a favorite beach:
Cleanliness -- 47%
Scenery panorama -- 46%
Climate -- 34%
Water temperature -- 23%
Romance -- 22%
Top 5 activities engaged in on the beach:
Having a party or BBQ -- 44%
Building sandcastles -- 29%
Having a cocktail -- 32%
Having "intimate" relations -- 18%
Flying a kite -- 13%
My observations:
Love and intimacy seem to be low on the list of priorities. When almost as many people go to the beach to fly a kite as go to have "intimate" relations, love is in trouble.
In the previous poll (2004), having sex was listed as the #4 beach activity (27%) and drinking alcohol was listed as #1 (47%). Both have lost ground this year.
More people are worried about jellyfish (39%) than sharks (37%).
For the entire poll, check out Yahoo Beach Poll.
Traditionally, two of the most popular beaches for swimming in Hong Kong were Repulse Bay 淺 水 灣 and Shek O 石 澳 (see above photos). Judging from the following websites, both Repulse Bay and Shek O remain very popular for swimming: Hong Kong Tourism Board and ctrip.com. Since I will be going to HK in the hot season next year, I hope to go swimming at at least one beach. Walking around without a shirt shouldn't be a problem (I don't have a beer belly). How about water cleanliness? Will that be a problem?
¶ 8:10 PM
Repulse Bay 淺 水 灣 (click)
Shek O 石 澳 (click)Yahoo's second annual poll on beaches is out. The following are the top 10 beaches in the U.S.:
#1 Waikiki, HI
#2 Key West, FL
#3 Miami, FL
#4 Tampa Bay, FL
#5 Santa Barbara, CA
#6 Daytona, FL
#7 Kaanapali, HI
#8 Panama City, FL
#9 Newport, CA
#10 Myrtle Beach, SC
I myself have been to #5, 7 and 9, which means that I really haven't seen the best.
Most important qualities in choosing a favorite beach:
Cleanliness -- 47%
Scenery panorama -- 46%
Climate -- 34%
Water temperature -- 23%
Romance -- 22%
Top 5 activities engaged in on the beach:
Having a party or BBQ -- 44%
Building sandcastles -- 29%
Having a cocktail -- 32%
Having "intimate" relations -- 18%
Flying a kite -- 13%
My observations:
Love and intimacy seem to be low on the list of priorities. When almost as many people go to the beach to fly a kite as go to have "intimate" relations, love is in trouble.
In the previous poll (2004), having sex was listed as the #4 beach activity (27%) and drinking alcohol was listed as #1 (47%). Both have lost ground this year.
More people are worried about jellyfish (39%) than sharks (37%).
For the entire poll, check out Yahoo Beach Poll.
Traditionally, two of the most popular beaches for swimming in Hong Kong were Repulse Bay 淺 水 灣 and Shek O 石 澳 (see above photos). Judging from the following websites, both Repulse Bay and Shek O remain very popular for swimming: Hong Kong Tourism Board and ctrip.com. Since I will be going to HK in the hot season next year, I hope to go swimming at at least one beach. Walking around without a shirt shouldn't be a problem (I don't have a beer belly). How about water cleanliness? Will that be a problem?
¶ 8:10 PM
