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Ready for some warm weather? While the U.S. is going through its most severe cold snap, polar vortex hell of the winter, we’d like to try to heat you up a bit.
TripAdvisor announced its ‘Top 25 Beaches’ chosen by its users all over the world this week. Since we’re not going to be able to visit all of them (or any of them, for that matter) this weekend, we paid a visit to each one on Instagram, and found a few men who have been there to act as our visual tour guides.
Check out the Top 25 beaches in the world below, AFTER THE JUMP…
How many have you been to? And let us know your favorite specifically gay beaches as well.
25. Maunganui Beach, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand

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24. Ngapali Beach, Ngapali, Myanmar

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23. Palm-Eagle Beach, Aruba

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22. Diani Beach, Kenya

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21. Playa Paraiso, Tulum, Mexico

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20. Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan, Turkey

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19. Sharm El Luli, Marsa Alam, Egypt

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18. Nai Harn Beach, Rawai, Thailand

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17. Playa Manuel Antonio, Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica


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16. Cayo de Agua, Los Roques National Park, Venezuela

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15. West Bay Beach, West Bay, Honduras

(instagram: “My camera doesn’t do this ocean justice to how beautiful and blue these waters truly are.”)
14. Siesta Beach, Siesta Key, Florida

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13. Woolacombe Beach, Woolacombe, UK

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12. Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(instagram: “At one of Asia’s top ranked beaches, Radhanagar, the landscape turns all of us into artists. White sand, crystal blue waters and the occasional lion on the prowl, like this one….”)
11. Camp’s Bay Beach, Camp’s Bay, South Africa

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10. Elafonissi Beach, Elafonissi, Greece

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Elafonissi Island is just off the southwest coast of Crete in the Mediterranean. The water often becomes so shallow between the two it is possible to walk from one to the other.
9. Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Whitsunday Islands

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Set on the largest island in the Whitsunday chain, Whitehaven is famous for its white sands made of nearly pure silica. The Whitsunday Islands are off the coast of Central Queensland, Australia.
8.Flamenco Beach, Culebra, Puerto Rico

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Culebra is an island municipality off the east coast of Puerto Rico. Set on a horseshoe-shaped bay, the mile-long beach is said to be the best in the Caribbean. It’s also right next to the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge.
7. White Beach, Boracay, Aklan Province

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Boracay is a small island in the Phillippines just off the northwest corner of Panay Island known for its pristine sands.
6. Anse Lazio, Praslin Island, Seychelles

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On the island chain in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
5. Playa de Ses Illetes, Formentera, Balearic Islands

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Perhaps make a stop here after partying on Ibiza. It’s just a 30-minute ferry ride away.
4. Playa Paraiso Beach, Cayo Largo, Cuba

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Will this hotel-free paradise soon be full of Americans?
3. Rabbit Beach, Lampedusa, Islands of Sicily

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Lampedusa is the largest of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean.
2.Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

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Providenciales is an island in the northwest Caicos Islands and has become a major tourist destination.
1. Baio do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

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Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago 200 miles off the northeastern coast of Brazil. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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