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Killer Beaches of 2007: Bondi Beach

March 22, 2007 at 10:05 AM | by pbb | 2 Comments


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Though you wouldn't know it with all the snow and ice in the Northeastern US, this week marks the beginning of spring. Spring break, beach season and the imminent start of summer are just around the corner. If April is the new June, we better get you prepped early, so this week we'll be looking at the sandy strands that while beautiful, should come with a warning label. Know about a Killer Beach we haven't mentioned? Help your fellow beach goers out and adventure seekers out--let us know about it.

Bondi Beach ::  Map
On the coast of suburban Sydney, Bondi Beach is sort of like Coney Island in New York, except nice. Beautiful blue water laps the sand and shark netting goes up to keep swimmers safe. You may even strike up an impromptu game of beer pong with some new, sunbathing friends. What's not to love?

You mean besides getting hammered while swimming in a crowded cove full of maniacal surfers? Well, there are those motorized dinghies that would be happy to run you down--check 'em out on the satellite view. Oh, and then there's that whole giant-hole-in-the-ozone-layer issue. But other than all that, Bondi's great!

How to get there:
Once you get to Sydney--maybe you'll fly there on an A380?--getting there is easy enough. You could of course drive there from downtown. There's also bus service, if you're into public transportation, like we are.

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  1. juliana

    Jaunted Contributing Editor

    Strong currents too!

    Ok, so that's a chance at ANY beach that you hit up. But when I was at Bondi last month (I feel cool saying that for some reason), the undertow was rather strong. Like if you went in the water somewhere in the middle of the beach, you ended up near the rock pools on the right.

    And it smells like urine by the showers.

    March 22, 2007 at 8:26 PM
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  1. markj

    Jaunted

    Box Jellies

    Ok, so fatal box jelly attacks are rare, and they are more likely to be up in the waters off Queensland, however Bondi gets its share of "Box Jellyfish" warnings.

    Furthermore, doesn't Bondi have those weird vinegar washing stations in case you get stung by a jelly?  Kind of the Aussie version of sucking the poison out of someone's body.

    March 23, 2007 at 11:12 AM
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