The snow has melted and the sun is shining again. It's time to pack up your bags and exchange ski lodges to beach vacation resorts.  It's time to leave those winter worries (and calories!) behind and bask in the warm sunlight. It's that season once again for shedding those bulky winter clothes, bringing out those colorful swimwear, donning on sunscreen and shades and sipping pina coladas by the side of the pool. You can almost taste it in the air: that bright, salty air of summer. You can almost see it, can't you? You tanning happily on a towel by the shore, while your children play around in the water? Or perhaps you see yourself sailing blissfully over the rigorous ocean waves, leaving all your troubles behind.

Thinking about spending some few precious days out basking in the sun? Looking for the perfect beach vacation resorts that will satisfy your thirst for the sparkling, blue waves of the ocean? Want to bury your feet in fine white sand and build sandcastles on the shore with your kids? There are more than a few places that you can decide to go.

Within the United States area, there's are quite a number of places where you can bask in the sun this summer. One of them is California, where the surf is always "up" and where beach boys and girls party in the sunlight. Another option is Florida, where the popular Palm Beach is. And the nice thing about Florida is that if ever you get tired of the beach (which is next to impossible!), you can always opt to take your family for an adventure in Orlando's Disney World or Universal Studios. Talk about hitting two birds with one stone! Finally, when talking about beaches in the United States, there's always Hawaii. Hawaii with its pristine beaches, luaus and friendly people. Hawaii with the floral shirts and leis. Hawaii with the hoola dancers with grass-skirts and the scrumptious food. There are a lot of resorts to choose from there, like the famous Waikiki Beach Resort and many, many others.

If you're thinking about going farther off the map than the continental United States, Asia might be the best option when looking for beach resorts. First on the list is Thailand, of course, with their well-known Phuket. And there is also Indonesia's Bali beaches, which tourists love to visit. But the a lot of the most beautiful beaches are actually found in the Philippines. If you really want to experience the ultimate in beach resorts, head on to Palawan or Boracay, where the sand is white and as fine as flour. There are also a lot of high-class beach vacation resorts in these places in the Philippines that will give you the best treatment for not a lot of money. If you're looking for adventure, there are also dive spots in the Philippines that will take your breath away. There's Apo Island, off the coast of Dumaguete, which is known to be one of the top seven dive spots in the whole world.