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Summer is just around the corner, and millions of Americans --
young and old, sexy and supersexy -- will book all-inclusive trips to
tropical beaches. Here they'll find flavored cocktails, crowds of bronzed
sunbathers and complicated romances unfurling like a beach umbrella. But
where to go? In which sandy cove should you sport that slick new swimsuit?
Take a cruise through the TV channels and you'll find a wealth of
sun-belt options -- where a midwinter escape could lead to luxurious
bungalows, steamy hookups and brushes with professional assassins. For
decades, TV series have flaunted the finest vacation lands on the
continent, from Florida to Cali to Polynesia. Here is just a smattering of
what the coastlines have to offer: glamorous people and sinful delights
that'll have you enwrapped in a Speedo-ed love triangle in no time. Surf's
up!
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Oahu ('Hawaii
Five-0')
Aloha, and welcome to beautiful Hawaii, where the leis are sweet
and hula dancing is a national pastime. But between luaus and
beachfront drives, a certain danger lurks: mob bosses, murderers,
kidnappers, drug dealers -- you name it -- not to mention the
nefarious Wo Fat, a live-wire operative for the Chinese communists.
But thanks to the Five-0 crack-team -- a unit of five detectives --
crime in Hawaii gets busted every week. Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) is ever-ready
to cuff some bad guys, bringing his deft intelligence and unwieldy
dark suits to every crime scene. Hawaii is famous for its palm
glades and volcanoes; thanks to McGarrett and company, the islands
will always be safe from ultra-violent crime syndicates. Book 'em,
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Newport Beach ('The
O.C.')
Beautiful Orange County -- land of palatial houses, millionaire
adolescents and complicated relationships. Outside, it's always
sunny in Orange County. Inside, everyone seems tempest-tossed. Take
Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie), a
nice enough kid: He lives in Chino, he has a lot of friends, he may
have fathered a child by accident, his friend Trey gets shot by a
manic girlfriend, his car flies off a cliff, his girlfriend dies --
the usual high school angst, really. Don't let all that tomfoolery
ruin a perfectly good vacation: There are plenty of parties,
drinking binges and rampant shacking up to cover up Orange County's
dank, sunless underbelly.
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Beverly Hills Beach Club ('Beverly Hills,
90210')
Far from the smog and drive-bys of inner-city Los Angeles,
Beverly Hills is a utopia for California teenagers -- especially
teenagers who look like they're in their mid-20s. Stroll down the
nearby beach, just past the sunny stucco mansions, and you'll meet
all kinds of unbelievably wealthy new friends: Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley), that
rare breed of nice-guy heartthrob, and his smokin' twin sister,
Brenda (Shannen Doherty). Just
watch out, because little problems get really big here in Beverly
Hills: Brandon has a problem with sports gambling, and Brenda had
treatment for breast cancer. And, of course, David (Brian Austin Green) had
his problem with crystal meth. And Dylan (Luke Perry), you know,
married Antonia, whose father turned out to be a don, and the Mafia
put out a hit on Dylan, but Antonia got offed by accident, and Dylan
got all depressed, and then Dylan's father, who supposedly died in a
car explosion, was suddenly alive, and ... well, that's Los Angeles
for you: nothing but drama.
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