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1.  Whitehaven Beach     Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia WOW! This beach is incredible. Pure white squeaky sand, crystal clear water...   read more Photo by Kassi10 2.  Agonda Beach     Goa, India Beautiful beach! Very quiet - it's like a secret... Took a boat at sunrise to see dolphins.   read more Photo by genlovestotravel 3.  Flamenco Beach (Playa Flamenco)     Puerto Rico, Caribbean Culebra is the best kept secret in the Caribbean. I hope it stays that way, because…   read more Photo by SpanishParrot 4.  Las Caletas     Puerto Vallarta, Mexico If you can get here during the day, it's a fantastic little hangout. Beautiful beach...   read more Photo by Walksy22 5.  Sapodilla Bay     Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Worth trying to find! This is a ...

India has successfully launched its first mission to the Moon. The unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft blasted off smoothly from a launch pad in southern Andhra Pradesh to embark on a two-year mission of exploration . The robotic probe will orbit the Moon, compiling a 3-D atlas of the lunar surface and mapping the distribution of elements and minerals. The launch is regarded as a major step for India as it seeks to keep pace with other space-faring nations in Asia. Indian PM Manmohan Singh hailed the launch as the "first step" in a historic milestone in the country's space programme. "Our scientific community has once again done the country proud and the entire nation salutes them," Mr Singh said in a message. The launch was greeted with applause by scientists gathered at the site. The chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Madhavan Nair, said it was a "historic moment" for the country. "Today what w...