Matterhorn

This is a rock from The Matterhorn on the boarder of Italy and Switzerland. Its such an amazing rock! Its sea green and metallic! My Aunt recently spent a month in Germany and surrounding countries! Thank Aunty B! <3

Sting Ray City, Cayman Islands

My Bearnaise [Britt] brought this back from her trip to the Cayman Islands in Feb 2012

Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia 

also brought back in March 2012

Lochard, Victoria, Australia

courtesy of I & J in March 2012 

Kata Beach, Phuket, Thailand

This sand was brought back by my cousin Lee who frequents Thailand. Very fine white sand. Thanks Lee!! :D

Otama Beach, New Zealand.

Otama Beach is located on the North Eastern shore of the Coromandle Peninsula. This sand was picked up on my first vacation in New Zealand in 2009. It has got to be one of the most memorable places I visited during this trip. The sand was so ridiculously white, it barely registers in my photos.

Interesting thing about this sand is that not matter how much you shake it up… the dark and white sand dont mix. they may intermingle a bit, but generally they stay seperate! I brought back a huge bag of this.

**The link above is the exact spot this sand was taken from, but I do not own this photo.

Mero Beach, Dominica

Dominica is located in the Caribbean, north west of Barbados. I have 3 other bottles of black sand but this one if by far the heaviest I have. In the light it sparkles =] This was given to be by my boyfriends parents.

Sahara Desert.

This sand is from the famous Sahara desert, I must confess it is a lot more colourful in person. It looks rusty, almost burnt orange. Its quite beautiful.. and extremely coarse. This was also brought back by Morgans parents

Papakōlea Beach [green sand beach], Big Island, Hawaii

This sand was brought back home from our trip to Hawaii in 2009. The green colouring is due to the presence of Olivine Crystals in the sand.

Pink Beach, Bermuda

This sand was given to me by a family friend who spent some time in Bermuda =] Lovely crushed pink and white shells.

Ramla Beach, Gozo, Malta

This beautiful rusty sand is from the Island of Gozo, one of the Maltese Islands in the Mediterranean. I&J brought this home

Coopers Beach, New Zealand

This wonderful assortment of crushed shells is from Coopers Beach in NZ. located near Doubtless Bay on the North Island. I&J also brought this home =]

Honduras

This sand was brought home by a family friend from Honduras. I am not exactly sure where it came from but its quite coarse with bigger pieces of coral through it

Long Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Here is one from my Province =] This is one of the most amazing, scenic, spectacular places on the West Coast of Canada. Long beach is located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, 3 hour drive from Departure Bay ferry in Nanaimo.

If you plan on visiting BC, It is well worth the drive. Long beach is the longest and largest beach in the Pacific Rim National Park.

This sand was collected on Morgan and Is first trip to Tofino. By the way if you are looking for a hostel, Whalers on the Point is a fantastic place to stay =]