Trisha Kraker wakes up in the morning, opens her door, walks down her stairs and steps right into sand. She looks up and there it is — the Atlantic Ocean. For this, she pays less than $40 a night.

Taking an island vacation doesn’t have to mean splurging on some ritzy all-inclusive resort. You can grab your tent and get away from it all for a fraction of the cost year-round. Even better, the ...

Spending time at one particular Palm Beach County waterfront oasis, complete with sugar-sand beaches and picture-perfect sunsets, conjures lines from a popular Weezer song. That essentially sums up ...