GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Original text by Aswin Rizal Harahap; Executive summary by DarmansjahIf you make a trip to the UK, forget for a momentthe frenziedandsparklingcity ofLondon. Try to go to Gloucestershire. In the summer,...
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executive summary by darmansjahLAGUNA LODGE Tucked along the shore of lake Atitlan, with its misty volcanoes and Maya villages, Laguna’s six suites artfully blend adobe bricks, river stone, and...
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M O N G O L I Aexecutive summary by darmansjahTHREE CAMEL LODGEAt the edge ofa volcanic outcrop providing bright morning vistas across GobiGurvansaikhan National Park, Three Camel’s 50 gers(yurts)...
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executive summary by darmansjahJETWING VIL UYANA Built on man-made wetlands, this luxury hotel weaves culture and nature together into one seamless experience for travelers pining for both....
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executive summary by darmansjahEAGLE VIEW CAMP On the observation deck of this oasis, you can sip sundowner while getting an eagle’s eye view of watchful predators and wary prey eager to quench their...
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executive summary by darmansjahDAMARALAND CAMP In a country of successful conservation programs that have helped increase elephant numbers and expand the range of endangered black rhinos, Darmaland...
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executive summary by darmansjahHACIENDA SANTA ROSA This meticulously restored family-owned plantation house is located 44 miles south of the colonial city of Meridaon the Yucatan Peninsula. Santa Rosa...
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executive summary by darmansjahTURTEL INN “When I was making Apocalypse Now, I became infatuated with the jungle,” says Francis For Coppola about what first led him to Belize. On the beach here he...
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executive summary by darmansjahMILIA MOUNTAIN RETREAT In the 1980s, when many Greeks left their villages to ride the wave of tourism developemtn along the coast, two local friends took to the...
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executive summary by darmansjahCHUMBE ISLAND CORAL PARK It’s hard to get more environmentally friendly than Chumbe’s seven eco-bungalows on a sun-splashed coral island in the Zanzibar archipelago....
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P O L A N Dexecutive summary by darmansjahECO-FRONTIERSRANCH This us for anyone who has pondered going back to the land and living a sustainable lifestyle or has wanted to get a taste of that...
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P E R Uexecutive summary by darmansjahInkaterra Reserva Amazonica This remote rain forest lodge has supported over 20 years of ongoing scientific research. “Peru contains more than two-thirds of...
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V i e t n a mexecutive summary by darmansjahSix Senses Con Dao No shirt, no shoes, no problem could be the daily mantra at thisSix Sensehaven constructed from reclaimed teak, including over a thousand...
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B 0 T S W A N Aexecutive summary by darmansjahOSPREY LAGOON,near the source of Botswana’s mysteriously intermittent Savuti Channel (after a nearly 30-year hiatus, it began flowing again in 2008), forms...
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DOME OF GLORYexecutive summary by darmansjah IMMEDIATELYafter touchdown and armed with my camera, comfortable warm clothing and a pair of fresh eyes, I went walking around in search of some of London’s...
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COSTA RICAexecutive summary by darmansjahPacuarde LodgeVisitors come for the adventure and stay for the romance at Pacuare, located on 25,000 protected acres of high biodiversity rain forest in the...
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Vertical Challengeexecutive summary by darmansjahI make it a point to travel at least once yearly, and if it was a city likeTokyolast time round, the next would be somewhere with beaches, while the one...
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I N D O N E S I Aexecutive summary bydarmansjahTHIS ECO-HIDEAWAY, consisting of 13 breezy bungalows handcrafted out of salvaged driftwood, turns the old cliché that the journey matters more than the...
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N E W Z E A L A N Dexecutive summary bydarmansjahResurgence A winding country road follows the brilliant blue edge of Tasman Bay to this luxe hide-out on 50 acres near the clear bubbling source (“the...
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N I C A R A G U Aexecutive summary by darmansjahJicaro Island Lodge-Jicarosits serenely on a tiny islet in the freshwater “ocean” of Lake Nicaragua, a short boat ride from Granada, the oldest colonial...
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