Conscious Check In Edition 5: Islas Secas, Panama
Floating twenty miles off Panama’s Pacific coast in the Gulf of Chiriquí, Islas Secas is an archipelago of fourteen volcanic islands. Thirteen of them remain entirely untouched. The fourteenth holds one of the most consciously designed retreats I have ever encountered. This is a place where solar panels power everything, where the marine life outnumbers […]
Erebero Hills, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
Concious Check-In Edition 5 Set on the Northern edge of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, an exciting new opeining is taking place this year for Asilia Africa. Erebero Hills occupies an elevated ridge overlooking one of Africa’s most ecologically dense and ancient landscapes. From Erebero Hills. Here, you gain a real perspective first, an opportunity to […]
Aqua Lares : Luxury Expedition Cruising with Aqua Expeditions
Concious Check-In Edition 4 Across the world’s oceans, a quiet revolution in small-ship exploration is taking place with Aqua Expeditions, superyachts converted into the moving luxury boutique hotels carrying you to some of the most remote and beautiful corners of the world. With circa 15 luxurious double suites per ship, world class chefs creating incredible […]
The Maverick Hotel : Eco-Luxury Retreat in Laamu Atoll
Concsious Check-In : Edition 3 This month, I’m changing things up slightly by spotlighting a property that’s not brand new, but is brand new to me! When you picture the Maldives, it’s easy to imagine big-name branded resorts promising barefoot luxury across postcard-perfect private islands. With so many interpretations of paradise all including overwater villas […]
&Beyond Suyian Lodge, Kenya: Regenerative Luxury on the Laikipia Plateau
Conscious Check-In Edition 2 A New Vision for Ethical Safaris In northern Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau, a landscape defined by rolling grasslands and dramatic escarpments that meet the distant silhouette of Mount Kenya, &Beyond Suyian Lodge represents a new direction for responsible safari travel. Positioned on a 44,000-acre conservation, the property forms part of a wider […]
Few and Far Luvhondo: Eco-Lodge Retreat in South Africa’s Soutpansberg Mountains
Conscious Check-In : Edition 1 In a safari landscape that has long been dominated by “luxury safari lodges,” Few and Far Luvhondo offers something consciously different. Nestled within the folds of South Africa’s Soutpansberg Mountains, an extension of the Drakensberg, this extraordinary eco-lodge encourages guests to slow down, reconnect and immerse themselves in nature. Re-wilding […]