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Couples Castaways Bowled Over by Bali

Serenity pervades Six Senses HOTEL HIGHLIGHT BREAK OUT FOR... HOTEL HIGHLIGHT Relaunching after a massive Once at Jimbaran it would BREAK OUT FOR...
Con Dao, an untamed gem off The Vietnamese food is Hire a motorbike and head The Six Senses Spa with its revamp, Four Seasons Resort be rude not to do the Four Off-the-beaten-track
the southeast coast of Vietnam exquisite. Miss Lan uses off with map and phone (your forested hill setting, jaw- Bali at Jimbaran Bay is more Seasons double and check adventures into the wilderness.
where breathtaking beauty is family recipes from bygone butler will be on speed-dial). dropping views and miracle- seductive than ever. We love into Four Seasons Resort Guided cycling tours into
cloaked in quietude. If life’s generations. Try Pho Bho, a Con Son is fascinating, working treatments that the Balinese villas with their Bali at Sayan. The recent central Bali include the four-
a beach, we know where we’d rice noodle soup, with beef scattered with historic sights include moonlight massages. private courtyard gardens upgrade sees another aesthetic hour Kintamani tour starting
like to be. fillet, shallots and herbs. and remote villages. Also complete with infinity plunge success story but even if it had at Mount Batur’s volcanic
be sure not to leave without BREAK OUT FOR... pools and vast daybeds. It’s been left alone, this mountain crater and winding down for
snorkelling or diving the Hopping in a boat, kayaking tempting to lock the door and retreat by the Ayung River 30 kilometres through villages,
psychedelic waters. or cycling to local villages. throw away the key, but don’t. would be utterly magical. past temples and rice paddies.
Reached by a wooden bridge Another day ditch the wheels
ROMANCE X FACTOR ROMANCE X FACTOR HOTEL HIGHLIGHT over coconut groves, you cross for a paddle and white water
It has to be the mile-long Arriving at your destination The stress-busting new to another world. raft down the Ayung River.
beach flanked by mountains. by private speedboat enhances wellness programmes include
Koh Yao Noi’s utter seclusion spa treatments by the sea and HOTEL HIGHLIGHT ROMANCE X FACTOR
Amid the turquoise waters and and tropical island dream. more yoga than you thought The spa and yoga rituals set Being cocooned in this jungle
limestone karsts of Thailand’s possible: there’s everything deep in the jungle are so good idyll by enchanting gardens;
Phang Nga is Six Senses Yao from Flying yoga, Power yoga, for the soul. Suspended in a enjoy a star gazing romantic
Noi (pictured left). It whispers Eco Loving to Night Fire yoga. silk hammock, try the new dinner by the rooftop lotus
romance at every corner and sacred ‘air-nap’. pond set in the treetops.
there’s a rustic luxury that BREAK OUT FOR...
befits the setting. The villas The Four Seasons array of
are like oversized treehouses Bali-based adventures that
(albeit with private pools). include nipping over to Java in
a helicopter for some serious
surfing. Sounds exotic and
crazy? It is.

Wilderness Wow Factor ROMANCE X FACTOR
Enjoy the beach club vibe at
Sundara or stroll along the
sands to little local restaurants
The pool wraps around ROMANCE X FACTOR across the different rock Barefoot luxury doesn’t to sample some of the island’s
natural rock formations and An early morning hot air formations. As night falls, the get much better than at best seafood.
the rooms are simple yet balloon flight is a must. hot stone dining experience Viceroy Riviera Maya,
stunning with oodles of glass Launching from Amangiri, out in the desert comes a a ridiculously romantic
to max out on the views. This it floats above epic scenery romantic second. retreat on the blinding white
is epic America infused with where you can watch an Playa del Carmen sand.
Aman authenticity. ever-changing light dance This eco escape embraces
nature with 41 palapa-
HOTEL HIGHLIGHT thatched villas decked out
The in-house guides that take in natural wood, rattan and
There aren’t enough you horse riding across the billowing muslin, all linked
superlatives to describe sweeping desert, mountain by paths that wind through
Southern Utah’s Amangiri. biking, canyoning and primitive Mayan forest
This is like nowhere else on rock climbing. home to playful spider
earth, a place surrounded by monkeys. Loll the day away
deep canyons, towering rocks BREAK OUT FOR... in your handmade crochet
and a raw landscape of stark Absolutely everything. The hammock (every villa has
beauty. There’s a power to Grand Canyon is just two one) or if you feel the need
the solitude, a romance to the and a half hours away; kayak to crank it up a notch or two,
immensity and an emotive on Lake Powell, float down try tequila tasting or stand-
magnitude that is perspective the Colorado River between up paddle boarding. This is a
changing. Built of natural 300-metre high sandstone little slice of jungle paradise
stone, Amangiri blends in to walls or explore Monument and it’s just for adults: sorry
become part of the landscape. Valley and Zion National Park. kids, you’re not invited.

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