By Rachel Dixon, The Guardian
Escapism
An Lam Ninh Van Bay eco-lodge on Vietnam’s south-east coast. (The Guardian)
Accessible only by boat, An Lam Ninh Van Bay is a remote eco-lodge, hidden by forested hills and rocky outcrops, on Vietnam’s south-east coast. With just 35 secluded villas, it’s one for privacy seekers looking for an unspoilt natural hideaway with creature comforts on tap.
Accommodation
Stay in unexpected comfort in a beach hut at Hele Bay in Ilfracombe, north Devon. The 26 pastel-painted lodges look like traditional seaside huts from the outside, but have double glazing and central heating, plus mod cons such as iPod docking stations, kitchens and en suite bathrooms. All huts have a patio and some have a hot tub.
Transport
Holidaymakers in southern Italy have a new way to travel this summer: by jet capsule taxi boat. The seven-metre-long seven-seater space-age-looking pods whiz through the waters around Naples and the resorts of the Amalfi coast, offering a fast, fun (but rather pricey) way of getting around.
Activity
The Sarojin, one of Thailand’s top “green” resorts, is offering new Day in the Life of a Local tours, with the chance to experience daily life in the Khao Lak area by shadowing fishermen, working with mahouts or joining monks and fruit famers at work.
Culture watch
Hoping to emulate the success of pioneering outdoor art projects such as Antony Gormley’s Another Place on Crosby Sands, three huge public art installations have arrived in the Nene Valley in Northamptonshire. Called Changing Tracks, it includes railway lines that extend 12 metres into the air.
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