Today, follow me in Niseko, Japan’s own St Moritz. It was called like that in the early 60′s, but this Japanese-Alpine-village still remained under the radar until the 90′s when it was re-discovered by Australian snowboarders, completely crazy about its famous snow or « champagne powder » as they said. Head to Niseko on the island of [...]
Qui n’a jamais rêvé d’être un Robinson sur une île déserte. Moi, je l’ai souvent fait ce rêve. Mais au fur et à mesure que je m’éloignais de mon adolescence, je laissais s’enfuir mes envies sauvages pour rêver d’une île parfaite, sauvage et authentique, mais avec un confort moderne et du luxe simple dans un [...]
Aggrenad’is a hotel located on geoje island off of south korea, situated inland and facing the ocean. designed by local practice AND, the concrete about the relationship to the sea and the archipelago. the protruding terraces are like fingers that point out in different directions towards each of the surrounding islands. They provide each unit [...]
Reminding about the famous Australian movie « We of the never never »…? A life in the extreme bush. Forget « Crocodile dundee »(but keep in mind the crocs are around you in the « billabongs ») , but add a touch of modern luxury, incredible tent safari atmosphere, delicious meals and wines and you’ll get this high quality, small scale [...]
This is a new exciting project just achieved by Upsetters Architect in Tokyo. They had the mission to refurbish and to reinvent one of this hotel’s floor ideally situated in Shinjuku (10 minutes walk from Shinjuku Station and on the side of Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden). The concept was the following: to invite more customers [...]
This intimate lodge is a friendly resort that captures the imagination while offering the luxury and high-end facilities of a four-star boutique resort. Away from the tourist trail to ancient civilisations you find here another country . . . a land of unspoilt virgin forest, rare orchids and fragrant frangipani, the startling colours and calls [...]
Naked Stables Private Reserve is an exclusive resort in a protected nature reserve. Luxury accommodation is in spacious tree top villas or single bedroom earth huts, spread across a broad, secluded valley in the foothills of Moganshan. Access is by foot or electric buggy. No motor vehicles are permitted inside naked Stables Private Reserve. Relax, [...]
Spectacularly situated on Lake Wakatipu, Matakauri Lodge offers stunning views from every angle of the Remarkable, Cecil and Walter Peak mountain ranges. Just seven minutes from Queenstown, Matakauri Lodge will provide an alpine lakeside retreat nestled in one of the world’s most serenely beautiful landscapes. The Lodge and adjoining villas, originally constructed in 2000 with [...]