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5 Sublime Treehouse Hotels for Your Next Tree Hugger Vacation

Jen Wallace — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 08:00:13 +0000

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For your next vacation, channel your inner child and stay at one of the many treehouse hotels catering to nature lovers

While you may think treehouse hotels are simply a figment of your inner-child imagination, they actually do exist. From more down to earth accommodations to tres chic options, the sky’s pretty much the limit (and the technical goal, here) when it comes to the choices. What better way to commune with nature than to do so amongst the treetops?

All you have to do is book your flight and arrange the time off from work.

Treehouse Hotels for Your Next Nature Getaway

1. Treehouse Point – Fall City, Washington

Located about 30 minutes from Seattle, this treehouse is situated in the forest along the Raging River. Choose from among nine different treehouses so you can tune out, escape from technology, de-stress, and enjoy the rejuvenating powers of the Pacific Northwest.

2. Post Ranch Inn – Big Sur, California

Are you independently wealthy with a love for trees and the beach? Then you simply must stay at one of the treehouses at the Post Ranch Inn. These treehouses are freestanding structures built on stilts amongst the forest trees and feature full hotel service including turndown and room service.

3. Treehouse Cottages – Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Looking for something closer to the other side of the country? Consider staying at one of the rustic treehouse cottages among the canopy of hardwood trees only minutes from historic downtown Eureka Springs. The Hidden Forest treehouse is 24-feet off the ground and features a heart-shaped jacuzzi with a view of the treetops.

4. Free Spirit Spheres – Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Nestled amongst the enchanted coastal rainforest on Vancouver Island, you will find these spherical treehouses. The Eryn sphere can be found hanging amongst a Douglas Fir and some red cedar trees and is perfectly cozy for two.

5. Primland Lodge Treehouses – Meadows of Dan, Virginia

Located about 90 minutes from Roanoke, the Primland Lodge encapsulates both the luxury of a fully accommodating hotel with the stunning natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Choose between the Barn Owl, the Cooper’s Hawk and the Golden Eagle treehouses–each one if the perfect place from which to gaze at the stars.

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Gabrielle Bernstein: Soul Sister

Libby Lowe — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:00:03 +0000

Gabrielle Bernstein: The author and self-proclaimed spirit junkie on why we need to look inward to energize the world.

Gabrielle Bernstein believes in miracles and has been known to rock angel wings on New York City streets—and she’s made a really cool career out of helping people achieve joy.

Once a 20-something PR maven addicted to substances, success and the wrong kind of love, Gabby found herself out of control and praying for help. She stumbled across the book A Course in Miracles and her life changed forever—she found a guide in Marianne Williamson, did the hard work and was all in.

She has based her own teaching on A Course in Miracles and created a new self-help empire for the Sex and the City set; mostly women who realize that a closet full of Jimmy Choos, a super busy job, a hangover and a hot guy haven’t led to happiness.

Today, she has published three books, hosts frequent online and in-person workshops and will join Wanderlust in Vermont this weekend to talk about shifting your focus from yourself to your power in order to create energetic change in the world.

We talk a lot in this space about how we impact the world—from sustainable fashion and organic food to politics and work-life balance. I chatted with Gabby about her upcoming talk and got some advice for how we can all kickstart a miraculous life.

Libby Lowe: Your message resonates with so many women in their 20s and 30s. Why do you think so many of us are seeking this kind of change?

Gabby Bernstein: Right now, we have nothing to lean back on and nothing is hidden anymore—many of us can’t hide behind our jobs or credentials. When the world as a whole hits a bottom, it’s an opportunity. We desire to seek reliance and assurance from ourselves rather from outside forces.

LL: What can we do today to start living a miraculous life?

GB: See positivity and be willing to change. Establish a desire to find a spiritual path and be ready to receive guidance. Begin to pray for that path—set an intention. Ask and raise your awareness to the guidance that is all around. Accept opportunities for growth and look at discomfort as a learning opportunity, not as a death sentence.

LL: You have said that “the outside world is a reflection of your internal condition.” What do you mean by that?

GB: We’re always vibing at a specific energy that’s either heightening or lowering. We attract likeness—so however we are acting or thinking, that’s what we attract.

LL: Your talk at Wanderlust is related to that idea. You plan to speak about shifting your focus from yourself to your power to create energetic change in the world. What does that look like in reality?

GB: When you support yourself internally, the more support you receive. Life flows more naturally and you become more confident, more faithful, more relaxed and more balanced in the different corners of your life. I’ll be teaching people to see beyond physical tools and technology and look inward.

LL: But can technology help with mindfulness?

GB: When used mindfully, technology is resource. You just have to remember the energy behind every email and every tweet. Offer value and share something that will help people. 140 characters can truly change someone’s life. I met a woman in Iowa who uses my [Spirit Junkie alarm clock] app and said it literally saved her life. She told me she had been suicidal. I have never been more blown away.

LL: Why is Wanderlust such a great place for this conversation?

GB: Unconsciously, all of us who are guided to yoga or Wanderlust have a sense that we are here to do something great. I want to help people be present, then ask them to look at the way they experience themselves, and give them tools to give off a more powerful presence and be more mindful.

Some of this is heady stuff, but even those of us who would sooner roll an eye than talk about vibing with miracles should get over ourselves if the prize for an open mind is a happier life and a more energetic world.

Image: Gabrielle Bernstein

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Places & Spaces: The Wanderlust, Singapore

Fiona Flores Watson — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:53:46 +0000

Wanderlust in Singapore is a mix of industrial chic and childish fancy.

The Far East is weathering the global economic situation better than many other areas, and nowhere more so than Singapore. Here, in the buzzing Indian neighborhood, we find the eccentric and, to quote its own words, “totally experimental” boutique hotel Wanderlust. It was converted from a 1920s school.

In common with an increasing number of out-there, trend-leading hotels, each floor is designed by a different creative agency. In the case of Wanderlust, all home-grown agencies from Singapore.

The 29 rooms all have different decor, in three themes: zingy Pantone, in different primary colors (these are compact; the deluxe version has an antique cast-iron bathtub); soothing Mono(chrome) with neon-lit stencil designs; and childish/surreal Whimsical (duplex loft rooms). Flat-screen TVs, Nespresso machines, iPod docks and free WIFI ensure that glampackers are fully wired.

A particular favorite of the Whimsicals is the Tree. It’s heavy on the wood with a canopy of felt leaves overhead. Flowers, meanwhile, offers a more high-tech take on nature.

The overall effect is fun and eclectic. There’s a customized mosaic-tiled jacuzzi on the sundeck and a casual restaurant (industrial chairs, bare wood tables) serving rustic French cuisine. Think along the lines of escargots, pig’s trotters and roast chicken with herb butter. Homemade ice-cream and sorbets include lavender, basil and blood orange.

The hotel is full of original touches like stools upcycled from old street signs and origami folding chairs.

Rates from $180 including tax, minibar soft drinks, iPad loan, hand-drawn maps of the area, and a regression to your childhood dreams.

Places & Spaces is a travel guide that will inspire you to carve out a vacation on your calendar. All of the gorgeous locations and accommodations in our guide share our concern for the environment. From tent glamping to lavish built environments, fair warning, you’ll feel compelled to pack your suitcase.

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