For the second episode of Ons Nieuwe Escape Series, early readers who had not yet settled for their summer travel plans to describe their dream trip (but set a realistic budget, excluding flights). After consultation with a few travel experts, we came up with a few suggestions. Below are answers to various of the most intriguing questions we have received, and for more travel ideas you can read our First series of responses here.
“My husband and I are in our early 1930s. I work in technology and he works in finance. We have no children. We love adventure and because we live in Manhattan, we always look for nature when we go on vacation. He is hot and I run cold, so we also love the beach. A good hotel. We have about 10 days at the end of August.
For moderate summer weather, beautiful hotels and the kind of landscape that most Manhattanites make with envy (from experience), I would go to the southwest of England. I asked the writer Kate Maxwell, who lives in London, where she would recommend for travelers with a generous budget and she outlined what seems to me to be the ideal travel schedule. You would start Somerseta largely rural district about a two -hour drive from Heathrow airport, and book one night or two The NewtAn estate from the 17th-century estate became Decadent 42 room hotel with hectares of gardens (of around $ 1,100 per night in the summer). Then drive about 40 miles to the southwest to the Jurassic Coast van Dorset, a particularly dramatic piece of the English canal, and stay with the new Louma Farm and RetreatWhich only has 17 rooms, two swimming pools and a so -called wellness barn. The hotel is set in one of the most beautiful places in Great Britain, says Maxwell (“Babbling hills and sea view”), and the room price includes breakfast, lunch and an “excellent” three-course dinner (from about $ 860 a night in the summer).
Another 60 miles or so Southwest is Dartmoor National ParkWhere you can cycle the day, canoe or horse riding. And finally, go to CornwallThe wild and beautiful peninsula on the southwestern tip of England. Sent with sandy beaches, surf breaks and cute villages by the sea, it will be busy in the summer, but that also means a livelier scene in the many charming pubs and restaurants. View Maxwell’s Insider’s guide to cornwall For places to eat and stay (as well as outdoor activities), although there is still a hotel that is worth considering: The pig in Harlyn Bay On the north coast, a new age -old stack made again in a fantasy version of an English country inn (about $ 500 a night in the summer).
“I am a retired chef in my early 1960s. I have traveled a lot on the American coasts and in Italy. I have recently thought that it would be fun to find a place where I can go two or three weeks to be both creative and social in a relaxed, natural environment. I am open to my travels!” – Mark, Fishkill, NY; Budget: $ 3,000
When I sent my friend John Sheppard, the New York -based ceramist and lighting designer, an SMS and asked him where he would go to make art making his dreams, he immediately replied: Anderson Ranch. The Kunstcentrum in Snowmass, Colo, is on five hectares in the Rocky Mountains at about eight miles from Aspen. It was co -founded in the sixties by the ceramist Paul Solder And other artists who took over a former working ranch, placing an oven in the Lambo barn and started offering a few classes. Nowadays, the center organizes around 130 workshops every summer – in different disciplines, from pottery Unpleasant print And to paint – And for all skill levels. Students are encouraged to stay on campus or on the Stonebridge InnA short walking distance (tuition fees for five -day workshops start at around $ 1,200, excluding accommodations).
HayStack Mountain School of CraftsOn the deer island of Maine, there is another long-established, very much-praised creative retreat that welcomes both beginners and veteran artists for workshops of one to two weeks in forging, ceramics, fibers, glass, graphic, metal and wood. You must apply for admission, but there are still a few places available for this summer, especially for the new four -day program for only beginners, starting at $ 800 per person, excluding accommodations. Most participants stay on campus and share dorms; During the weekend the staff arrive at students for a lobster dinner outside.
If you want to combine lessons with sightseeing, there is also Wire CaravanA travel company located in Oaxaca, Mexico, which offers around 20 guided trips a year to 11 countries, all aimed at learning different crafts. Coming options include a travel schedule with textile theme in Peru in July that starts at around $ 3,400 per person for a shared room, and a ceramic journey in Morocco in September that starts at $ 3,200. Rates include all meals, shelter, guides and materials.
“I am looking for a Multiday Walking Adventure (for one to two weeks) that is beautiful, fun, common, but about a 6 of the 10 difficulty. Not too much height! I am interested in hut-to hut walking, healthy eating and a good environment to explore afterwards. I will with my husband and possibly my husband and possibly my men’s.
One of the cushiest and most efficient ways to take a common multi -day walk is with a tour operator of a small group like Country walkers or BackroadsWho will transport your luggage from hotel to hotel. The latter has trips that are specially designed for families who travel with children in their teenage years or 20s, including a hut-to-hut hunger in the six-day in the Italian Dolomites (starting at $ 4,500 per person), where paths vary from 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level, and the huts are actually rustic mountain lodges, often with excellent Tyroolic food (Dumplings are large here, but that also applies to fresh products). That travel schedule starts and ends in the German speaking in Italy Sudtirol regionwho must fit your wish list well, because it is full of bicycles and hiking trails (and also thermal baths), as well as Workshops with wood carving.
For slightly less predictable, the adventure journalist Brigid Mander “is astonishingly beautiful” Norway, and specifically the hut-to-hut system Developed by the Norwegian draw Association, or DNT. One of the most popular walks in the network is one via the Aurlandsdalen-Vallei in Vestland in West-Noorwegen, starting in the mountain village of Finnish (it is approximately 4000 feet above sea level) and three days later ending in the city of the Fjord side Flame. (Pro -tip: you will be less inclined to sludge through snow melt when you go in late summer.) Fully manned huts along the route, such as GeiterygghyttaCosts about $ 115 per bed per night for a room that sleeps four and a shared bath. Afterwards you can visit other cities and fjords by car, Train or ferry and tackle other paths. If you want help planning the full travel schedule, try the Oslo-based travel company Upnorway. For a multi -day walk closer to home (although on higher mountains), Mander recommends studying the incredibly detailed website for the 10th Mountain Division Huts AssociationThose 38 hinterland lodges in the Colorado Rockies maintains and recommends routes (average height between 10,000 and 11,000 feet) and leading services.
“I am a lawyer and have lived in the Tristate area for about 12 years. I am from Central Texas. I usually visit cities on vacation because I am interested in art and culture, but, as much as I love cities, they can always exhaust. I have always wanted to travel.
Athens is perhaps not the most relaxing place in all of Greece, but, like all vast capitals, it is also full of silent, less tourist pockets, such as the cafe Kypseli -NeighWhere you can withdraw between visits to all amazing ruins and stellar museums. Miss the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centerwhich houses the Greek National Opera and the Greek National Library and helped to turn the nearby port city of Piraeus into one contemporary hub. Try the playful new for a modest priced but still memorable hotel OkupaWhere the roof overlooks the Acropolis and private rooms run from $ 160 per night in July; You can also book a shared dormitory for about $ 50 per night (a tip of food and travel writer Katie Chang).
After you have been sufficiently awe by visiting the Parthenon and the National Archaeological MuseumAnd maybe enjoyed one outdoor concertTake the ferry -boat to the Cyclades island of Syros (about a two-hour drive from Piraeus), one cultural destination In itself and one that is equal with idyllic beaches. You will find a large number of hotels and guesthouses on Syros for less than $ 200 a night on the usual sites for booking hotel, but if your budget allows you, you can appreciate the art with art mainly Hotel Aristide (Room prices start at around $ 435 with a minimum of three nights in July).
Not for traveling to Europe this summer? For other culturally rich destinations around the world – from Portland, Maine, to Colombo, Sri Lanka – take a look at T’s Flocking to seriesIn which we bring the favorite chases of creative people to the attention.
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