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The 10 Coolest Places to Go in 2017
The world keeps getting bigger. Every serious traveler I know has a wish list that grows longer, not shorter, every time they dip into a new region or hear about where someone else has been.
So how to prioritize? What’s newly (or still) safe or newly uncovered? What’s hovering between charming sleepiness and overdeveloped soullessness? What must we see before it changes forever? Where best to commune with nature? What classic destinations are newly cool? Most important, which will transform us?
I put those questions to the experts at several high-end travel companies. These super-agents know what they’re talking about, keeping their ears on their clients’ interests and their eyes on the adventures they have in every corner of the world—while keeping a healthy appreciation for fine linens, plush robes and a great bottle of Burgundy.
Here’s what on their radar for this year.
This article was written by Ann Abel and available at: http://www3.forbes.com/business/the-10-coolest-places-to-go-in-2017/2/
The Andaman Islands, Thailand
Launching in February, the Catamaran Meltemi will explore remote islands in the Indian Ocean. Red Savannah founder and CEO George Morgan-Grenville says, “Opening up for the first time, the Andamans offer an extraordinary archipelago of about 300 palm-lined, white sand islands that have hitherto been almost impossible to access.” After departing from Ranong on Thailand’s east coast, it takes two days to reach Port Blair’s old town, often accompanied by curious dolphins and whales, before eight days of visiting colorful markets and fishing villages, exploring mangrove forests by canoe, turtle spotting while snorkeling and picnicking on deserted beaches.
Morgan-Grenville notes, “This tropical paradise is one of a rapidly diminishing number of genuinely untouched places—not only a haven for marine wildlife but also a refuge for indigenous islanders who are still living a hunter-gatherer existence little changed for 26,000 years. It is, without doubt, one of the most exciting opportunities for 2017.”
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