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4 Tranquil Island Escapes to Experience This Year

4 Tranquil Island Escapes to Experience This Year

After months of social distancing, “total seclusion” may sound like yet another day inside… but to daydreaming travelers, it’s also exactly how we’d describe a luxurious visit to the calm of a Caribbean island, surrounded by waters the prettiest shades of blue. Palm trees swaying in the warm ocean breeze while waves gently lap onto the shore... this is a tranquil moment to appreciate time and again while lounging in your private cabana and sipping your tropical drink of choice. Best of all? There's no one in sight to disrupt your island paradise.

4 VIBRANT ALL-AMERICAN DESTINATIONS TO EXPERIENCE THIS SUMMER

4 VIBRANT ALL-AMERICAN DESTINATIONS TO EXPERIENCE THIS SUMMER

Our minimal social interactions and day-to-day routines at home have created an intense longing for a great escape. Now that the U.S. and many countries are undergoing phased re-openings, we’re filled with optimism for the future! After all, travel is not merely freeing. It unites, inspires, educates, and is a constant reminder that diversity of peoples, landscapes, cultures, and cuisines is the reason we love exploring the U.S. and world at large. While we can't wait to dust off our passport when the time is right, who needs one at the moment when we’re reminded of how much there is to explore in our own backyard? From colorful beaches and jaw-dropping coastlines to otherworldly sights and geologic wonders, below are four uniquely American experiences saturated in natural beauty and intrigue.

#SocialDistancing Travel ✈️ Inspiration RUSTIC RETREAT in VERMONT

#SocialDistancing Travel ✈️ Inspiration RUSTIC RETREAT in VERMONT

If it's a home away from home you seek, this is the place. Scheduled to reopen on June 16, Twin Farms' twenty individual accommodations are individually and uniquely designed with privacy in mind. Spread over more than 300 acres, this pastoral paradise of lush rolling hills, fields, and forest, is for those who have dreamt of living on a private New England estate. There is no shortage of outdoor summer activities which range from hiking, biking, fly-fishing, canoeing, and more. Decadent meals are customized for each guest, incorporate the property's own herbs, and are complemented by vintages from a 15,000 bottle wine cellar.

#SocialDistancing Travel ✈️ Inspiration SEASIDE SANCTUARY in California

#SocialDistancing Travel ✈️ Inspiration SEASIDE SANCTUARY in California

Set on an oceanfront bluff with breathtaking panoramas of California's iconic coastline, 🌅 @MontageLaguna Beach is just a one-hour drive 🚗 south of Los Angeles or north of San Diego, and currently open, making it an ideal getaway from either city. Fully renovated in 2019, the property features Craftsman-style architecture and bright, cheery rooms with ocean-view balconies so you can inhale the fresh, irresistible ocean air from the comfort of your feathertop bed. With 30 acres of lush landscaping and adjacent to a gorgeous park with many meditative 🧘🏽‍♀️ walking paths, suddenly the stunning beaches below have some competition. No matter how you choose to spend your time away, we think you'll agree: what a place to unwind.