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Tuesday, 30 July 2019
Castaway —
From barefoot, beachfront villas to stilted cabins on a private island, we’d happily be stranded on these desert island retreats, where you can truly get away from it all
Islas Secas Reserve & Lodge, Panama
OUR PANEL SAID: Escapes don’t get much more castaway than this. Opened earlier in the year, amid the jade-green, tropical waters and rocky islands of Panama’s Gulf of Chiriquí, this retreat has a colourful, Neverland-esque history of shipwrecks and buccaneers. Nine ocean-view casitas make up this desert island dream, each clustered around a private pool, and days can be spent doing yoga, fishing, or heading off in search of the archipelago’s abundant wildlife, including manta rays, sea turtles and frigate birds.
Read the full article at National Geographic.