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MASTERS takes you on a journey
The world is open again, we are picking up our old familiar habits again. The appetite for travel is greater than ever, partly because we are more aware of the fact that traveling is not something we can take for granted. MASTERS highlights a number of places - also on wheels - that you can immediately add to your travel list.
Hotel suite on wheels
With its chef-worthy outdoor kitchen and ultra-comfortable bed under the open panoramic roof, the LUME Traveler is the most appealing caravan ever made. Do you still have to call it a caravan… “The means of transport of the luxury called freedom is sturdy but refined. Mixes legendary looks with unsurpassed attention to detail. And offers the comfort both indoors and outdoors that makes traveling pleasant,” says founder and creative director Hein van de Laar. The aluminum exterior and accents, the air conditioning and the automatic awning or the electric panoramic roof with insect screen. They are not just any gadgets, they make the LUME Traveler the travel companion that you will enjoy for decades.
For those who want to seek adventure during a road trip, the LUME Traveler has solar panels on board as standard. Together with the built-in gas tank (so no lugging gas bottles around), you can be prepared for a week of wild camping in no time. And is the terrain not completely flat? Your LUME Traveler levels itself at the touch of a button... According to general manager Edwin Weteling, the LUME Traveler – purely Dutch design – can hardly be compared to other caravans: “An iconic appearance hides a surprising amount of innovative technology. The outdoor kitchen opens at the touch of a button. From your bed, you open the panoramic roof and the starry sky appears while you enjoy your favorite playlist through the high-quality sound system.
The smart heating and silent air conditioning ensure that the LUME Traveler is pleasant in every season.” Would you like to see a LUME Traveler yourself? An appointment to admire all models in the showroom in Culemborg can easily be made with an email or telephone call. Or visit the stand at MASTERS EXPO in December.
Zen in New York
No matter how hectic Manhattan is, you can completely relax in Aman New York. The hotel, which has been open since last year and is located in the iconic Crown Building at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, contains 83 suites and 22 private residences with private terraces and heated swimming pools. The hotel also has an indoor jazz club, a wine library and a gigantic wellness paradise, spanning 23.000 square meters over three floors, complete with hydrotherapy facilities, hammam, yoga studio and a twenty-metre indoor swimming pool. A 7.000 square meter garden terrace, with swimming pool and fire pit, is open all year round and connects the restaurants Alva (Italian) and Nama (traditional Japanese). Weekend in New York? You have never come back so rested.
In the clouds
This is the longest suspension bridge in the world! It hangs in Dolní Morava, Czech Republic, at the foot of the Králický Sněžník mountain and opened last May. The footbridge called Sky Bridge 721 hangs at a height of 95 meters above a valley and covers a distance of almost three-quarters of a kilometer. This smashes the previous record of the 516 meter long bridge in the Arouca area in Portugal. Surrounded by the pure nature of the Králický Sněžník, it offers its visitors an enchanting view of the landscape.
Hospitality squared
The hotel is expected to open in 2019. It took a little longer, a pandemic intervened, but since April 19, the doors of Hotel Okura Manila have finally been open. Hospitality is of paramount importance in both Japan and the Philippines, here one plus one equals three. A welcome couldn't be warmer! Natural materials such as wood and stone are used throughout the building, while the lobby stands out with a minimalist stone garden and the reception in the shape of a glass pagoda. The suites are decorated with typical Japanese design, including a bathtub made of hinoki wood. On the top floor, guests can access a state-of-the-art fitness center or enjoy a twenty-meter heated swimming pool with views of the Manila skyline, and enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine at Yamazoto Restaurant . Top service, top food, top hotel!
Bathe in luxury
Hotel La Palma, part of the Oetker Collection, reopened on Capri on July 1. The original dates from 1822 and was the first hotel on the island, formerly known as Locando Pagano. At the time, artists mainly used the facilities, for which they paid with their art. Two hundred years later it was ready for a major makeover, which was signed by the London interior designer Francis Sultana, by the authoritative The Times described as a 'decorating mastermind'. The result is like a love letter to the island, which Sultana immediately fell for when he first visited. 'A place in which to be perfect at ease'That was what he had in mind.
To get into the spirit of la dolce vita he continued to work with Italian craftsmen, which is reflected in works of art, handmade rattan furniture and, most strikingly, ceiling paintings by Robert Ruspoli, 'the artist who reinvented the fresco'. The hotel appears open and light in both architecture and color palette – Mediterranean blue, green and turquoise. Large palms in pots bring the outside in. Each of the fifty rooms is designed as one home away from home, with luxurious materials, attention to the smallest detail and a marble bathroom. But you don't have to fill the tub to bathe in luxury.
MASTERS MAGAZINE
In the summer edition of MASTERS an interview with Sven Kramer, a driving impression of the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport and a study into the Effect of Max. But above all, it features people who bring light to the darkness. Such as Henk Jan Beltman, who took over Tony's Chocolonely because with a company you can make the world a more beautiful place. Chef Emile van der Staak, who has the ambition to change our food culture and therefore cooks with plants and vegetables that he obtains from the food forest. Designer Nienke Hoogvliet, who has introduced natural seaweed paint as an alternative to harmful textile paint. And Anna Nooshin, who criticizes the current social media culture of pretty pictures. In her documentary she also shares the less beautiful aspects of her life. All people who ask questions, hold up mirrors, take steps. Steps towards a healthier world and more understanding society.
