10 hotels changing the world: from a farm in Devon to a river camp in Kenya
It may seem hypocritical to fly for far-flung adventures that are kinder to nature — but this Indonesian stay has prompted many purpose-sharpening epiphanies. Kindred thinkers await at this quirky 25-abode riverside escape, the OG boutique biophilic resort from Cynthia and John Hardy, founders of the Green School (which now has outposts in Bali, New Zealand, South Africa). Bed down in Javanese wooden houses with open-air en suites. Cross a bouncy bamboo bridge, and go glamping amid the jungle canopy.
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