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Going back to a simpler life is not a step backward. – YVON CHOUINARD
BAREFOOT CHIC THE ART OF LIVING
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One thing is certain, luxury is subjective. For some, it’s still all about a bling experience with supersized in-your-face opulence, but for others it’s about something rather more effortless; that certain something they just can’t find in their daily lives back in the big city. Think barefoot luxury, getting back to nature and being at one with the environment (with all mod cons included of course). Swapping air-conditioned and carpeted rooms for breeze-cooled rooms built with natural materials that blend seamlessly into the surroundings, and swapping extravagant formal meals for delicious organic food sourced locally – the experience may be laidback, but most definitely chic. These are places where it’s not about the 101 facilities on hand, but rather about simple pleasures and experiences – and in the case of the twin islands – somewhere where shoes are optional. And for a nation like Antigua & Barbuda with sustainability at its core and breathtaking natural beauty at every turn, needless to say the islands excel in the art of barefoot chic. Indeed, the new developments that are springing up around the islands are aesthetically pleasing, in-sync with nature and places where pretensions should be left at the door together with your shoes.
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