Jonny Bierman is the editor and founder of Green Lodging Guide, an award-winning sustainable travel journalist, and a 4x Lonely Planet guidebook author.
Asia
Thirty-one villas in the canopy and on the sand of a quiet Thai island in Phang Nga Bay, linked by rope bridges, each with its own plunge pool, and hornbills circling from first light.
Shopping
Three months, two continents, one suitcase that came home without a scuff, and the bag I'd think twice about.
Africa
Just 22 thatched rooms strung along a sheltered Kenyan bay — and a lodge whose conservation work, from a stranded buffalo herd to a reef rebuilt one fragment at a time, runs deep into the island itself.
Africa
The Cabanas Lamu is an off-grid, solar-powered beach retreat on Kizingoni Beach in Kenya’s Lamu Archipelago, where seven Swahili-style bandas sit within 24 acres of regenerated dune. Reached only by boat, it pairs barefoot Indian Ocean luxury with low-impact sustainability on the Swahili Coast.
Africa
A new eco-luxury tented lodge in Uganda’s Budongo Forest puts travelers 10 minutes from wild chimpanzee tracking — and within reach of Murchison Falls.
Australia + South Pacific
Where to stay in French Polynesia when you want both the postcard and the soul of the South Pacific.
Places to Stay
Nine lodges and reserves that lend the gear, slow the pace, and teach you how to look — the friendliest places in the world to become a birder.
South America
From Pantanal wetlands to Andean cloud forests, these Latin American lodges turn morning coffee into a life-list moment — no early starts or long drives required.
Europe
Crisp air, empty trails, and long golden evenings — a dozen cool-climate stays for the height of summer, from an Icelandic lava field to the edge of the North Atlantic, each one measured for how it treats the ground it sits on.
Asia
Three eco-luxury lodges anchor India's classic safari circuit, where Bengal tigers prowl sal forests and one-horned rhinos graze grasslands at the edge of the world.
Africa
Three hours north of Cape Town, Bushmans Kloof sits among ancient San rock art, restored fynbos, and 7,500 hectares of wilderness — proof that the most extraordinary places to stay are often the ones quietly doing the most good.
Asia
Six exceptional Siargao properties deliver unforgettable island escapes — from ultra-luxe barefoot hideaways to laid-back surf retreats, each with its own take on island living.
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