Caribbean
Luxury Travel
Are you up for a little eco-luxury? Tiamo,
an earth-friendly resort made up of a row of wooden cottages that are chic and
simple at the same time, provides the ultimate in Caribbean luxury travel.
Scattered along a quite strand of white powder on Andros island in the Bahamas,
this Caribbean luxury travel resort is surrounded by orchids and giant lizards
and offers nothing but relaxed comfort and ecological correctness. This
Caribbean luxury travel resort offers the perfect antidote to the
Caribbean’s more familiarly hedonistic piña colada and party
resorts. At Tiamo, the Caribbean is reduced to barefoot luxury – polished
and refined yet set in an environment that can only be described as natural.
Out of all the Bahamian islands in the Caribbean region, Andros is
one of the less well-known. And yet, its subdued allure is what makes it even
more appealing as a Caribbean luxury travel destination. With an area of 2,300
square miles and home to only 8,000 people, it is one of the least explored
places in the western hemisphere.
However, don’t even for a
second think that Andros is just one of those dime-a-dozen island destinations
which the Caribbean is full of. Andros is the largest island in the country so
you have plenty of grounds to have fun and enjoy the warm Caribbean sun. And
because the island is yet undeveloped, there are few phones, few bus lines, and
other facilities that could distract you from your relaxing vacation.
In truth, the island is not just one island but a group of islands tightly
meshed into one archipelago. With its rocky shores and a web of creeks, this
Caribbean luxury travel destination has never offered the kind of obvious
harbor found on other Bahamian islands so, apart from the odd fishing lodge and
Caribbean luxury travel retreats, development has largely bypassed it. However,
what has made the island unsuitable for urban evolution makes it perfect for
eco-tourism.
The Caribbean luxury travel resort of Tiamo is remote,
even by Andros’ standards. Set three, road-less miles from the nearest
village and surrounded by palm trees, banana plants, orchids, herons, tiny tree
frogs, and some vicious mosquitoes, Tiamo is only accessible to guests by boat.
Relying on its solar power system and solar-heated rainwater showers, the
resort stays true to its ecological philosophy but at the same time offers you
with an idyllic retreat is incomparable anywhere else.
Tiamo’s
wooden cottages come with massive beds, hand-painted “do not disturb”
signs, brightly tiled mirrors and showers lean towards safari-chic, especially
when taken in with their painted, corrugated-iron walls. And in a clever twist
on recycling, even the wood left over from building the cottages were used to
build this Caribbean luxury travel resort’s funky outdoor furniture.
But while the interiors are outstanding, the main features of all the
cottages though are their open porches. They have fans rather than air
conditioning, but you don’t need to worry about the heat. The open sides
of the cottages are designed to help keep temperatures down. Climate control
aside, the real beauty of these porches is that they offer you panoramic views
of the forest and the beach.
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