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Byline: Anna Wintour
In this, our fourth annual escapes issue, we bring you four fabulous destinations that are united by a common dedication to the personal aesthetic of their owners. How lovely, for example, to go to Puglia, Italy, as Hamish Bowles did, and lounge about on Lord and Lady McAlpine's collection of antique textiles, lovingly collected over many decades of travel. How delightful to find outside Seville, as Julia Reed did, an eccentric Andalusian compound where one dines on homegrown
organic produce (transformed into gourmet concoctions by the owner's master-chef daughter) while lounging at a sheltered poolside patio scented with lavender. In Bhutan, Jane Mayle slept on Christina Ong's gloriously luxurious bedding, practiced yoga at dawn, and was blessed by monks. In Harbour Island, India Hicks welcomed Sydney Ingle-Finch into her charmingly homey yet wonderfully traditional oceanside pavilion.
The women who have created these magical getaways are all possessed of great and unique style, and a playfulness of ...