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38 DEPARTURES STYLE PLAYTIME StudioLoco Clean Oceans poster, studioloco.eu Spring Copenhagen beech and walnut Abeskålen bowl, springcopenhagen.com Snurk Dino duvet cover, snurkamsterdam.com ecoBirdy rhino lamp in upcycled plastic, ecobirdy.com Züny Lion Lino doorstop, zuny.info Where the Wild Things Are Enchanting, animal-inspired accessories for the home. by Claudia Whiteus and Elisa Vallata Mathieu Challières birdcage lampshade, seen on smallable.com Vitra limited-edition Eames elephant stool, seen on smallable.com EO Bambi chair upholstered in faux fur, eo.dk COURTESY THE COMPANIES
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Global destinations for humbling encounters with creatures great and small. Elephant-spotting from the Jungle Bubble suites at Thailand’s Anantara Golden Triangle resort CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: © ANANTARA, JACK HARDY, ADAM LYNK, ZDENEK MACHACEK/UNSPLASH LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS are undeniably captivating, but they are best seen through binoculars. For hands-on experiences with unusual critters, head to a hotel like Amanyara ( aman.com) in Turks and Caicos. Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the beach resort has newly partnered with the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami to take young guests underwater in the nearby Northwest Point Marine National Park to help build coral reefs amid swarms of fish and resident turtles and rays. In Ireland, meanwhile, Adare Manor ( adaremanor.com) has eight types of trained birds of prey – from eagles to owls – living onsite, and during your family’s personal falconry experience, a Harris hawk will land directly on your (gloved) hand. Get even more up close and personal at the recently renovated Jack’s Camp (naturalselection.travel) in Botswana with a colony of meerkats who reciprocate the human interest in them with perhaps even greater intensity (they are part of a scientist-led habituation project). For a dawn view like no other, try overnighting in a Jungle Bubble at Anantara Golden Triangle ( anantara.com) in northern Thailand, where the transparent accommodations allow for intimate views of the resident elephants. Later, take a walk with the gentle giants and sit side-by-side for a lunchtime picnic. – BN Observing sea turtles at Amanyara Olaf, the resident snowy owl at Adare Manor in Ireland’s Limerick County The Shetty Who Came to Tea Rolling out the red carpet, The Goring hotel in London’s swish Belgravia neighbourhood will welcome a most distinguished guest, flush with a complement of handlers, this season. No, it’s not the Queen, but Teddy, an Instagram-famous Shetland pony owned by cousins of the hotel’s CEO. As mannered as an English gent – and as elegant as one, with his lustrous coat coiffed to fluffy perfection – the esteemed equine’s two-week tenure as pony-in-residence begins on 16 August. When not luxuriating in his specially built, suitably sumptuous stable suite, his duties will include being adorable as well as joining guests for afternoon tea and his favourite treat – carrot cake. thegoring.com – CW DEPARTURES 39 PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST GOVERNMENT ADVICE BEFORE BOOKING TRAVEL OR DEPARTING ON ANY TRIP
