Estate Living Magazine Alfresco Living - Issue 36 December 2018 | Page 66

stars has became a huge draw card for many upmarket lodges.
And you’re not likely to get sand in your sleeping bag on these.
In fact – sleeping bag? No way – we’re talking thousand-thread
white linen in most sky beds, and almost invariably a romantically
draped mosquito net. After all, this is not about roughing it.
Forget not that the earth delights to feel
your bare feet and the winds long to play with
your hair.’’ Kahlil Gibran
There is something so romantic about sleeping on the beach, it’s almost a cliché, but only almost. For that very special occasion (like
being with your favourite person) Anantara Medjumbe offers a private beach picnic or dinner followed by a whole night of ‘us time’ at
the ocean’s edge. You can choose between a supplied gourmet picnic or a delicious private sit-down dinner – and then it’s just you,
your loved one, a big four-poster bed and the sound of the sea gently lapping a few metres away. anantara.com/en/medjumbe-island
Star bed staycation
One of the joys of living in a residential estate
is the security, so – depending on the size of
your garden – you can probably quite safely
set up a beautiful bed on the lawn and sleep
under the stars in your own back yard. This is a
great adventure for kids – especially if you have
a campfire, hot chocolate and marshmallows.
Jennifer Stern
Starry skies and the Karoo go hand in hand, so building a star bed here was a complete no-brainer. Sufficiently high to be safe from
the furry animals with big teeth, Samara’s Milky Way star bed offers jewel-bright stars and champagne-crisp air, with the possibility of
seeing game too. samara.co.za
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