ADVENTURE TRAVEL EDITION MORE THAN A DESTINATION LUXURY TRAVEL Breaking Good at Nihiwatu Be a Racing Driver First Class Tickets to Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Bermuda 2017 Sublime Skiing in Courchevel 1850 INDONESIA—SINGAPORE PRIVATELY DISTRIBUTED Be a Local: Niseko 84 Diving Bucket List 92 Contents 12 68 Bizzare Spa 96 Culinary Landmark 98 COVER STORY SHORT CUT Visa Challenge 104 Breaking Good at Nihiwatu Enjoy the Glamour and the Glory of the Monaco Grand Prix! dLT Travel Network 106 Time Travel 108 Contributors 5 Where We’ve Been 116 Editor’s Letter 7 Small Group Journeys 118 Masthead 8 72 On the Web 122 Quid Pro Quo 10 AFRICA My dREAMSCAPE 124 Events Calendar 26 Top 7 Adventures in Africa Travel Updates 36 Lifestyle on the Go 38 VIP Handpicked 66 32 40 CLIENT DESTIMONIAL DESTINATION REVIEW Be a Racing Driver Morocco 52 88 110 VIP ACCESS TRAVEL FEATURE SPORTS ADDICT South African Ambassador Skiing the Slopes Luis Vuitton America’s Cup Bermuda 2017 60 46 SHORT BREAK 78 TRAVEL FEATURE Kalimantan, the Land of OWNER PORTRAIT Luxury on Two Wheels a Thousand Rivers Philippe Capezzone 2 dREAMSCAPE CONTENTS FOR MORE TRAVEL INSPIRATION VISIT WWW.MY-dREAMSCAPE.COM VOL.2 / Nº 1 3 CONTRIBUTORS PAGE 82 FRONT COVER PHOTO & PAGE 12 PAGE 58 PAGE 40 MICHAEL H. CHEN JASON CHILDS SIIRI PAAS DJONNIE RAHMAT A high net-worth penthouse For as long as Jason can Born in Estonia and studied in Firmly grasping his journey and owner and part-time resident of remember, Indonesia has Sweden, Siiri has clocked many knowledge of business and Niseko, Michael is President of captured his heart and soul. Since hours traveling from Italy to luxury, Djonnie has mastered the International Marketing for his first trip to the wilds of Sumba China. Her love for adventure travel world. He has been Crown Resorts Limited, on a leaky fishing boat, he has guides her journey, which President Director of Intertek Australia’s largest casino returned over and over again. He eventually brought her to Indonesia since 1988, and as a entertainment company. He gives was the chief photographer for Indonesia. After satisfying her board member of a Ferrari our readers insights into his the book Sumba, produced for sweet tooth for carrot cakes, you importer he is no stranger to favourite things in the place he and by the Sumba Foundation, can usually find her trekking in adventure, so sand dunes in calls home. and his images are featured the mountains or exploring the Morocco are just a playground to throughout the resort. local music scene. him. While managing and being on the boards of more than 10 Jason is one of the most companies, and a great husband respected and prolific and father for his two daughters, photographers in surfing. Since he still makes time for his 1985, his highly regarded surf sporting passions, which include photography has been seen karate, shooting, and he is worldwide in every major surf addicted to golf and biking is like magazine including Surfer a second religion to him – and he Magazine USA, where he is would travel absolutely anywhere currently a staff photographer. to do either. Capturing and documenting the history of surfing in Indonesia is one of his passions. His love of Indonesia, its surf, culture and people shine through in his imagery. www.childsphotos.com ON THE COVER LORENZ BÄUMER from Paris, France is a visionary jeweller in the world of high-end retailers and makes him a beloved designer to a variety of high-profile celebrities. He is a passionate surfer who has been returning to Nihiwatu Resort yearly for more than 10 years to indulge his passion for surfing. www.lorenzbaumer.com FOR MORE TRAVEL INSPIRATION VISIT WWW.MY-dREAMSCAPE.COM VOL.2 / Nº 1 5 EDITOR'S LETTER I consider myself a late bloomer when it comes list for some inspiration. And then there’s to nurturing my adventurous side. As a child I luxury cycling in Portugal, exploring all the was fragile, easily sick, afraid of many things. adventures the nation has to offer on two The exception was my love of rollerblading. wheels, then, when you need a break, relaxing Thinking I was “good enough,” I tried to in a luxury air-conditioned cabin while your rollerblade downhill in San Francisco when I personal chef prepares your meal and drinks. was 11 years old, and ended up with a severely I hope you share my desire for adventure travel. broken kneecap, an injury that since then has Not only will you see the world beyond your prevented me from doing much hiking. By the doorstep, it will also make your mind more time I had outgrown my childhood sickness positive and your body healthier. Adventures and injury, my studies and taking care of life’s give us great memories that we often come responsibilities had taken a toll, and I always back to, meaning our journeys will “soak” managed to find good excuses not to embark longer, an especially valuable exercise these on any adventures. Does this sound all too days when we’re so perpetually busy that most familiar? of what we do passes by in a flash and is gone When I finally turned 30, I realized that time forever. Reliving our adventures again and is indeed a luxury. And the only way to have again allows us the time — and capability — to time is to make time. I idealized living a more learn something from them. balanced lifestyle where working hard means But no matter how many steps it takes to finding time and outlets to let off steam from get there, the one thing that’s certain about life’s pressures. This idea is the inspiration travelling to spectacular nature spots is that behind our latest edition, Adventure Travel. it soon becomes addictive. Experiencing one Our team and travel designers around wilderness just doesn’t seem to be enough; the world have come up with new luxury your soul quickly calls for more. And each adventures for beginners, and for those who time you go, you find yourself changing. are more advanced, there are plenty more Adventures build your confidence; and with bucket list ideas to tick off for your next each successive one, you challenge yourself adventurous dREAM holiday. just a little bit more and bring yourself one Ski lovers with a taste for the luxurious and step closer to your dREAMS. adventurous will love our introduction to Best Regards, Courchevel, part of one of the largest ski parks globally, spanning 600 kilometres across three valleys. In particular Courchevel 1850 is one Wayag, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. of the most expensive and exclusive world class ski venues in the world, with its amazing slopes and six Michelin star restaurants, clubs, shopping, resorts, it truly has something for everyone. For a more laid back and relaxing adventure, Nihiwatu in Indonesia is a soft adventure luxury resort that is listed among the top FITRI TRESNAWIDA resorts in the world. On the other hand, if Editor-in-Chief & Chief Travel Designer you’re looking to add a little adventure to dREAMSCAPE Travel Club your diving experiences, check out our diving instagram: @fiet_traveladdict 6 dREAMSCAPE EDITOR’S LETTER FOR MORE TRAVEL INSPIRATION VISIT WWW.MY-dREAMSCAPE.COM VOL.2 / Nº 1 7 Fitri Tresnawida EDITOR IN CHIEF & CHIEF TRAVEL DESIGNER Paul Goddard MANAGING EDITOR Nugra Sutowo DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Budhy Tirtaatmadja Printed in Indonesia and Singapore, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Exclusively for Tri Prasetya Kusumaningrum dREAMSCAPE CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Luxury Travel Network Wo Wei Yung All rights in this publication are Vita owned by PT. DWI ERA SEJAHTERA FINANCE (Indonesia) and dREAMSCAPE Djonnie Rahmat TRAVEL PTE. LTD. (Singapore), Michael H. Chen herewith The Companies. No part of TRAVEL CONTRIBUTORS this publication may be reproduced Jason Childs without permission. All rights Jez O’Hare reserved. 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