The Art of Getting Away
Escape the ordinary.Discover somewhere extraordinary.
ARIKI HOLIDAYS is a travel guide built around the feeling behind a trip rather than the map. Thirty six guides across five ways of getting away, written for people who would rather come home rested than exhausted.
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Islands, out of season
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What are you escaping from?
Escape from
The Routine
City breaks that pull you out of the loop
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Escape from
The Noise
Islands where the loudest sound is the tide
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Escape from
The Stress
Wellness stays built around rest
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Escape from
The Crowds
Hidden places most travellers never find
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Escape from
The Ordinary
Unusual destinations that surprise you
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Escape from
The Everyday
Luxury escapes for a full reset
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Five ways to get away
The sections
Editors' selection
Guides worth your evening
Escape
The Quiet Side of Madeira
Funchal gets the visitors. The north coast gets the weather, the waterfalls and the silence.
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Discover
Tbilisi, the Unexpected City Break
Sulphur baths, carved balconies, eight thousand years of wine and a city that surprises everyone.
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Indulge
A Romantic Escape Along the Amalfi Coast
Lemon groves, ferry timetables and long evenings above the sea, taken out of season.
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Adventure
An Iceland Road Trip for the Wild at Heart
Ten days, one ring road, and a landscape that rearranges itself every hour of driving.
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Unwind
Where to Go When You Need to Unplug
A cabin, a lake, a sauna and a week where the most demanding decision is when to swim.
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Discover
Kyoto in the Quiet Hours
The same temples everyone photographs are a different experience at seven in the morning.
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ARIKI PICKS
Six places we would book ourselves
The Island EscapeMadeira
Portugal, Atlantic
Wild volcanic cliffs, warm air all year and a quiet kind of magic on the north coast.
The Romantic EscapeAmalfi Coast
Campania, Italy
Sun bleached villages stacked above a glittering sea, best taken slowly and out of season.
The Adventure EscapeIceland
North Atlantic
Waterfalls, lava fields and a ring road built for people who like weather.
The Luxury EscapeMaldives
Indian Ocean
A private island where the water is the only view, and that turns out to be enough.
The Quiet EscapeFinnish Lakeland
Finland
A cabin, a lake, a sauna and enough silence to hear the water move.
The Unexpected EscapeTbilisi
Georgia, Caucasus
Sulphur baths, balconies falling gracefully apart and a food culture worth the flight alone.
Travellers
Where our readers went
"I was not sure where to go, only that I needed to stop. ARIKI asked what I wanted to escape from, which turned out to be the right question. We booked Ravello in May and came home different people."
Elena MarchettiAmalfi Coast, spring"The Iceland guide read like it was written by someone who had actually driven it in bad weather. Every stop made sense, and the advice about the east fjords saved our trip."
James OkaforIceland ring road"We wanted no itinerary at all. I used the Unwind section as a shortlist and it was the first holiday in years where nobody asked what the plan was."
Priya NairKerala backwaters"What I like is that it does not try to sell you anything. It is a magazine you read for ideas, then you go and book it yourself. Refreshing, honestly."
Tomas LindqvistEngadin, late summer"The quiet side of Madeira piece sent us to the north coast in winter. Empty trails, mild sun, a guesthouse with six rooms. Best week we have had in a long time."
Marta NowakMadeira, February"I would never have thought of Georgia on my own. Three days in the city, two in the mountains, and now I keep telling everybody about it."
Daniel ReyesTbilisi and Kazbegi
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