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Pulau Joyo Is a Dreamy Driftwood Retreat in Indonesia

07/25/2011
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  • Pulau Joyo Island Driftwood Retreat
    No one in their green mind would regret getting stranded on the dreamy of <a href="http://www.pulau-joyo.com/the-island/introduction.html">Pulau Joyo</a>. Private property situated on Indonesia's Riau Archipelago, the island used to be owned by a wealthy shipping mogul but has since been transformed into a dreamy island getaway for tourists. A business with an environmental conscience, the resort offers a sustainable stay in either four vernacular driftwood palaces that have been dismantled and reassembled on this beachfront property, or a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/6-high-flying-treehouses-for-the-true-escapist/">handful of cool treehouses</a>.
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  • Pulau Joyo Island Driftwood Retreat
    Pulau Joyo is a resort located on an island in Indonesia with the same name.
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  • Pulau Joyo Island Driftwood Retreat
    It is the quintessential green getaway for luxury travelers.
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  • Pulau Joyo Island Driftwood Retreat
    Originally owned by a shipping mogul,
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  • Pulau Joyo Island Driftwood Retreat
    The island/resort is now open to tourists
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  • Pulau Joyo Island Driftwood Retreat
    Four Java Palaces called Joglos were dismantled and reassembled
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    They are made entirely out of driftwood harvested from the ocean
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    With thatched roofs
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    The interior is "bespoke"
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    While some of it was crafted by hand using only locally-sourced materials
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  • Pulau Joyo Island Driftwood Retreat
    Certain brand name pieces have been included as well (including Louis Vuitton)
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    There are also treehouses that are not quite so luxuriously decked out
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    This is a fantastic project that mixes what is rustic with comforts that many tourists have come to expect
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    Without creating a negative impact on the idyllic surroundings
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Pulau Joyo Island Driftwood Retreat

No one in their green mind would regret getting stranded on the dreamy of Pulau Joyo. Private property situated on Indonesia's Riau Archipelago, the island used to be owned by a wealthy shipping mogul but has since been transformed into a dreamy island getaway for tourists. A business with an environmental conscience, the resort offers a sustainable stay in either four vernacular driftwood palaces that have been dismantled and reassembled on this beachfront property, or a handful of cool treehouses.

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