Friday Fun: Villas to Get Away from It All

Sunny spells announced today after yesterday’s stormy weather, but more grey bleakness still to come. So of course I cannot help but wish I were far, far away from it all, in one of these luxurious villas. (Small aside: have you noticed how most celebrity homes and holiday villas featured in magazines are rather tacky and over-decorated? It wasn’t as easy as you might think to find something appealing… even when money is no object.)

It’s the views which usually do it for me… Villa in Bali, from baliluxuryvillas.com

Fearless architecture also tempts me, villa in Camps Bay, South Africa. From paradizo.com.

Another Balinese beauty, but this time the Zen qualities of the inner courtyard. From cuded.com

Plenty of room to welcome your friends in a mass contemplation of the sea, as in this villa in Seychelles, from cuded.com

The swimming pool comes in handy if you want a quick dip without trekking all the way down to and up from the beach, as in this Mykonos villa. From 400 Holidays site.

Villa in Chile integrated into the landscape, with a rooftop garden. From trendir.com

The final one is purely conceptual for the time being and might prove a little too much for my claustrophobic tendencies, but it’s the perfect desert island for someone.

Floating villa with underwater level, from Daily Express.