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Dear FatTravellers,

It's time to book my summer trip (August) with my wife, and I would like to ask two broad questions.

I am an industrial based in Southern Europe, and I live an extremely stressful life.

Last year, I had probably the most relaxing holiday of my life. Although brief, it was the first time I fully disconnected, and I've been dreaming about it since then.

I stayed 4 days at the Four Seasons Tamarindo in Mexico, and I still dream about it daily. What I loved about it can basically be summarised as: amazing property, a strong connection to nature, incredible service, a very weak cellphone signal (none outside the wifi areas), and, above all, the time difference of GMT -7.

I will briefly explain this: since I get hundreds of emails per day (if you know the industrial setting, everyday things are collapsing). I have been to Asia many times, and I cannot disconnect, because later in the day, operations are starting in Western Europe, and my afternoons, nights and sleep are fucked up. But what I understood about GMT -7 was that, regardless of how bad things might be going, at noon everyone goes home (because it's 7 pm in London) and I have a full day to relax.

Moreover, on Fridays, you wake up, the day is gone in Europe, and you relax until Monday. Therefore, I found that I can only disconnect in the far West, unfortunately, because I love Asia.

Having said this, I started looking for similar properties in those meridians. The only things that come up are Mexico (I consider repeating the Tamarindo), One and Only Mandarina (might be the same), Four Seasons Papagaio in Costa Rica, the Caribbean is difficult because of Hurricane Season, some stuff in California (but it seems not the right time), and Claude suddenly suggested to me Hawaii.

I am based in Europe, and Hawaii always seemed super far away, but suddenly I started thinking: what could be better than GMT -11? I am a huge fan of Four Seasons, and there are 5 of them there. Moreover, I will be in Chicago for work in August, and I would already be halfway there (am I thinking correctly?)

None looked as luxurious as the Tamarindo one, but since four of the hotels are owned by Michael Dell and Larry Ellison, they can't be bad, either, am I right?

Nevertheless, they seem too big and too American (sorry, American folks!). I checked the list of the 50 best hotels in the World, and Hawaii isn't included.

Now, after this long introduction, I would like to ask two broad questions:

1- Any suggestion for something incredible on -6 GMT minimum in Central, North America, Pacific. preferably secluded, relaxing, without much connectivity, and with a huge sea and nature connection

2- If I decide to go to Hawaii, is there any place that is actually incredible and relaxing, and that is worth the huge travel there? I am a big fan of Seasons, so I am biased towards their hotels.

Thank you so much!

Dear FatTravellers,

It's time to book my summer trip (August) with my wife, and I would like to ask two broad questions.

I am an industrial based in Southern Europe, and I live an extremely stressful life.

Last year, I had probably the most relaxing holiday of my life. Although brief, it was the first time I fully disconnected, and I've been dreaming about it since then.

I stayed 4 days at the Four Seasons Tamarindo in Mexico, and I still dream about it daily. What I loved about it can basically be summarised as: amazing property, a strong connection to nature, incredible service, a very weak cellphone signal (none outside the wifi areas), and, above all, the time difference of GMT -7.

I will briefly explain this: since I get hundreds of emails per day (if you know the industrial setting, everyday things are collapsing). I have been to Asia many times, and I cannot disconnect, because later in the day, operations are starting in Western Europe, and my afternoons, nights and sleep are fucked up. But what I understood about GMT -7 was that, regardless of how bad things might be going, at noon everyone goes home (because it's 7 pm in London) and I have a full day to relax.

Moreover, on Fridays, you wake up, the day is gone in Europe, and you relax until Monday. Therefore, I found that I can only disconnect in the far West, unfortunately, because I love Asia.

Having said this, I started looking for similar properties in those meridians. The only things that come up are Mexico (I consider repeating the Tamarindo), One and Only Mandarina (might be the same), Four Seasons Papagaio in Costa Rica, the Caribbean is difficult because of Hurricane Season, some stuff in California (but it seems not the right time), and Claude suddenly suggested to me Hawaii.

I am based in Europe, and Hawaii always seemed super far away, but suddenly I started thinking: what could be better than GMT -11? I am a huge fan of Four Seasons, and there are 5 of them there. Moreover, I will be in Chicago for work in August, and I would already be halfway there (am I thinking correctly?)

None looked as luxurious as the Tamarindo one, but since four of the hotels are owned by Michael Dell and Larry Ellison, they can't be bad, either, am I right?

Nevertheless, they seem too big and too American (sorry, American folks!). I checked the list of the 50 best hotels in the World, and Hawaii isn't included.

Now, after this long introduction, I would like to ask two broad questions:

1- Any suggestion for something incredible on -6 GMT minimum in Central, North America, Pacific. preferably secluded, relaxing, without much connectivity, and with a huge sea and nature connection

2- If I decide to go to Hawaii, is there any place that is actually incredible and relaxing, and that is worth the huge travel there? I am a big fan of Seasons, so I am biased towards their hotels.

Thank you so much!