REMOTE PLACES TO STAY

Here are 22 out-of-the-way places where you can get off the grid and reconnect to the essentials, surrounded by raw nature. Some of them are only accessible by foot; others by train, small boat, or bush plane. From lavish to spare architecture, from the Arctic to the desert landscapes of Africa, from a peaceful retreat in the Himalayas to a secret convent in the south of Italy, each exceptional retreat has been carefully selected to inspire and spark a state of wonder.