Forget ‘bland concrete hotels’. The yearning to get off grid and enjoy the simple life in a compact eco cabin – if only for a weekend – has intensified.
Take a private yoga class at CABN X Giles, in South Australia’s McLaren Vale. @archimint
When builder Dave Wilkinson and his wife were travelling along Australia’s east coast in 2017, they were frustrated at not being able to find the kind of minimalist wilderness cabins they’d seen popping up in the United States and Japan on their Instagram feeds.
Recognising a gap in the market, they decided to create their own. They moved from Sydney to Byron Bay, and in 2018 leased a lush hilltop with 360-degree views over the forest to the sea. There, they built a bespoke, tiny, wooden home attached to a bell tent for guests to rent in the rambling Byron hinterland.
Nina KarnikowskiTravel writerNina Karnikowski is a travel writer focused on sustainability, and the author of two books including Go Lightly: How to Travel Without Hurting the Planet. Connect with Nina on Twitter.
