Permanent Vacation

Vacation homes make living out your dream lifestyle a reality.

text by: George Fuller

July 1, 2005

One of the greatest rewards of success is having the opportunity to intelligently fill our leisure time and indulge our imaginations. We are able to change environments with relative ease, and in the process, change our realities.  Vacation homes offer the easiest transition between here and there, and these days the options of where and what to buy seem limitless. The desire to pursue recreational activities is also prompting homeowners to buy multiple residences around the world—one for each of their passions.


Opposite, from left: Loch Lomond’s Rossdhu House; Tom Weiskopf’s Spanish Peaks course; a pool and palapa at Esperanza. This page: The patio of the Golf Magazine Dream House in Reynolds Plantation. Photography by Robert Thien (Click image to enlarge)

In turn, developers are creating communities and other high-end residential options that cater to lifestyle choices. “The experience is everything,” says Mike Curtin, senior vice president of marketing and sales for WCI Communities, developers of luxury communities in the southeastern United States. “We’re in the business of providing unique living experiences.”

Location, security and service are all important aspects of a well-selected leisure destination, but the opportunity to indulge in the lifestyles of your dreams may be the most important element of all.



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