{"id":12239,"date":"2022-11-24T06:10:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T06:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/24\/bill-bensley-is-going-ape-over-his-new-congo-resort-project\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T06:10:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T06:10:51","slug":"bill-bensley-goes-ape-over-his-new-congo-resort-venture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/24\/bill-bensley-goes-ape-over-his-new-congo-resort-venture\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Bensley goes ape over his new Congo resort venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!--Your Group Plugin for the Web code--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheBureauAsia\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" 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Then Bill Bensley is your man <\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa6451454b8aa0c2dbb41a043d0ec2f8?s=48&d=identicon&r=g&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa6451454b8aa0c2dbb41a043d0ec2f8?s=48&d=identicon&r=g&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa6451454b8aa0c2dbb41a043d0ec2f8?s=48&d=identicon&r=g&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa6451454b8aa0c2dbb41a043d0ec2f8?s=48&d=identicon&r=g&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa6451454b8aa0c2dbb41a043d0ec2f8?s=48&d=identicon&r=g&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, 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https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa6451454b8aa0c2dbb41a043d0ec2f8?s=48&d=identicon&r=g&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" alt=\"\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa6451454b8aa0c2dbb41a043d0ec2f8?s=48&d=identicon&r=g&ssl=1\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa6451454b8aa0c2dbb41a043d0ec2f8?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-post-author__byline\">By Matt Cowan<br \/>Chief Editor<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The Bureau Asia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this podcast episode, I interview the incomparable Bill Bensley who\u2019s dropped at life greater than 200 motels and resorts in over 30 nations, together with 5 wonderful properties in Vietnam. <\/p>\n<p>Bill is broadly thought to be one of many most interesting designers of our time and is answerable for designing Capella Ubud in Bali \u2013 a resort with ultra-luxurious tents that in 2020 was voted the perfect resort on the planet by Travel + Leisure Magazine. <\/p>\n<p>During the interview, we discover out what he\u2019s cooking up in Africa \u2013 a venture that requires him days to trek deep into the jungles of the Republic of Congo to get to the location.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: American architect, interior designer and artist Bill Bensley\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3hzm1s8yCkypj0jJCqsy4F?si=qdfsu7EDTFSAS_xElSp8hQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>See extra of Bill\u2019s work on his web site:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bensley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>www.billbensley.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Bill on Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/billbensley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>www.instagram.com\/billbensley<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"post thumbnail-seealso post-47096 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-release category-travel tag-press-release tag-travel thb-post-share-style1\">\n  <span class=\"thb-seealso-text\">See Also<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-gallery\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/thebureauasia.com\/2022\/09\/22\/introducing-banyan-tree-veya-phuket-a-journey-to-an-inner-wellbeing\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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