Conscious Comeback
Deep blue beauty: Views from The Brando.
The Life Aquatic with Richard Bailey The ocean advocate and Pacific Beachcomber founder on why sustainable travel matters and what he’s doing about it. BY JOEL CENTANO
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ask Richard Bailey – during a visit to the islands in the 1970s, he met his future wife and, he says, “fell in love with the place she lived, as well.” Since that fateful trip, Bailey and his wife have called Tahiti home. They raised three children there, against its backdrop of, in his words, “heart-stopping natural beauty.” In 1989, understanding Tahiti’s tug on travelers and inspired by Tahitians’ culture and commitment to conservation, Bailey founded Pacific Beachcomber, a resort collection that made sustainability a priority.
