To the south, the long-established resort outpost of Igls seems to look to the past, with its health clinics and proud memories of downhill racing on the slopes of Patscherkofel, a name writ large in ski history.
Castello di Casole is much like a self-sufficient Tuscan hamlet but its efficient operation comes from an American developer, Timbers Resorts, with outposts in spots like Aspen and Cabo San Lucas.
A paragraph about its grilled rice balls and Kurobuta pork cheeks often finds its way into articles otherwise devoted to the resort-based outposts of famous French chefs, as if to prove the writer knows there's culinary life outside the hothouse conditions of the Strip.
The Flamingo Lodge Marina and Outpost Resort in Everglades National Park is celebrating with a two-night package starting at $209 a couple, plus tax, that week (just before mosquito season starts).
Situated at the northern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, 28km from Cape Flattery, this pristine wilderness is interrupted only by the all-inclusive five-star Lizard Island Resort, an extraordinary outpost of high civilisation which, for around £800 per couple per night, offers a lodge bar, hilltop restaurant, subtle luxury villa, beach club and even a pillow menu for the discerning sleeper.
British Columbia: It was cocktail hour at the Clayoquot Wilderness resortS' bedwell River outpost on the western edge of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Along the way he built resort hotels, transforming territorial outposts into tourist destinations.
Along the way he built resort hotels, transforming territorial outposts into tourist destinations and the land bordering the rail lines into citrus farms.
Two Harbors is an odd mix of outpost and resort town set at a point where the island narrows to about half a mile, leaving a harbor on either side.
The French label Victoire with outposts in resorts like St. Tropez and Biarritz, has a stylish collection of French and Italian brands for men and women, ranging from casual to dressier pieces.
