Whether a family vacation, honeymoon or a solo adventure, visiting the Maldives is on most people’s bucket list. Picture-perfect waters, sandy beaches and exotic villas all come to mind while ...

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I’m drifting on the breeze. I am lightweight; flying through the clouds… This is not a dream but, rather, a floating sound therapy session in my private pool at the Ritz Carlton Maldives. As the ...

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Hulhumalé, Maldives — “My most peaceful moments are on the water,” Thoiba Saeedh, an anthropologist, said just before a motorboat took us skimming across the glassy Indian Ocean towards the tiny ...