Travel in a pandemic may seem confronting, but once I figured out where to get all my testing done, it was not much different to 2019 travel, except with masks.
What winter is like inside one of the most spectacular overwater villas in the Maldives
Long the trailblazer in low-impact luxury, Soneva Fushi has changed tourism in the Maldives
A one-bedroom Water Retreat with slide
A few things in the Maldives have changed dramatically since Soneva Fushi opened 25 years ago, according to Sonu Shivdasani, who launched the agenda-setting resort on Kunfunadhoo island with his Swedish wife Eva and is still at the helm. In the old days, the Maldives had a terrible reputation for service, he tells me over a sushi lunch on the island. Then there was the food - everything came in tins - and you couldn t drink well because there were no wine cellars. There was also nothing to do. You d walk around the island for half an hour and that was it.