What began as a daring scuba adventure in the Maldives ended in horror this week after five Italian tourists never resurfaced from a deep-water cave expedition. Officials are scrambling to determine what went wrong during the 160-foot dive, as theories swirl over whether powerful currents, rough weather, panic or even the terrifying effects of oxygen … Read more
The last time the world heard about Exuma, it was because of Fyre Festival, 2017’s infamous non-event that turned this Bahamian island chain into a meme-a-palooza. But what Fyre Festival got right was the real estate: This pristine archipelago, just a 45-minute flight from Miami, offers white sand beaches and shockingly clear waters on par with … Read more
A WAG has shared the moment she got “swept off her feet” and hit the deck while partying up a storm at her destination wedding. Lexi Mary, 26, and Western Bulldogs player Rory Lobb, 31, got married on the weekend in the Maldives, where the AFL star proposed in 2023. The WAG shared a video … Read more
The US State Department issued a revised travel advisory pertaining to the Republic of the Maldives Oct. 7. “Exercise increased caution in [the Maldives] due to terrorism,” the Level 2 travel warning notes. The advisory indicates that “terrorist groups may attack with little or no warning.” Tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets, shopping malls and local government … Read more
Forget Miami Beach and Mexico — if you want to swim with massive, magnificent, mysterious mobulids (the fish family that includes both manta and devil rays) make for the Maldives. Don’t be frightened by their two horn-shaped fins, or their whip-like tails. Neither of these angelic fish are anything like their deadly cousin, the sting … Read more
They sleep with the fishes. Adventurous lovebirds with money to spare are lining up to shell $9,999 or more per night to book the world’s priciest underwater hotel room — just one of many spectacular features at the romantic and exclusive Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort attracting boldfacers like Kris Jenner and Paul McCartney. The “first-of-its-kind” … Read more
Why do Americans go to the Maldives when they could stay in the Caribbean? Why do we suffer grueling flights, dizzying jet lag and prices known to rattle pacemakers for what amounts to a holiday in the sun? We also have sun. Florida has sun. The US Virgin Islands have sun. The answer, whether we … Read more
There is an indelible memory I have that comes to me at least once a month. I am lying on a bench staring up through the square-framed sky inside James Turrell’s interactive artwork, “Skyspace Amarta,” watching the sky change slide by slide as the colors inside the cube I am lying in subtly shift, as … Read more
Your job could be … “just Beach.” Those who have seen the “Barbie” movie — or at least the memes online — are aware of what Ken’s professed occupation is. Here’s your chance to follow his lead. Coco Collection has opened up a job listing allowing one applicant to live like Ken, played by Ryan … Read more