The crystal blue water lapped at my feet as I sat in the sand below my villa. It was another beautiful morning in the Maldives, and I was enjoying the absolute solitude for a seventh straight day. It took a lot of searching, but I finally found the perfect getaway from everything. The hotel had its standard share of private overwater villas, but most we…
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