WORTH THE WAIT
Mar 01, 2021
3 minutes
COMPILED BY HARRIET CHARNOCK-BATES.
THE BEACHY BEAUTY JOALI, THE MALDIVES
On a private island with silken sands and stippled with chartreuse-leaved papaya palms, Joali is an out-and-out paean to castaway paradise, with an unhurried mood and a breeze that picks up the salty tang of the Indian Ocean. A gently curving wooden walkway snakes through the warm shallows, connecting thatched villas that hover above the reef on stilts. Inside, canopied beds boast crisp white linens, you’ll find exquisite heron-print kimonos in the wardrobe, just right
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