maldives Furniture fashioned from driftwood, fish door handles made of recycled aluminum, plates blown from old glass bottles, bunnies bounding through tangled jungle, zip lines to dinner and waterslides into the ocean — Soneva was pioneering experiential back-to-nature travel to the north in the remote Makunudhoo Atoll. It’s called Soneva Secret, a private-island playground of just 14 villas, each with its own private chef, including a first-of-its-kind floating villa that can be moved to different locations around the lagoon. Here, Shivdasani discusses what makes it so special.
