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...looked so pitiful that the secretaries stuck me in a private waiting room. On Day 7, she insisted on taking me—in the tiny Honda that truly is one with the road—to get my passport picture retaken. (“You look fine. Smile.”) Weeks later, a customs official needed to see another form of identification before letting me leave the country...
...walk up the stairs and Caroline, her Bosox cap on backwards, grows more excited with each step. I watch her closely as we emerge at the top and she sees the field, dotted with players. "Oooooh," she says, and looks up at her mother with a big smile. Perfect. I have planned perfectly. Caroline's first game is already a stunning success, a big W for Daddy...
...Yates children had big blooming smiles, the comprehensive kind that somehow manage to showcase every tooth. That was their mother's smile, judging from the family photo her husband showed the media last Thursday...
...Island on North Male Atoll, understated accommodation in bungalows on the beach or on stilts over the water starts at $325 a night; call (960) 444-888. "Often we greet guests at check-in and don't see them again until they check out," notes Kraenzlin with a proud smile. "They take all meals in the rooms. They live on the balcony, staring into the sky and the sea." Try also the Banyan Tree on nearby Vabbinfaru Island. This exquisite resort offers no air-conditioning but features conical huts that stay cool naturally. Doubles begin at $425 a night; call...
...unwanted forces Maldivians can resist, they do. (My bottle of gin was confiscated at the airport and returned with a smile at departure.) The number of tourists arriving each year is already twice the number of residents, but the increase is kept to a manageable 8-10% annually. Everyone benefits. While foreigners bask in luxury far beyond local means during their week or two in the sun, they spend enough to enable Maldivians to enjoy the highest per capita income in South Asia. In the Maldives, paradise was found a long time ago. Happily, it's still a long...