SUMMER BY THE SEA

FOR OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL COVER SHOOT THIS YEAR, WE TAKE OFF WITH BOLLYWOOD STAR JANHVI KAPOOR AND SET A COURSE FOR THE WESTIN MALDIVES MIRIANDHOO RESORT, WHERE LAID-BACK ISLAND LIFE MEETS INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE, HOLISTIC WELLNESS, AND GASTRONOMIC JOURNEYS.

- RASHIMA NAGPAL

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Before she makes the ocean her runway, Janhvi Kapoor is excited for a game of Jenga as we wait to board our seaplane at The Westin lounge in Male.

Meanwhile Zambe, the proactive representative from The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo Resort, initiates our check-in procedure, all the while making sure we’re hydrated. Soon, we’re buckled up in a 15-seater seaplane and flying over tiny isles that dot the bright blue Indian Ocean. Most people in our motley group of 11 have never been on a seaplane; while some shriek at the slightest turbulence and others feel dizzy, I feel like I’m gradually being cast far away from civilisation. Thirty minutes and a splashy landing later, we set foot on The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo Resort.