Indian Ocean - The Glass Magazine

Milaidhoo Island: Where the Sea is Your Front and Back Garden

November 3, 2025

I ARRIVE in Malé bleary-eyed and half-dreaming, the air already thick with tropical warmth. The journey to Milaidhoo begins long before arrival; it begins when the plane dips below the clouds and the world dis...

Glass gets that castaway feeling but with a luxury twist, Maldives

Angela Cobbinah

June 19, 2023

Feature, The Maldives, Travel

THINK of a Robinson Crusoe island but with all the mod cons, a luxury resort with an unwritten no-shoes rule, and crystal clear seas where you can see the marine life without plunging in, then you’ll have an id...

A week at the edge of the world with Patina Maldives, Fari Islands

Ben Sanderson

May 15, 2023

Feature, The Maldives, Travel

DEPARTING London in a whirlwind, it is not long before I am boarding a seaplane exchanging rainy autumnal weather for indescribably clear waters. And here I am, cruising over the North Malé Atoll, a sho...

Unwind at the Spa of Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury with its new Valmont partnership

Alicia Tomkinson

November 28, 2022

Beauty, Destination Spas, Mauritius, News

THE SPA of Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury has scored a dream-like partnership with the renowned Swiss brand Valmont, bringing a unique sense of relaxation with expertly curated, tailored, well-being experiences....

Glass visits the Maldivian resort of Coco Bodu Hithi

Jenni Doggett

October 19, 2018

Feature, Travel

MY head is very grateful to visit the blissful Maldivian resort Coco Bodu Hithi, but it’s my toes that are making the most of it. Liberated of shoes for an entire week my feet luxuriate in the sugary sand surro...

Glass visits La Pirogue Resort in the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius

Thomas Marrington

December 18, 2017

Feature, Mauritius, Travel

THERE are some holiday destinations that, when casually dropped into conversation, inspire a series of facial expressions. They range from the sort of wide-eyed excitedness that only serves to exhilarate you fu...

Dish by Willibald Reinbacher chef and author of Aquacasia

Glass talks to Willibald Reinbacher, chef and author of the exotic cook book Aquacasia

Sara Hesikova

October 21, 2016

Books, Feature, Food & Drink

THERE is always that time when we go to a restaurant and have a delicious exotic dish that we just wish we knew how to make so that we can eat it whenever we want to. Which is usually every day at this point. W...

Paradise found at Four Seasons Resort, Seychelles

Amanda Bernstein

August 8, 2016

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

IF there is a heaven on earth, I am quite sure I have found it. Arriving at the Four Season Resort, Seychelles, I am blown away at the sheer beauty of this tropical haven – all 170 acres of it – set on the sout...

Glass visits ravishing Raffles, Praslin Island, Seychelles

Amanda Bernstein

February 15, 2016

Feature, Travel

All international flights arrive into Seychelles on the island of Mahe, with Air Seychelles offering frequent connections to Praslin, which is 45 kilometres away. The 15-minute flight on the small aircraft flyi...

La Isla Bonita

Viola Levy

May 18, 2015

Asia, Destination Spas, Feature, Mauritius, Travel

I’ve never bit into a raw sugar cane before – an experience I was lucky enough to partake in, during a wildlife trek through the Frédérica Nature Reserve in Bel Ombre, Mauritius. After admiring the re...

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