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These past few months have brought with them a great many things: A newfound appreciation for fresh air. Very dry hands. Lots of sourdough. Googling real estate I could never afford. And, my new favorite pastime, pining over dream hotels in faraway locations that are so gorgeous I could actually cry.
Presenting this resort in the Maldives that is partially UNDERWATER.
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is home to Ittha, the world's first ~undersea~ restaurant that dips five meters below the ocean's surface. While this experience seems mildly terrifying (I have watched many a Blue Planet episode and am unreasonably scared of giant squid), I'm still adding "eat dinner while looking up at various fish" to my bucket list.
I think I speak for the entire world when I say I would very much like to snore away in these villas, which look like they were plucked from a Pixar script. Private beach access? Shockingly not something that's readily available to me in Queens, New York City.
This sunset. Wow. I haven't seen the sun in ages, let alone a sunset anywhere *near* as stunning as this one.
Something tells me that putting that hanging chair in my bedroom and getting the *best* memory foam mattress money could buy still won't make my home look like this.
This place even has its own private residence, The Muraka: it includes an outdoor deck and infinity pool, two bedrooms with a bathtub that faces the ocean, and an UNDERWATER BEDROOM with sprawling windows. Counting sheep? Boring. Count sharks to kickstart your slumber instead.
::laughs until she cries::
Anyway, bidding you adieu — I'm off to worsen my wanderlust by looking at other extravagant properties. Been to the Conrad Maldives resort above? A: Let us know in the comments, and B: I find it incredibly rude that you didn't take me with you.
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