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I felt like a character in a James Bond movie last week when I flew in a float plane to reach Sun Siyam’s Iru Veli resort in the Maldives Islands. After a 45-minute flight in the small plane, which soared over a string of tiny islands set against a turquoise backdrop,...

Ten things to know about the Maldives Islands before you book a trip... About 1,200 islands scattered across an underwater ridge in the Indian Ocean make up the Maldives Islands. It takes a long time to get to there from Texas. I flew Austin to New York City to Doha,...

I try to look beyond the old “go to the gym” when I set my New Year’s resolutions. They can’t be vague. They have to be attainable and at least some of them measurable. I like variety, so I usually include stuff that keeps me healthy and fit, personal goals and...

Two years ago, I strapped an avalanche beacon and a shovel to my back and headed into the backcountry at Keystone Resort in Colorado. At the time, the only way to reach Bergman Bowl – or neighboring Independence and Erickson bowls – was to hike for 45 minutes to get...