I picked a perfect “snow day” to catch up with Laura Bruce over coffee. She and her husband, John, just returned from a bucket-list adventure to Tahiti. “This was our 25th anniversary,” said Laura.

I dreamed of overwater bungalows in places like the Maldives but dreaded the long flight there. Then, I discovered places in Central America and the Caribbean are home to overwater resorts. I landed ...

I've been to Tahiti and Bora Bora three times in my life, and let me tell you—they were a dream come true. Each time, my husband Bill and I stayed in a deluxe overwater bungalow. There was a hole in ...

The overwater bungalow is a staple of barefoot luxury resorts across the world—those thatched roof wooden huts are romantic hideaways tailor-made for a permanent Do Not Disturb sign. Yet the now ...

Then, I discovered places in Central America and the Caribbean with overwater resorts. I landed on Thatch Caye in Belize, where my bungalow dreams were met after a six-hour flight. Waking up to ocean ...