Blogs from Male Atoll, Maldives, Asia
September 11th 2011
Club Med Kani in the Maldives is amazing. I have an overwater lagoon suite and the water flowing (quite fast actually) underneath is so clear it is see through to the sand and coral. The little black tipped sharks, baby stingrays and cheeky fish swim under my deck while I stare out to sea in peace. There’s a reef to the right that protects the sand cay from the waves, but every now and then a surge gets through and you can hear it whoosh up on to the beach. There’s a surfing break called Ninja’s that I can see, and a few surfers have paddled across at high tide and had a surf. Last night it rained so hard I thought I might wake up floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but these ... read more
July 23rd 2011
和男友約定過，一年總要去一個地方旅行。因為有了這個約定，2011年夏天，我們來到了馬爾代夫。 第一次聽到這個名字，是在18歲那年。透過文字的敘述，它竟然可以如此動人。我也在心裡告訴自己，有生之年，要親眼看看這一個被譽為“人間天堂”的地方。 我們用了半年時間，籌備這次旅行。馬來西亞時間8:45PM，飛機準時起飛。經過4小時，我們來到了這個讓我夢想了很多年的人間天堂。 過了海關，開始聞到海的味道。我的腳，踏踏實實地踩在這一片天堂。按着心裡的興奮，看到工作人員拿著渡假村的牌子，引導我們走向44號櫃檯。另外一位工作人員向我們確定了名字，將行李綁上房間號碼，就帶著我們走向碼頭。船都在等著了。此時已經是晚上9點（馬爾代夫時... read more
May 11th 2011
The Maldives are an archipelago of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 coral atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts) in the Indian Ocean. They lie south-southwest of India and are considered part of Southern Asia. Photographs on the official Michel Piccaya website: http://watchtheworld.net... read more
January 9th 2011
The Maldives Trivanthinum Airport must have been built in the days of Biggles. We went to the airport by taxi, from Kovalum, and entered the Airport from it’s seafront entrance. The road into the airport enters the terminal area, and goes around the car park. As you face the Airport building, the architecture shows, with the wave shaped corrugated iron awning , and rust colouring, that this is a very old airport, and nothing has been done to maintain the exterior since it was built. After a security interrogation by the guard at the entrance door, we lined up in two queues to have our luggage scanned, and banded. Once through the banding, we lined up at a counter behind other people in the hope that it was the correct counter for our flight. I say ... read more
October 18th 2010
一直以来就钟情于美丽的海岛，自离开大学进入社会工作，就开始一步一步的实现梦想，踏足于各个美丽的岛屿上。有史以来，国内热门的都七七八八到过了，包括有登嘉楼潜水金三角-热浪岛Pulau Redang，停泊岛Pulau Perhentian和登嘉乐岛Pulau Tenggol；吉打州的浮罗交怡Pulau Langkawi和明星小岛渡假村-YTL Pangkor Laut Resort；靠近柔佛州丰盛港的性格小岛-拉华岛Pulau Rawa；沙巴州内Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park 里最大的一个岛-嘉雅岛Pulau Gaya和世界著名潜水天堂西巴丹岛Pulau Sipadan. 国外的，有令游客觉得可蔼可亲，十分亲切，泰国的普吉岛Phuket Island与甲米岛Krabi Island；还有时常散发着浪漫气息,印尼的巴厘岛Bali Island。但，至尊无上的目标，是被人称为海岛天堂的地方-马尔代夫，还没实现, 因为... read more
April 25th 2010
Waar zal ik beginnen… de Malediven… zucht… de gedachte alleen al doet me weer terug verlangen!! Laat ik daar nou maar ff niet mee beginnen, maar gewoon bij het begin wat dacht je daarvan!! Het weekend na de vorige update was het Formule 1 weekend hier. Uiteraard altijd weer een top weekend, met veel herrie en het hele circus eromheen (monteurs die je op straat naar het circuit ziet lopen, het park dat wordt afgezet, etc.) Ik werkte die week een paar dagen thuis voor die demo die ik de week erna had en met lekker weer en een open balkondeur was het heerlijk genieten van de herrie vanaf het circuit als ze weer eens een proefrondje reden! Jacq werkt vlak aan het park/ circuit en die vond het ook helemaal geweldig en stuurde zowat elke ... read more
April 12th 2010
We had the best week, weather-wise, sailing from Malaysia across the Indian Ocean to the Seychelles. There is a poem about life in the tropics and it captures the feeling of cruising in this part of the world. The gist of the poem is that the moon seems closer, the sunsets are brighter, the clouds are fluffier, the ocean is bluer and love is stronger--life in the tropics is more like living! We agree. Captain Dag said it was the most beautiful morning he had ever experienced and that’s saying something from someone who has been at sea most of his life. To see the clouds mirrored on the smooth ocean is like looking at a beautiful, vibrant water color painting. The day before our arrival in the Maldives there was a “Sundowner” party on the ... read more
March 29th 2010
Well, we’ve enjoyed 3 wonderful days at sea. Last night we were treated with an impromptu sundowner out on the bow. Drinks were served, our resident guitarist Jerry Vasi played, and it was an outstanding sunset. We anchored at Male this morning at 8:00am. The Maldives is one of a thousand tiny islands spread over 26 atolls straddling the equator in the heart of the Indian Ocean and offers some of the world’s most exotic island getaways with its balmy climate and stunning beaches. It is considered one of the world’s best dive destinations. Over 99% of the total area of the country is ocean, and this marine environment is one of the healthiest anywhere in the world, with an incredible variety of sea life. With an average ground level of only 4-5 feet, it is ... read more
December 13th 2009
OK, so once I publish this I will finally be caught up on the travel blog. Sweet! As many of you know, Vaughan and I went to the Maldives for our honeymoon in November. We arrived in Male after transferring through Singapore, and were feeling quite tired. Male is the city on the main island in the Maldives, where all the locals live. The airport is on another island, about 15 minutes boat ride away from the main island, so we got sorted out on the local dhoni boats over to Male, and off we went - it was pretty dark, but arriving on the main island was very exciting. We got a taxi to our hotel, and zoomed down narrow cobbled alleyways, competing with scooters, bikes and pedestrians. We arrived safely and crashed out in ... read more
July 12th 2009
I arrived to Baros Maldives resort in the morning via speedboat. Luxury 5 star I tell you. They gave me cold wet towels and a drink during my 20 mins ride to the resort. When I finally arrived, management personally came out to greet me, offered me this delicious cold ginger tea and escorted me to my water villa. When I finally reached my water villa, my luggage was already there and my room attendant explained to me everything in the room. I had a hard time paying attention to what he was saying as I had my eyes towards the balcony overlooking the ocean. When he finally left (which seems like an eternity) I changed into my swimsuit and ran outside, oh man WHAT A VIEW! I have to say many people wondered why ... read more
