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The Maldives was long a sultanate, first under Dutch and then under British protection. It became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. Since 1978, President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM - currently in his sixth term in office - has dominated the islands' political scene. Following riots in the capital Male in August 2004, the president and his government have pledged to embark upon democratic reforms, including a more representative political system and expanded political freedoms. Tourism and fishing are being developed on the archipelago. To be updated

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By Shane and Evonne
March 31st 2009

Maldives Part 1 Asia » Maldives » Male Atoll

Sorry folks, no photos for this blog. Something has gone ary with our memory card and the camera won't show us the photos. Hopefully, part 2. Also, put up with spelling mistakes, i'm not using an english keyboard. OK Near the end of our first full day at the resort, the biggest decision we had to make was which cocktail to order from our private plunge pool and be brought to us by our butler while we watched the sun set over the vast Indian Ocean... We were greeted at Male International airport and taken by speedboat to our resort in [View Full Entry]

By Shane and Evonne
March 31st 2009

Maldives - Part 2 (photos) Asia » Maldives » Male Atoll

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So here you go, finally some photos (we are so lucky to have these, thanks ZAR) [View Full Entry]

By karlyann
March 23rd 2009

Bandos Island Asia » Maldives » Male Atoll

Blue sky

Bandos Island Resort in the Maldives. It was absolutely beautiful! One of those few, untouched places. SCUBA diving was great, with a wide variety of fish. The only sharks were small back-tips, though. We did a night dive and got to see the plankton lights - if you've never done that you should; it's amazing! [View Full Entry]

By Seatab
August 15th 2008

The Trip of a Lifetime Asia » Maldives » Male Atoll

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We've been meaning to wrap this up since we arrived home almost 1 month ago exactly. The Maldives were incredible. Each day we made sure that we filled with as much as we could. We loved to run to the gym in the morning (sweating profusely on our way there), pump some iron (more sweat), have brunch in the primary restaurant, relax in our above water hammocks or on our ocean deck, go diving or snorkeling, maybe grab a quick massage, have dinner, and retire. The island is amazing and mostly man-made. Bicycles are the transportation device of choice and at [View Full Entry]

By Seatab
July 12th 2008

R&R Asia » Maldives » Male Atoll

Tabitha just before we left to Reethi Raw

R&R Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Another startling wake-up call blared at 7:00AM for our 8:00AM departure to our island hotel. We slowly got ready and peered outside. Turquoise water and sandy beach outside our patio were just the beginning of unanticipated beauty everywhere around us. Leaving our cool room, we instantly felt the pressure of the 80 degree 85% humidity climate. A welcome change from the cold we had until Dubai, it was now time to feel the heat. We quickly made our way to the airport and were greeted by one of the many hotel hosts. One & Only [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 30th 2008

White Chocolate Mousse Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

School trip?

It was a sad dawning to this day - our last full day in paradise! Do we have to go back to real life? Can’t we just stay here? At least for another week? Once again Gail headed off for her last snorkelling trip, this time to an impressive wreck site about an hour away by boat. This ship grounded on a bank years before and has now become a fantastic dive and snorkelling site. Plenty of beautiful coral and fishes. Unfortunately no Manta Rays were seen, but at least we had seen those in Bora Bora. Ali was the keen [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 30th 2008

Time to leave Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

Our last meal

The heavens reflected our sadness this morning. The rain was pouring torrentially and apparently was set to stay like that for a week! Good job our time there was spent under the sunny rays instead of rain clouds. We were very fortunate. The alarm woke us up and we had to shower in the cool rain, before finishing our packing. A chap arrived to pick up our bags and drop us off at the breakfast hall, all-be-it in a very sodden state as the cart seats were sopping wet and the rain was lashing in on us. We enjoyed our last [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 29th 2008

Storms Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

Morning has broken

Once again, another early morning. Walked out onto the beach to see the moon still high in the sky and the clouds rolling in for a glorious dawning of a new day before heading back to bed until a more decent hour! The morning brought rain, hard tropical downpours which ruled out a mornings snorkelling and tanning. Instead we caught up on blogging and just hung around chatting. At lunch we hailed our normal cart, but the seats were wet and so we were rather damp by the time we arrived for lunch. After we then took a walk along the [View Full Entry]

Liisa in the early dawn with the moon behind her

By Hot 2 Trot
June 24th 2008

Shark Bait! Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

View at 6:30am in the morning

Exploration day! Today we played Robinson Crusoe and explored our atoll from top to bottom and in all the nooks and crannies too. We figured we had better given that our time here was nearly over and so far hadn’t seen too much of the rest of place as we’re quite content on our section where we aren’t disturbed by anyone else. Just a point to add, this blog is being written out on the porch while the rain pours down heavily on the roof, sand and big waxy leaves of the shrubs. It sounds beautiful and is conducive to the [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 22nd 2008

Lashings of Rain Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

Storms approaching!

Today was more of the same; sun, eat, swim, snorkel, eat again and this time with some added rain! In the morning Gail was going to head out snorkelling on her own while I stayed back to lie in the sun, but the weather was changing with big black ominous clouds coming towards us in the sky. The snorkelling trip was cancelled due to the weather in the morning and so we just lazed around until the sheets of rain stopped falling and then we sat in the sun. I felt a bit brazen and so sprayed tanning oil on and [View Full Entry]

Gail off on her morning snorkel trip which was then cancelled

Finally able to go on the afternoon trip!

Italian rep, Stefano and the other dive master

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