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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 Hot 2 Trot
June 17th 2008

Troubled, But Beautiful Waters Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

All aboard!

The day started with a very nutritious breakfast to sustain us through our morning’s snorkelling trip organised by the resort, which consisted of two pastries and some pineapple! The resort puts on two snorkelling trips a day, one at 10am and the other at 4pm, but apparently the best viewings are in the morning when conditions are better. The morning trips are further away and tend to be about an hours boat ride by dhoni, and today we had eight Italians and the British couple, who in fact are the only other British people on the island! They fly home tomorrow [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 17th 2008

Turtle Point Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

On our way to Turtle Point

Turtle dive! Last night before we headed to bed, we asked our rep when she thought we would be heading out to turtle point to see the turtles and mantas. She thought today, and so told us to meet at 10am at the panorama jetty. Dutifully we were there, after a quick healthy breakfast of papaya and pineapple. We did grab a pasty as we left though, but really you need one those fatty things to give you good buoyancy in the water! That’s my excuse anyway. At the pier we discovered there were 14 others coming with us. What a [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 15th 2008

En Vogue! Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

Fishes here we come!

We awoke to a glorious sunny Sabbath day and had a very lazy start after some bible study. After lunch we decided to head out into the lagoon for some snorkeling, this time heading further out to the reef as apparently it’s quite shallow there and the fish are supposedly very good. As we donned our masks and fins, a lady a few bungalows down came towards us and said she would show us a good place to snorkel. She was from Sheffield, one of the few other Brit’s on the island. Before we even had time to put our masks [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 15th 2008

Hot Maldivian Nights Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

The start of another day

This is our first day where we actually ate three meals out of a possible five! So far we’ve only managed breakfast and then dinner as the meal times are somewhat odd. Breakfast is from 8-1pm, Lunch 1-2pm and Dinner at 8:30-10pm. There is afternoon tea at 5-6pm but as of yet we haven’t made it. The food is pretty good, and seems mostly continental with a favouring towards Italian - could that be because most of the guests are Italian? The Italians do a good job of eating! They are like vacuums and eat about 4-5 ladened platefuls of food [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 14th 2008

Moon Tanning Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

Sleepy boats

This seems to be coming a habit! The day starts late, followed by a trot over to the breakfast pavilion on the sunset side of the island where today we indulged in a freshly made waffle topped with nutella, a pastry and fresh fruit. Our waffle chef brought us the waffles and then stayed to chat to us about his life working here. He is from Sri Lanka and has been here nearly 5 years. He told us about the Tsunami and how it hit this island. The resort was hit by two waves, the first one was large enough to [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 14th 2008

Exploration Day! Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

Off to breakfast

Exploration day! Well, okay, so we only got as far as exploring the one end of the island, but eventually we will see the whole island at some point. After breakfast we walked up to the sandy bank part of the island, which seemed miles away in the heat, but in fact it was probably just under a mile or about two miles round trip. This didn’t bode too well with Liisa as she added a couple more blisters to the collection on her feet. Along the way we passed the presidential suites which were huge, but we both agreed that [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 11th 2008

Paradise Awaits... Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

Gail and I on our way!

With hasty goodbyes to Gail’s dad, the taxi took us to Gatwick Airport for the start of our journey to the Maldives. We were flying with Monarch Airlines and after some research online we discovered they were just a glorified sardine tin, so we spent a little extra and upgraded to Premium Class for more legroom and better service. After checking in we hastened to the executive waiting lounge, following our perfume purchases, so we could catch the beginning of the Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton was in the lead when we had to move along to board the plane, where we [View Full Entry]

By Hot 2 Trot
June 11th 2008

Wish you were here??? Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani Atoll

Morning has broken

Day 2 on Palm Beach Island started with the promise of sunshine. I awoke early leaving Liisa to snooze away whilst I sat on the deserted beach watching the last of the sunrise with clouds of yesterday dissipating. I was rewarded with the company of a lone heron starring out to sea probably sizing up his next meal for practically a whole hour. The clouds were clearing nicely and the sun was breaking through so we headed to the coffee bar for breakfast around 11ish, which was a typical continental affair of pastries galore, brioche, a selection of waffles, omelette's made [View Full Entry]

By flogregsingap
May 17th 2008

Maldives - un long w/e au paradis.... Asia » Maldives » Male Atoll

Wouaiiii on adore les Maldives

Apres de longues hesitations entre le trip sac a dos a Pekin pour enfin voir la Chine, et les Maldives notre coeur a penché cote mer, comme d'hab, pour ce long w/e du mois de Mai. Et puis.... c'était l'anniv de Flo alors il fallait marquer le coup quand meme!!! Bref, grace a Kris notre copine rencontrée en australie a long time ago, et qui bosse dans ce resort de fous, eh oui le property development a de gros avantages, même si la vie sur ce bout de sable n'est pas facile tous les jours..... nous avons pu nous offrir a [View Full Entry]

By Travels with Tom and Alice
March 16th 2008

Maldives Asia » Maldives

March 11 - 15, 2008 MALDIVES Arrived early in Male, The Maldives and were picked up at the airport by a motor launch from our Resort Hotel for the 20 minute ride out to the Full Moon Resort. WOW !! This is a nice place. Our room is on posts over the lagoon and we literally have snorkeling out the door as we have a short access pool ladder to the lagoon from our patio and from there it is a short swim to a small reef. This is a few days of recharging our personal batteries and we plan to [View Full Entry]

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