Blogs from Maldives, Asia - page 4

Dad and I decided Kyle shouldn't be having all the fun on this island adventure. He is going diving everyday, coming back with wild stories and photos of exotic looking sea creatures. If you know us at all, you know that we are not about to put our faces in the water, let alone go under water. So, we found a water adventure that was a little more our speed. We hopped aboard a submarine and followed the coral reef of our island underwater, but in an air-conditioned, private cabin. It was actually a lot of fun and we saw a large variety of fish--more fish than we could identify. They were all different colors and sizes and, in a way, almost looked fake they were so vibrant. We took some photos of some of them ... read more

We visited the small fishing village of Mahibadhoo which was about a 45 minute boat ride from our island. It is home to 2,000 people who are mostly muslim. The island is so small, you can stand on main street and see the ocean to the north, the ocean to the south, the ocean to the west and the ocean to the east. The primary industry for the people of the island is fishing. The village, colorful and quaint, is untouched by tourism. It was a quiet and down-to-earth visit in contrast to the luxury of our island resort.... read more

Covering this much ground in India and then traveling to the Maldives meant that we had to test several modes of transportation. Some were fun. Some were exciting. Some were efficient. Some were not efficient. Overall, we enjoyed, survived and endured. In India, we traveled the roads from Delhi to Mukungarh to Pushkar to Jaipur. From Jaipur we flew to Bangaluru. Then we traveled by car to Coorg to Medikeri to Moodibidri and to Mangaluru. We hopped the train down the coast to Kochi. Back in the car we travelled to Aleppey to spend some time on the water. Then we drove to Vagamon into the hill country. Our last leg in India involved us returning to Kochi. In Kochi, we started the easy, but complicated process of getting to the Maldives. To get to our ... read more

Hey all! Hope you're enjoying the football...! Monday 6 to Thursday June 2016 – Bangalore Monday was a tough day. I started off optimistic… got up early, had a good breakfast… left for gym at 9.30am… and got there 10.20am. 50 minutes to get 1km!!! I know I could have walked faster (or as Brian suggested, jog… take it off the cardio time) but I had too much stuff. The delay was a combination of taxis not turning up and traffic. But I still did my workout J The way home was also frustrating. I left at 7pm and I got home at 9pm. I wanted to do some food shopping but was too late and as the monsoon had started and the rain was so bad I couldn’t get out to go to the ATM ... read more

Yet again I found myself sleeping at the Bandaranayake International Airport in Colombo. This time, however, it was more than unexpected. I had been on a China Eastern aircraft for the past three hours, but we didn't actually move anywhere. Initially we didn't even know what the problem was, but I surmised that it had to do with the air conditioning system because we were all boiling on board. The passenger sitting next to me was named Nuzz. He was from south India and going on a small trip with his girlfriend. We chatted for quite a while and he asked me many questions about my home and my travels. He was particularly impressed that I was traveling alone, but I assured him that I do it all the time. The captain finally announced on the ... read more