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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 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]

By lifesabeach
March 5th 2008

37 years, 1 coral island and 1,000,000 fish Asia » Maldives » Raa Atoll » Meedhupparu

A gentle stroll around our coral island

Birthday Girls Special Day February 27th……………Happy Birthday to me!!! Happy 37th Birthday to be precise, and what joyous delights does Mother Nature have in store for me today?? Sunshine? Birds singing blissfully in the palms above? Water gently lapping on the pure white shores? My tanned handsome husband serving me a breakfast of exotic fruits in bed?.......................Forget that!! Mother Nature thought “oh, it’s your birthday, well you spoilt brat, I think today of all days you shall have DELHI BELLY” For those that don [View Full Entry]

By lifesabeach
March 4th 2008

Journey to Paradise Asia » Maldives

Sunset in Negombo

Well, what can I say about The Maldives……..Wow! is the first thing that springs to mind followed by: Breathtaking, Beautiful, Amazing, Colourful, Relaxing, Heavenly-Paradise. I think from that you’ll all get the picture, and I imagine that the next few Blogs will include LOTS of pictures - purely because there’s really not a lot to do in The Maldives apart from snorkel, dive and chill on the most pure white sands surrounded by the clearest deliciously inviting waters. Therefore, not a lot to report….but an awful lot of photo opportunities!!! SRI LANKA[/h [View Full Entry]

By michaelandcaroline
March 2nd 2008

Maldives Asia » Maldives

Sea Coral, the dhoni

We arrive in Colombo after a great flight with Jet Airways. Unfortunately we discover later that someone has tried to get into the bag - nothing missing though! As we have 8 hours to kill we negotiate an afternoon out in Colombo with Sanath a local Sinhalese cabbie. Unfortunately we hit Colombo along with a downpour so he drives us around to see the main highlights. Go into the Galle Face Hotel - very colonial, very touristy - for some tea which was fun & drive back to the airport to catch our Emirates flight to Male¢. Security is understandably [View Full Entry]

By Eyes On Asia
January 20th 2008

Maldives: Changes everywhere Asia » Maldives » Male Atoll

Sun, white sand, blue sky

If there is one place I could travel over and over again to, then its the Maldives. Some people don't like the Islands much, but for me the combination of beach, reef, water, palms, sun and the friendly Maldivien people could get hardly any better. One of the things I like most here is the calmness. The Islands really slow you down and coming from a rather hectic european work environment myself, i know for sure there could be nothing better. We are here for work again and so I have to get up early and grumpy. Its part of any [View Full Entry]

By Gus C
November 25th 2007

Scurvy Dogs Asia » Maldives

Showing off for the tourists

Yo ho ho. Life doesn't get much better than cruising the Maldives. Did little else but swim, snorkel, eat and laze about. What's more - no honeymooners! The first night was the captain's 30th birthday which we celebrated in grand style with chocolate cake and Gin & Tonic's. Each mid-morning and mid-afternoon we travelled to a different snorkelling spot. There was a huge variety of marine-life; just like being in an aquarium. Almost as good as the Barrier Reef (I had to say that). I'll just post a few pikkies so you can all get the gist. No underwater shots unfortunately. [View Full Entry]

By wandke
November 1st 2007

Have to go through Hell to get to Heaven Asia » Maldives

After a rough morning of snorkeling!

Well, I MADE IT!!! After the incessant spending in Europe and the weakened dollar, I almost bagged my side trip to Maldives....but then I remembered that my desire to go there was the inspiration for this entire trip, so I had to do it! I made the mistake of booking through a travel agency instead of on my own on the internet, and she had me go through the crappiest of intineraries to get to Paradise! After leaving my hotel in Goa at 5am, hanging around the airport in Mumbai for 6 hours, a flight cancelling, getting rerouted through Chennai, then [View Full Entry]

I would travel all year to get to this place!

By Hanging with Anne
October 30th 2007

Diving the Maldives Asia » Maldives » Male Atoll

Sunset in the Maldives

Instead of taking 6 hours from Mumbai to get to the Maldives, it took me 16 hours! Sri Lankan Airlines never explained the reasons for the delay. 10 of us missed our connecting flight from Colombo to Maldives and were put up in the airport hotel. I seriously thought that the liveaboard would leave without me and was forced to take interest in my travel insurance for reimbursement. Luckily for me, the weather was very bad in the Maldives as well and they decided to dock at the airport habour for the night and only leave the next day. Advice to [View Full Entry]

Air taxi transporting guests to island paradise

By PA Leslie
October 7th 2007

Welcome to paradise...welcome to Manta's paradise Asia » Maldives

another day in paradise...

It's public holidays for a week one more time in China, and time to escape to great destinations. China is moving fast, very fast, and the best proof of it is the shift of population in the planes. It used to be westerners escaping...well, most of them cannot afford a ticket anymore, and the local chinese have been more than happy to replace them. So this week, the first group of guests in the resort are by far the chinese..and somewhere, this is great news, even if it means I will have to continue booking tickets way ahead! The weather this [View Full Entry]

By Rochelle
September 13th 2007

LOST BLOG ENTRY Asia » Maldives

The catamaran

Apologies - currently unable to restore. If you have a backup please edit this entry and save/publish. There is a small possibility that this entry will be restored - only small. [View Full Entry]

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