View from beach

Dim sum and then some

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March 4th 2012
Who invented happy hour? whoever it was was a genius! Tanqueray and tonic (large) very refreshing. Next morning saw us up early so much so that we were the only ones in the restaurant. After an excellent breakfast (including prawn dim sum and smoked salmon - wouldn't work in the UK but somehow does out here) I visited the dive centre and booked a check dive for the afternoon then hit the be ... read more

Asia » Maldives » Ari Atoll

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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 t... ... read more