Blogs from Maldives, Asia - page 17

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 the late evening and upgraded on our arrival to an Escape Water Residence (website- http://www.cocopalm.com/boduhithi/escape_water_residence.html). We were also given a lovely bottle of sparkling wine and fresh fruit. Once check in formalities were completed, we ... read more

When I was younger I always dreamed of going to the Maldives and staying in a water villa (A villa on stilts over the water if you didn't know). I knew it wouldn't be cheap, I was just about to start a new job and probably wouldn't be able to get a xmas and new year off for a very long time so whilst I was young and before I have kids and can't afford it (not that I can afford it now) I decided to go. Probably the biggest problem with the Maldives is once you have been you're going to struggle to find anywhere as nice to go for your honeymoon, the only other problem is if you don't dive or like water sports there isn't much to do apart from eat, relax and ... read more

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 Reethi Raw had arranged transfer via Yacht to take us to our hotel, about an hour away on the water. One & Only is one of over 85 hotels located on separate islands in the ... read more

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 breakfast and our Sri Lankan chef whipped up a delicious omelet for our last meal there. We ate with the sounds of the rain pouring down and were wondering whether our little air taxi would ... read more

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 writing of a novel! Before our exploration began we headed to the breakfast bar for some sustenance to see us through our arduous day ahead, trekking through the wilds of the land, encountering beasts and ... read more