Bodu Hithi from the air

Life in the tropics

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May 16th 2007
Picture this: swaying palm trees, white warm sand, 35 degree heat, humid air, afternoon siestas... ah yes, this is the life. The routine is generally sleep, eat, gym or swim, eat, read or dive, sleep, read or email, eat, drink, sleep! Every now and then I go to the capital to get off this however many metres squared island we live on, but other than that, life goes on as usual. I start working fr ... read more

Asia » Maldives

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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