Showing off for the tourists

Scurvy Dogs

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November 25th 2007
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 ... 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