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Journey to Paradise

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March 4th 2008
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 ... 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