Paradise!

Paradise Awaits...

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June 11th 2008
With hasty goodbyes to Gail’s dad, the taxi took us to Gatwick Airport for the start of our journey to the Maldives. We were flying with Monarch Airlines and after some research online we discovered they were just a glorified sardine tin, so we spent a little extra and upgraded to Premium Class for more legroom and better service. After checking in we hastened to the executive waiting lounge, ... read more

Asia » Maldives » Lhaviyani 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