Tabitha just before we left to Reethi Raw

R&R

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July 12th 2008
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%!h(MISSING)umidity climate. ... read more

Asia » Maldives » Male 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