Cute Turtle

A tale of two thilas

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March 8th 2012
Dawn breaks as the alarm goes off and another day beckons. It's dive time again and I've got an hour to get ready including breakfast before I have to meet the dive boat. On board today we have 5 divers, 2 instructors and 3 crew. Normally at this time of year it would be double the amount of divers & instructors but the hotel is unusually quiet (political unrest in Male and the gener ... read more

Asia » Maldives » Ari 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