December 2008 - Posts

Best of the Maldives: Spa – Huvafen Fushi

Published 27 December 8 10:58 PM | Maldives Complete

In the spirit of the Ithaa restaurant at the Conrad Hilton Rangali , the Huvafen Fushi resort has opened an underwater spa. A number of spas have delightful settings on jetties and beaches right near the water, but if you truly want to be immersed in...

Filed under: Rangali, best of, Ithaa, Hilton, Huvafen Fushi, spa, relaxing, underwater

Greetings of the Season

Published 21 December 8 9:15 PM | Maldives Complete

Greetings are always a curious part of any language. The Hawaiians have ‘aloha’ which means ‘hello’ and ‘good bye’ as does the Italians’ ‘ciao’. The English - as in what people in England speak - have...

Filed under: Maldives, Dhivehi, language, Dilbert, destination, fun

Satellite Views

Published 20 December 8 5:24 AM | Maldives Complete

Virtual Earth and Google Earth provide useful and sometimes stunning images from above of the Maldives to provide a sense of where you are heading to. But often the images are months if not years old. If you want the uber-birds-eye view, especially to...

Filed under: Maldives, weather, Eumetsat, satellite, online

Maldives for Families

Published 14 December 8 9:11 AM | Maldives Complete

(our children, Isley and Chase, fish watching including ‘wading with the sharks’ – harmless, mini-black tipped reef sharks – on the right) I had originally thought of creating a web site on the Maldives called ‘Maldives for...

Filed under: kids, destination

Best of the Maldives: Restaurant – Ithaa at Conrad Maldives Rangali

Published 6 December 8 5:24 AM | Maldives Complete

While just about any part of the Maldives are dazzling and remarkable, a few place within the magical atolls stand out even for paradise. There are dozens of enchanting ways to enjoy a meal in the Maldives – on the beach with the water lapping at...

Filed under: best of, Ithaa, dining, Conrad Maldives Rangali, underwater

Welcome to Maldives Complete Blog

Published 1 December 8 2:19 PM | Maldives Complete

To complement the interactive MaldivesComplete.com site, we have set up this blog to cover a diverse range of fun and informative topics related to the Maldives. As a ‘blog’, it is easy for people to supplement the information with their own...

Filed under: Maldives, site

Air and Water Temperature

Published 1 December 8 6:31 AM | Maldives Complete

People often ask when the best time of year to go to the Maldives is for the best weather. As you can see from the chart above, provided courtesy of Hayes & Jarvis Maldives catalogue, there really is no bad time of year. January through April is the...

Filed under: water, temperature, weather, destination