December 2010 - Posts

Best of the Maldives: Parties – Rihiveli Beach
Published 31 December 10 7:25 AM | Maldives Complete
If there is one night to party, it is New Year’s Eve. And if there is one resort to party at, it is Rihiveli Beach . There is always a party on there. The next one is their ‘ White Beach Party’ on 22 nd May (see below). They are advertised...
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Best of the Maldives: Apprenticeships – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 29 December 10 9:34 AM | Maldives Complete
“You’re hired!” Sir Alan is not the only one appointing new apprentices . Four Seasons, both Landaa Giraavaru and Kuda Huraa properties, sponsor an ambitious programme of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) certified...
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Best of the Maldives: Service – Huvafen Fushi
Published 26 December 10 9:45 AM | Maldives Complete
‘Boxing Day’ is not the traditional day for an annual pugilistic derby in the UK and elsewhere that celebrates it today. It is the day when gifts were traditionally given to servants and tradesmen. Often ‘Christmas boxes’ of gifts...
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Best of the Maldives: Biggest Shop – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 24 December 10 2:47 PM | Maldives Complete
  Last chance for Christmas shopping today! We traditionally spend our family Christmas Eve going into the big metropolis of London for a bit of last minute shopping. Picking up stocking stuffers, treats for Christmas day and meal, and just soaking...
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Best of the Maldives: Artist Workshops – Shangri-La Villingili
Published 22 December 10 1:55 PM | Maldives Complete
  The best Christmas presents are the ones you make yourself. And perhaps consummate eye for artistry in the Maldives, Sakis Papadopoulos , has spotted Shangri-La Villingili’s artist programme this month featuring Gregory Burns that will inspire...
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Best of the Maldives: Inflatables – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 18 December 10 11:18 PM | Maldives Complete
Pulling an inner tube behind a speed boat. Pretty basic fun and the staple of our annual coastal visits to my wife’s family’s home in Wilmington, North Carolina. Kind of lazy, easy, laugh-out-loud water fun. Then they put handles on the inner...
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Best of the Maldives: Golf Range - Meeru
Published 17 December 10 1:45 AM | Maldives Complete
  The number one reason people don’t go to the Maldives...the perception that there is nothing to do. And within that the myth, the number one ‘thing to do’ that is a ‘show stopper’ for many couples...no golf. Well, you might not find a Jack Nicholas...
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Best of Maldives Online – Italian: Mondo Maldives
Published 11 December 10 4:28 PM | Maldives Complete
  Maldives Complete, Seven Holidays and Mondo Maldive . That’s the Maldive aficionado’s list of top online websites about resorts. That’s what the fans say and that’s where I would point people to. Maldives Complete’s mission was always about being...
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Best of the Maldives: Storytelling – Naladhu
Published 7 December 10 11:46 PM | Maldives Complete
  One of my friends at Microsoft (and former teammate), Steve Clayton , has the jobs title of ‘Story Teller’. He has made a career out of telling stories for richly illustrating the intricate tapestry of Microsoft technology. The Naladhu resort brings...
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Best of the Maldives: Lounger – Reethi Rah
Published 4 December 10 7:3 PM | Maldives Complete
  There’s pool seating and then there’s POOL seating! I’ve already done a post on the stunning Pool Seating of the Traders Hotel (nee Holiday Inn Male). On my recent tour , I noted how the resorts we really upping their game in this regard. King...
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