April 2011 - Posts

Best of the Maldives: Spa Romance – Kuramathi
Published 28 April 11 3:45 PM | Maldives Complete
The Royal couple of WIlliam and Katherine are now married and the honeymoon beckons. No word yet on the destination, but the Maldives are one of the world’s top honeymoon destinations. With everywhere being such romantically tropical paradise, how...
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Best of the Maldives: Bed Art – Kuramathi
Published 26 April 11 11:6 AM | Maldives Complete
  Bed decoration has been a delightful service in many tropical resorts and it seems particularly popular in the Maldives. You often feel a tinge of sadness to leave the outdoor paradise for your indoor lodging, but arriving to such an artistic treat...
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Best of the Maldives Online: Reef Regeneration - Seamarc
Published 22 April 11 8:29 PM | Maldives Complete
  Happy Earth Day 2011! Maldives have always been on the vanguard of promoting the thoughtful stewardship of the planet. In the spirit of the day, I thought I would highlight Seamarc who has been pioneering ‘reefscaping’ and ‘coral regeneration’...
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Best of the Maldives: Innovation – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 21 April 11 8:31 AM | Maldives Complete
Happy Birthday Your Majesty! And thank you for the very kind mention on your special day of ‘Piero’ (the company I manage) as an exemplar of British innovation. My day job is stewardship of a small software developer that provides sport broadcast...
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Best of the Maldives: Sore Feet Dining – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 18 April 11 7:0 PM | Maldives Complete
  Ooohhh...sore feet. Whether it yesterday’s marathon or tenderness from overly hot sand, Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru has the pedi-treatment for you. Their Blu restaurant is a lovely place with a rustic, understated elegance fashioned from unpolished...
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Best of the Maldives: Running – Shangri-La
Published 16 April 11 1:20 PM | Maldives Complete
The epic London Marathon takes place tomorrow so which resort is the best place for entrants to get their training in. Once you have carbo-loaded at Kuramathi , head to Shangri-La Vilingili for your training runs. Most Maldive islands would have you running...
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Best of the Maldives: Dining Choices – Kurumba
Published 13 April 11 5:55 PM | Maldives Complete
The Lynn family enjoying one of Kurumba’s many dining delights. Perhaps this post could also be called ‘Best for Americans’. Americans love choice and Americans love food. Living the UK for two decades, people ask what I miss from the States. There is...
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Best of the Maldives: No Shoes Games – Reethi Beach
Published 9 April 11 6:22 AM | Maldives Complete
Games rooms are plentiful enough and ‘no shoes’ experience is plentiful enough, but the two together is a real treat that Reethi Beach has done best. Games rooms are usually they are housed in an air conditioned building in the main area....
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Best of the Maldives: Sweet Tooth - Six Senses Laamu
Published 5 April 11 8:20 PM | Maldives Complete
Anantara Kihava’s crown as the new kid on the block didn’t last long as Six Senses Laamu opened last weekend. SSLL has a lounge called ‘Ice’ which specialises in the sins of the sweet tooth. “Ice is for all those with a sweet...
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Tripbase Travel Blog Awards 2011
Published 2 April 11 3:3 PM | Maldives Complete
  Congratulations to us! Maldives Complete was awarded one of their top 10 awards for ‘ Best Maldives Blogs’ . Here is how they describe the award process... “The nominees are chosen by our team of travel experts that go out to scour the internet...
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