June 2011 - Posts

Best of the Maldives: Bungee Trampoline – Beach House at Manafaru
Published 27 June 11 3:2 PM | Maldives Complete
  Most people don’t need much assistance in jumping for joy in the Maldives. If you do, the Beach House at Manafaru has a ‘ bungee trampoline’ ... “One of the unique highlights of Play, children will love bouncing their time away on this popular...
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Best of Maldives: Residence - Soneva Fushi
Published 24 June 11 7:13 PM | Maldives Complete
  The Maldives has always been a bit of an opposite to Hotel California. You could check-in any time you like, but you could never stay. Not just the tourists, but the resorts themselves are on long-term leases and don’t actually own their islands...
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Best of the Maldives: Surf Shack – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa
Published 22 June 11 11:38 AM | Maldives Complete
  Plenty of great surf spots in the Maldives (even more if you do kite surfing ), and a number of resorts offer surfing equipment and instruction , but there is only one ‘Surf Shack’ around – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa’s TropicSurf. The Surf Shack sells...
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Best of the Maldives: Cricket – Kuramathi
Published 18 June 11 12:35 PM | Maldives Complete
  Maldives may not be a ‘Test Status’ cricket nation, but they love their wickets as much as their Subcontinent neighbours. Their closest Indian Ocean neighbour Sri Lanka is right in the middle of a Test Match with England at this very moment. If...
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Sex on the Reef
Published 13 June 11 4:52 PM | Maldives Complete
Now that I have your attention! (you know, sometimes titles just write themselves…though ‘Polypamory’ was a really close runner-up). The Maldives is renowned for newly betrothed couples consummating their nuptials with a honeymoon celebration...
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Best of the Maldives: Protected Marine Areas – Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu
Published 12 June 11 4:35 PM | Maldives Complete
  In the spirit of World Oceans Day , the Maldives established a record number of protected marine areas last week in what many consider to be the most spectacular atoll in the Maldives, Baa. The map above links through to the UNESCO map of the areas...
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Best of the Maldives: World Oceans Day – Kuramathi
Published 8 June 11 6:27 PM | Maldives Complete
  Happy World Oceans Day! The entire country of the Maldives is celebrating this event including several special activities in various resorts . But the resort that has pulled out the stops is Kuramathi . They are featuring a special complementary...
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Best of the Maldives: Southernmost – Shangri-La Vilingili
Published 6 June 11 5:28 PM | Maldives Complete
  This award could also be called the ‘Driest of the Wettest’. That is, the driest place to be (south) during the wettest period of the year (June). June is the wettest month of the year with an average of 12 inches of rain . Not to fret too much...
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Best of the Maldives: Gazpacho – Sheraton Full Moon
Published 2 June 11 11:1 PM | Maldives Complete
  In honour of Italy’s National ‘Republic Day’ holiday today, I pay tribute to the finest execution of one of my favourite Italian treats – Gazpacho. Probably because it is a refreshing cold soup, it is served at every resort that I have been to...
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Best of the Maldives: Teenagers – Landaa Giraavaru
Published 1 June 11 4:10 PM | Maldives Complete
Happy International Children’s Day ! An increasingly number of resorts are seeing the appeal to Maldives for families and catering to the younger clientele with some of the distinctive facilities and service that have spoiled the adults for years...
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