December 2011 - Posts

Best of the Maldives: Water Villa Neighbour – Fours Seasons Kuda Huraa / Chaaya Island Dhonveli

Published 31 December 11 8:23 AM | Maldives Complete

The other title for this post could be ‘Surf Buddies’. Some Maldives visitors like the utter remoteness of many of the islands. Feeling like you are on a solitary deserted island in the middle of nowhere. While I enjoy that desolate sensation...

Filed under: best of, Chaaya Island Dhonveli, Four Seasons Kuda Huraa, location

Best of the Maldives: Nearby Surf Break – Kandooma

Published 30 December 11 1:52 PM | Maldives Complete

  Maldives caters to all types of surfers from beginner to expert , from innovative to impatient. For the lattermost, yet another resort shines in the surfing haven, Kandooma , which offers the closest surf break. Most surf breaks are a good distance...

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Best of the Maldives: Beginner Break – Anantara

Published 28 December 11 8:17 PM | Maldives Complete

You don’t have to be a pro to ride the surf in the Maldives. One of the big appeals there is their long, gentle breaks. One of the best beginner breaks is ‘Prewitts Left’ near Anantara . Resident surf instructor Kym Everett explains...

Filed under: best of, Anantara Dhigu, surfing, video

Best for Surfing…in the World

Published 28 December 11 4:8 AM | Maldives Complete

“Who would have thought to find a place so perfectly placed between the ocean and the sky.” - Billabong model/surfer & singer/songwriter Catherine Clark What a great way to describe the uniqueness of the Maldives. Describing its perfection...

Filed under: Four Seasons Kuda Huraa, surfing, destination, video

Best of the Maldives: Loyal Customers - Kurumba

Published 27 December 11 6:23 AM | Maldives Complete

The December holiday season has been packed with all sorts of celebrations from festive Yuletide , big birthdays and even a milestone anniversary for Maldives tourism. The Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) is celebrating the...

Filed under: best of, Kurumba, service

Best of the Maldives: Tables - Kanuhura

Published 26 December 11 5:24 AM | Maldives Complete

Seven years ago today, one of the most profound natural disasters of modern times hit Asian with the Boxing Day Tsunami . With an epicenter in Sumatra, it still yielded deadly force thousands of miles away in the Maldives where 68 people died and 300...

Filed under: best of, Kanuhura, infrastructure

Best of the Maldives: Underwater Holiday Decoration – Anantara Kihavah

Published 25 December 11 1:33 AM | Maldives Complete

  Wee fish you a ‘mer’ eco-ristmas! An inspired underwater creation at Anantara Kihavah this holiday season… “Is it a rock? Is it a tree? Is it an eco-friendly coral Christmas tree under the sea? Anantara Kihavah Villas in the Maldives’ UNESCO Marine...

Filed under: best of, event, Anantara Kihavah, underwater

Best of the Maldives: Japanese Restaurant – Adaaran Vadoo

Published 23 December 11 12:43 PM | Maldives Complete

  And another Happy Birthday …today to the Emperor of Japan. To celebrate, it’s time for another doff of the kabuto once again to all things Japanese in the Maldives, Adaaran Vadoo . This time, in this season that puts the ‘feast’ into ‘festive’...

Filed under: best of, dining, Vadoo

Best of the Maldives: Chocolate Dessert – W Retreat

Published 21 December 11 4:31 PM | Maldives Complete

  Happy Birthday Lori ! Today my companion in all my adventures celebrates the major milestone of her 50 th birthday. Lori was the one who was initially responsible for my immersion into all things Maldives. After living in the United Kingdom for...

Filed under: best of, dining, W Retreat

Best of the Maldives: Spa Design – Six Senses Laamu

Published 20 December 11 5:2 PM | Maldives Complete

  The spa ‘vista’ doesn’t have to be the glorious Maldivian seaside when you have such dazzling design for the spa itself. Six Senses Laamu’s spa sta nds out not only in the Maldives, but worldwide having recently been nominated for ‘ Spa Design...

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Best of the Maldives: Spa Vista – Adaaran Vadoo

Published 19 December 11 10:18 AM | Maldives Complete

The vogue thing in the Maldives is the underwater features, but I am an unabashed fan of the over water views as well. Waaaay over water. The sea plane rides and any place that provides a broader perspective on the distinctive aquatic landscape. You can...

Filed under: best of, spa, relaxing, Vadoo

Best of the Maldives: Buffet Vista – Hulhule

Published 18 December 11 9:31 PM | Maldives Complete

  Everyday is an air show in the Maldives. One of the most exciting parts of a trip there is the arrival. When your plane first touches the edges of the sprawling archipelago you are treated to an other-worldly vision of a blue kaleidoscope. Always...

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Best of the Maldives: Vodka – W Retreat

Published 17 December 11 11:4 AM | Maldives Complete

Today is the Red Bull Air Race over Hulhumale capping off yesterday’s Red Bull Air Show (see photo below) The classic, near iconic, Red Bull cocktail is the ‘Vodka Red Bull’. And if you are looking for the best place for vodka, the barn...

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Best of the Maldives: Sand-Between-Toes Dining: Velassaru

Published 16 December 11 8:55 AM | Maldives Complete

Dining on the beach is pretty standard now, but dining ‘in’ the beach? There are ‘beach chairs’ and then there are ‘beach’-chairs. As in ‘made out of beach’. And I don’t mean ‘beech’. If...

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Best of the Maldives: Low Bed – Adaaran Vadoo

Published 16 December 11 2:17 AM | Maldives Complete

Time to get down. The latest bed instalment is not the biggest, nor the best, but the ‘lowest’. In keeping with its Japanese heritage and ambience, the Vadoo beds rest on the ground. Not like your typical ‘Beds-R-Us’ foldable futons though, these beds...

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