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Best of the Maldives: Live Aboard Combo – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa / Landaa Giraavaru

Published 12 May 13 11:46 AM | Maldives Complete

  Maldives Complete also doesn’t do boats in its profiles or ‘Best of’ reviews. I’ve shied away from getting into the whole ‘Live Aboard’ segment of Maldives holidays because, like Guest Houses , I’ve never been on one so I wouldn’t know which criteria...

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Published 19 April 13 12:27 PM | Maldives Complete

    They grow up so fast. The Four Seasons have always had a website that allowed you to look up your Reefscaper coral frame and see how it was progressing, but now they have just relaunched a special website, Marine Savers, to provide not only...

Filed under: Four Seasons Kuda Huraa, Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, ocean, eco-sustainability

Best of the Maldives: Aquarium Pool – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

Published 26 December 12 9:36 AM | Maldives Complete

Perhaps the most tragic natural disaster of the decade, the Boxing Day Tsunami, happened eponymously today. While hitting the hardest in its South Pacific epicentre, its titanic power travelled thousands of miles to the Maldives who suffered fatalities...

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Best of the Maldives: Paddleboard Yoga – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

Published 22 December 12 9:25 PM | Maldives Complete

    In the Maldives, it’s all about the water. Many yoga sessions are often at water’s edge. But Four Seasons Kuda Huraa has taken that aquatic intimacy one step further. “ Resident yogi began offering Paddle board Yoga about 5 months ago and...

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Best of the Maldives: Remote Massage – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru / Kuda Huraa

Published 1 April 12 4:21 AM | Maldives Complete

  I’m loving this beach relaxation run this week. And just when you thought you couldn’t get more relaxed on a stretch of sand, up steps the Four Seasons with their Sandbank Massage. The excursion is limited to guests their of Four Seasons Explorer...

Filed under: best of, relaxing, Four Seasons Kuda Huraa, Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru

Best of the Maldives: Baby Turtles – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

Published 28 January 12 10:27 AM | Maldives Complete

A real ‘ Born Free’ story in the Maldives are the turtle nurseries that a few resorts support. Our family delighted at the nursery tank that Filtheyo had and visiting it fostered our daughter Isley’s love of turtles and her adoption...

Filed under: best of, Four Seasons Kuda Huraa, ocean, eco-sustainable

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 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: Night Spa – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

Published 14 October 11 9:28 AM | Maldives Complete

Perfect accompanying photo by Ahmed Amir – Full Moon over Kuda Huraa spa This week’s full moon was at its farthest point from the Earth this year making it the smallest Full Moon of 2011 . If you follow these sorts of celestial events, then...

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Best of the Maldives: Paddle-boarding – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

Published 4 July 11 7:32 PM | Maldives Complete

  Happy 235 th Birthday America! I wanted to feature something distinctively American in honour of July 4 th Independence Day. I’ve already covered basketball and I couldn’t find any hot dog stands, so I’ve settled on ‘ Paddle Boarding’ .  Invented...

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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 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’...

Filed under: best of, Reethi Rah, Island Hideaway, Kandooma, online, Four Seasons Kuda Huraa, Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, eco-sustainability, Beach House at Iruveli

Best of the Maldives: Surf School – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

Published 8 March 11 2:37 AM | Maldives Complete

  In light of the ASP World Tour which started this week with the Quicksilver Pro event, I thought I would do a few surf pieces. I’ve already covered the Maldives hosting this very same event in June 2009. But you don’t have to be a pro to enjoy...

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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: Spa Arrival – Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

Published 14 November 10 4:25 PM | Maldives Complete

  My recent visit to several prime resorts in the Maldives uncovered a wealth (65) of distinctive features that I will be exploring in depth over the coming months. I thought I would start off with a taster selection over the coming week for each...

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