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Best of the Maldives: Beach Badminton - Kanuhura

Published 9 April 13 11:40 PM | Maldives Complete

    While it’s called ‘ Beach’ Darts, it’s actually set inside the island underneath of copse of shady palm trees. Admittedly, it’s a bit of semantic pedantry since in the Maldives, everything is ‘Beach’, inside and out. Not just the inside...

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Best of the Maldives: Breathing – Kanuhura

Published 21 December 12 12:44 PM | Maldives Complete

    Happy Birthday Lori ! My devoted partner in adventure, my dive buddy, my sunset companion. In honour of her special day, today’s post was selected by her. Very often I just can’t see and do everything on a resort in our short visits and...

Filed under: best of, relaxing, Kanuhura

Best of the Maldives: Boulevard - Kanuhura

Published 5 November 12 7:13 PM | Maldives Complete

  Turn on those lights! The starting pistol to American Christmas season might be ‘ Black Friday’ , but in the UK it is tonight’s ceremonial lighting of Oxford Street , the biggest shopping street in London. The closest equivalent to Oxford Street...

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Best of the Maldives: Polyglots – Kanuhura

Published 24 October 12 12:45 PM | Maldives Complete

Happy Anniversary United Nations! Mind you, being Secretary General of all the countries of the world still comes in behind being a Gangham Style rapper ! The latest Gangham Style tribute was on last night’s US hit television show ‘ Dancing...

Filed under: best of, service, Kanuhura

Best of the Maldives: Orchids - Kanuhura

Published 23 May 12 3:59 PM | Maldives Complete

The sellout Chelsea Flower Show in London started yesterday and tickets are scarcer than some of the prize blossoms trotted out for the horticultural world to admire. Flowers have always been part of the Maldivian paradise spectacle. From lining the flour...

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Best of the Maldives: Beach Sleep - Kanuhura

Published 29 March 12 2:32 AM | Maldives Complete

    Sometimes it’s taken me so long to get out of a sand trap that I might as well as have checked-in for a proper stay. Well, at Kanuhura I can stay in the sand all night long… “Enjoy a Dinner, a Night and breakfast like Robinson Crusoe. A...

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Best of the Maldives: Deserted Island Lunch - Kanuhura

Published 3 January 12 8:8 PM | Maldives Complete

If you want to really get away from it all, including the resort itself, then Kanuhura offers a deserted island restaurant, Kandu . “Kanuhura has opened a new restaurant, ‘Kandu’, on Jehunuhura, its own private Robinson Crusoe like-island. Kandu means...

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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: Traditional Floating Breakfast: Kanuhura

Published 5 December 11 11:43 PM | Maldives Complete

    The iconic Maldivian dhoni inspires many features at Maldive resorts beyond the arrival lounge . In fact, you can even go to the eponymous Dhoni Island (well, used to be able to…now it is shut down). If you want to start your day with such...

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Best of the Maldives: Wood Craft - Kanuhura

Published 23 November 11 2:12 AM | Maldives Complete

  The ‘traditional’ gift for 6 th anniversary might be iron , but the USA has adapted a ‘Modern’ version of the anniversary gifts which specifies ‘wood objects’ as the gift of choice. And so if you are looking for an appropriate gift to celebrate...

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Best of the Maldives: Pool Service – Kanuhura

Published 5 November 11 3:43 PM | Maldives Complete

  Kanuhura does seem to have a thing for making your plunges as pampered as possible. In addition to its ‘ Bath Menu’ it also offers ‘Pool Service’ (if you prefer your soaking on a larger, more public scale). Their services include… Sun glass polishing...

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Best of the Maldives: Bath Menu – Kanuhura

Published 4 November 11 4:21 PM | Maldives Complete

  “Your bath is drawn, m’lady” You don’t need a butler at Kanuhura to get decadently pampered including having your bath drawn for you. Not just any bath, but your choice from their signature ‘Villa Bath Menu’ which include choices of “Veyoge Absolute...

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Best of the Maldives – Bubble Loungers: One & Only Kanuhura

Published 5 August 11 6:38 PM | Maldives Complete

Perhaps the most relaxing times in our decade and a half of visiting the Maldives were lounging by the pool. Kanuhura has turned that relaxation into an art. First of all they boast one of the largest pools in the Maldives. A contortionate, curvaceous...

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Maldives Tour 2011 – Day 3: Kanuhura

Published 18 July 11 2:50 PM | Maldives Complete

Kanuhura is the Bollinger of the Maldives. My wife and I have enjoyed many a good bottle of champers in our time as we have savoured many varieties of Maldives resorts in our 9 visits. We have had budget Cava, vintage Crystal, even a surprisingly delectable...

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Best of Maldives Online – Visitor Contribution: Francisco Negrin

Published 11 February 11 11:35 AM | Maldives Complete

It just gets easier and easier to work on Maldives Complete because more and more visitors are kindly writing to me with help, suggestions, missing information, corrections. But one individual stands above all his ability to ferret out the most esoteric...

Filed under: Alila Villas Hadahaa, Athuruga, Dhoni Island, Cocoa Island, Kanuhura, Anantara Kihava, Rihiveli