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Best of the Maldives: Biggest Submarine – Traders Hotel
Published 23 September 11 3:11 AM | Maldives Complete
  If you fancy an under-the-sea exploration or just a fun adventure to fill out a Male excursion, consider booking a trip on the Whale Submarine . Okay, it’s not a particular feature of Traders Hotel per se, but Traders is both the closest (one block...
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Best of the Maldives: Submarine – Conrad Maldives Rangali
Published 20 September 11 2:8 AM | Maldives Complete
  If windows over the ocean is not good enough for you, how about windows under the ocean? You can go diving in the crystal clear colourful waters of the Maldives without a scuba course or even holding your breath. Conrad Maldives Rangali features...
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Best of the Maldives: Biggest Glass Bottomed Boat - Kurumba
Published 18 September 11 4:22 PM | Maldives Complete
  If you really have a crowd, then consider Kurumba’s own glass bottom boat for a undersea glimpse of the Maldives aquatic delights. The bigger boat with more glass area does provide a bit more opportunity to see a broader range. The excursion is...
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Best of the Maldives: Glass Bottom Boat – Paradise Island / Conrad Maldives Rangali
Published 17 September 11 2:15 AM | Maldives Complete
Unparalleled snorkelling and work class diving aren’t the only way to explore all of these QI curiosities in the Maldives. If you don't want to spoil your finely coiffed ‘do, then consider a glass bottomed boat excursion. A number of resorts...
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Best of the Maldives: Fish Feeding – Reethi Beach
Published 22 August 11 9:18 PM | Maldives Complete
    To feed or not to feed. That is the question of an increasing number of eco-activists. Certainly one problematic area of fish feeding is visitors taking it upon themselves to feed fish bread and other items purloined from the restaurant...
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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: Colouring Book – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 18 March 11 3:24 PM | Maldives Complete
  In recognition of Red Nose Day for Comic Relief , I call out Four Season’s Landaa Giraavaru’s own colouring comic book. The activity book is just one of the many examples of Landaa’s exquisite attention to detail one finds across the resort. Just...
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Best of the Maldives: Eco Education – Kuramathi
Published 26 January 11 1:22 AM | Maldives Complete
  Reef protection is big and getting bigger in the Maldives. The latest tip of the hat goes to Kuramathi for its accolade from international tour operator Tui for its annual International Environmental Award . The award specifically cited the work...
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Best of the Maldives: Parties – Rihiveli Beach
Published 31 December 10 7:25 AM | Maldives Complete
If there is one night to party, it is New Year’s Eve. And if there is one resort to party at, it is Rihiveli Beach . There is always a party on there. The next one is their ‘ White Beach Party’ on 22 nd May (see below). They are advertised...
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Best of the Maldives: Artist Workshops – Shangri-La Villingili
Published 22 December 10 1:55 PM | Maldives Complete
  The best Christmas presents are the ones you make yourself. And perhaps consummate eye for artistry in the Maldives, Sakis Papadopoulos , has spotted Shangri-La Villingili’s artist programme this month featuring Gregory Burns that will inspire...
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Best of the Maldives: Inflatables – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Published 18 December 10 11:18 PM | Maldives Complete
Pulling an inner tube behind a speed boat. Pretty basic fun and the staple of our annual coastal visits to my wife’s family’s home in Wilmington, North Carolina. Kind of lazy, easy, laugh-out-loud water fun. Then they put handles on the inner...
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Best of the Maldives: Storytelling – Naladhu
Published 7 December 10 11:46 PM | Maldives Complete
  One of my friends at Microsoft (and former teammate), Steve Clayton , has the jobs title of ‘Story Teller’. He has made a career out of telling stories for richly illustrating the intricate tapestry of Microsoft technology. The Naladhu resort brings...
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Best of the Maldives: Theatre – Adaaran Club Rannalhi
Published 18 November 10 8:25 PM | Maldives Complete
  You just never know what you are going to stumble upon in the Maldives. The stereotype is that there is nothing to do there but lie in the sun and swim in the sea. But every time I visit there I’m always taken aback by some undiscovered curiosity...
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Best of the Maldives: Team Building – Sheraton Full Moon
Published 14 November 10 6:25 AM | Maldives Complete
When I first started working for the big corporation of Microsoft many years ago, one of my sales guys proposed that we do some corporate hospitality with some of our customers. When I asked him what he proposed, he suggested the classic big sporting...
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Best of the Maldives: Literary Event – Soneva Gili
Published 14 September 10 11:6 AM | Maldives Complete
(The Wye River in Gloucestershire...like the Maldives an idyllic spot for some outdoor water activity as well as a literary festival) Also winner of the small world connection is Soneva Gili’s sponsorship of the ‘ Hay Festival Maldives’...
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