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Best of the Maldives: Cheese – Soneva Fushi

Published 19 February 12 7:52 PM | Maldives Complete

    Some people opt for a cheese plate over pudding. In which case, Soneva Gili’s sister property, Soneva Fushi , features an extravagant cheese collection as part of its stunning wine cellar. Its 7000+ bottle collection ranks among the best...

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Best of the Maldives: Dessert Menu – W Retreat

Published 16 February 12 1:37 PM | Maldives Complete

  Shocking as it may seem, not everyone wants chocolate for dessert . If you want as much variety in your flavours (and then even more variety in how those flavours are presented), then the restaurant Fish (which has a clever double pier design so...

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Best of the Maldives: Chocolate – Soneva Gili

Published 14 February 12 8:53 PM | Maldives Complete

  Happy Valentines Day! A meal out in a romantic venue. A box of chocolates. How about a meal of chocolate?? In paradise. Soneva Gili has an Underground Chocolate Cave .  A chocolate lair!   “Our unique underground wine cellar, showcasing...

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Best of the Maldives: Spontaneous Sweets – W Retreat

Published 6 January 12 5:34 PM | Maldives Complete

  Talk about ‘hitting the spot’. For those who don’t want to go far at all for their refreshment , then the W Retreat’s ‘Sweet Spots’ are the place for you. Dotted around the tiny resort are small unmanned stations where you can help yourself to...

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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: 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’...

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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...

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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: 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: Dining Times - Palm Beach

Published 7 December 11 5:21 PM | Maldives Complete

Also considering dubbing this distinction ‘Best for Grazing’. Lots of top resorts offer all sorts of custom services , but even there the meals are most often confined to specific serving times. When we are plotting our holiday days, we do...

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Best of the Maldives: Custom Breakfast – W Retreat

Published 6 December 11 6:47 PM | Maldives Complete

    The ultra-5-stars will do anything for you at the drop of a hat and W Retreat is certainly right up there with obsessive service. But usually, breakfast is a fairly self-service situation at most resorts with a smorgasbord of morning delights...

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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: Sizzling Food – Meeru

Published 29 November 11 5:50 PM | Maldives Complete

  If you’re looking for hot foods instead of hot drinks , then Meeru ’s Hot Rock Restaurant’s delicacies sizzle all the way to your table and then some… “Featuring seafood, steak, chicken or exotic game cooked at your table on volcanic “ hot rocks...

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Best of the Maldives: Ingredient Theme – Club Med Kani

Published 24 November 11 6:3 PM | Maldives Complete

Happy Thanksgiving Pilgrims! The spirit of the day is appreciation and gratitude (which must come relatively easy for anyone who finds themselves in the Maldives today), but the centrepiece of the American tradition is food. In particular, one main ingredient...

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Best of the Maldives: American Breakfasts - Kurumba

Published 8 November 11 3:4 AM | Maldives Complete

If you want something a bit more substantial than OJ to start your day, then there is not much more substantial than an ‘American’ breakfast. Yes, the ‘British fry up’ is a noble effort with its variety and grease content, but...

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