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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...

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Best of the Maldives: Deep Sea Fishing–Bandos

Published 9 November 11 10:55 AM | Maldives Complete

    Lots of resorts offer deep sea fishing as an excursion, but today Bandos has organised the first ever Maldives Catch & Release Game Fishing Tournament at the resort in conjunction with the non-profit association Maldives Game Fishing...

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Best of the Maldives: Water Event – Six Senses Laamu

Published 1 October 11 2:14 PM | Maldives Complete

  If there is one thing that defines the Maldives, it is water. The country seems primarily aquatic with dots of land for the convenience of the humans in the area. If anything, the Maldives have to contend with too much water especially in the climate...

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Sex on the Reef

Published 13 June 11 4:52 PM | Maldives Complete

Now that I have your attention! (you know, sometimes titles just write themselves…though ‘Polypamory’ was a really close runner-up). The Maldives is renowned for newly betrothed couples consummating their nuptials with a honeymoon celebration...

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Best of the Maldives: World Oceans Day – Kuramathi

Published 8 June 11 6:27 PM | Maldives Complete

  Happy World Oceans Day! The entire country of the Maldives is celebrating this event including several special activities in various resorts . But the resort that has pulled out the stops is Kuramathi . They are featuring a special complementary...

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Best of the Maldives: Reality TV – Handhufushi

Published 4 March 11 8:26 PM | Maldives Complete

  Talk about not wanting to get voted off an island! For the first time ever, the global hit TV show, ‘ Survivor’ , comes to the Maldives . The whole format is based on being stranded on a tropical island Robinson Crusoe style. The fun and games...

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Best of Maldives – Swag: Huvafenfushi

Published 28 February 11 5:46 PM | Maldives Complete

And the Oscar for the ‘ Best Swag Gift ...Ever’ goes to... Huvafenfushi . “ Four-night stay at the Huvafen Fushi luxury resort in the Indian Ocean from Premier Tours, featuring an underwater spa in the Maldives (for those tough weeks when a terrestrial...

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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: Equatorial Adventure – Alila Villas Hadaha

Published 11 November 10 12:41 PM | Maldives Complete

Small world. My other water-based pre-occupation (besides Maldives Complete) is coaching and supporting the sport of rowing in the UK for my local school, Sir William Borlase Grammar School , So it didn’t take many degrees of separation to hook...

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Best of the Maldives: French Beauty – Coco Palm Bodu Hithi / Dhuni Kolhu

Published 20 October 10 2:55 PM | Maldives Complete

Speaking of French beauty and fashion lately, if you are looking for a different sort of ‘natural beauty’ or ‘stunning scenery’, then Coco Palm Bodu Hithi and Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu is the place to go from 11-18th November when they are hosting the Miss...

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Best of the Maldives: Eco Conference – Soneva Fushi

Published 18 September 10 12:40 AM | Maldives Complete

While the focus of the Hay Festival Maldives event being sponsored by Soneva Fushi features a range of ecological issues, Soneva Fushi has gone one further by hosting an Eco Symposium ‘climate change debate’ featuring a range of premier environmental...

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Best of the Maldives: Promotion - Coco Palm Bodu Hithi

Published 9 February 10 2:3 PM | Maldives Complete

Many people think of a trip to the Maldives as a holiday *of* a lifetime, but now Coco Palm Bodu Hithi are offering a trip *for* a lifetime . “Would you like to win your holiday for a lifetime? Win a fabulous two week holiday on Coco Palm Bodu Hithi…...

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Best of the Maldives: 2010 Calendar – Soneva Gili and Soneva Fushi

Published 21 December 9 7:44 PM | Maldives Complete

Still looking for that last minute Christmas gift? Calendars for the new year are certainly popular and if Maldives is what you seek, then Soneva Gili and Soneva Fushi have hosted this year’s Kingfisher Swimsuit calendar . What strikes me about several...

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Best of the Maldives: 2010 Annular Eclipse – Huvafen Fushi

Published 17 November 9 6:17 AM | Maldives Complete

On 15 January 2010, an annular eclipse will be visible from a 300-km-wide track that traverses central Africa, the Indian Ocean and eastern Asia. Several resorts will be in the shadows path (follow the handy Google map plotting the course above), but...

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