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Best of the Maldives: No Shoes Commute – LUX* Maldives

Published 8 February 13 11:27 AM | Maldives Complete

    At LUX* Maldives , the streets are paved with silky sand. Not just the pathways, but the major intra-island thoroughfares…across the ocean. During low tide, one of the longest sandbanks in the Maldives connects LUX* to the neighbouring local...

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Lightest Place on Earth

Published 7 October 12 7:40 PM | Maldives Complete

    Here is a post with a little less gravity. Literally. (thanks Adrian ). All Maldives aficionados know that there is something special about the Maldives. Something unique about its landscape and topology that is simply not found anywhere...

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Best of the Maldives: Produce Garden – Adaaran Hudhuranfushi

Published 22 March 11 2:18 AM | Maldives Complete

  Happy Vernal Equinox! The official arrival of spring is a milestone to start working on that garden. And if you are into gardening, then the resort with the ‘biggest’ appeal would be Adaaran Hudhuranfushi . Hudhuranfushi has the largest produce...

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Best of the Maldives: Ornamental Garden – Adaaran Vadoo

Published 20 November 10 5:18 AM | Maldives Complete

Everyone talks about the Maldive seascape, but despite lacking in size, the Maldive landscapes are often just as striking in their colour and beauty. Most resorts work hard to bring out the very best with primping and fussing over bougainvillea, hibiscus...

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Best of the Maldives: Closest House Reef – Vilamendhoo

Published 8 May 10 1:44 PM | Maldives Complete

(Vilamendhoo Reef photo by Atoll Photography ) I have written on the ‘ best’ house reef and the ‘ deepest drop off’ house reef’, but one of the most prominent questions about house reefs is which is the ‘closest’. Given the Maldives atoll topology, often...

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Best of the Maldives: House Reef – Kandoludhoo

Published 15 August 9 12:26 PM | Maldives Complete

           One of the very first and most common questions to ask of any ‘ Maldives Best Of’ selection is what is the ‘Best House Reef’. Maldives is easily one of the world’s top dive areas up there with the...

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Best of the Maldives: Dive Book – Tim Godfrey’s ‘Dive Maldives’

Published 12 March 9 10:29 PM | Maldives Complete

Amazon has over 50 books on the Maldives in its catalogue, but the very best is Tim Godfrey’s ‘ Dive Maldives’ . Comprehensive, clear with very useful dive maps and charts (examples of which are featured in MaldivesComplete’s ‘ Profile’ area) along with...

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Atoll Terms

Published 29 January 9 12:51 PM | Maldives Complete

Tim Godfrey’s ‘ Dive Maldives’ is really the definitive work on these islands. It is focused on diving, but also has excellent general history, geography and background. The islands may look like plots of sand with a few palm trees,...

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