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Best of the Maldives: Nearest Local Island – Kandooma
Published 3 February 12 12:6 PM | Maldives Complete
    As for intimately close rocks , many islands are just a wade away from each other. Other resorts , companion resorts , deserted islands . But the closest island where Maldivian locals live and work is adjacent to Kandooma . The picture above...
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Best of the Maldives: Water Villa Neighbour – Fours Seasons Kuda Huraa / Chaaya Island Dhonveli
Published 31 December 11 8:23 AM | Maldives Complete
The other title for this post could be ‘Surf Buddies’. Some Maldives visitors like the utter remoteness of many of the islands. Feeling like you are on a solitary deserted island in the middle of nowhere. While I enjoy that desolate sensation...
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Best of the Maldives: Impatient Arrivals – Kurumba
Published 11 October 11 7:58 PM | Maldives Complete
    Red Bull all around then after Vettel’s World Championship win this weekend. If you are as impatient to get to your resort as Vettel is to get around the hairpin, then Kurumba is the place for you. They are the closest resort island to Male...
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Best of the Maldives: Southernmost – Shangri-La Vilingili
Published 6 June 11 5:28 PM | Maldives Complete
  This award could also be called the ‘Driest of the Wettest’. That is, the driest place to be (south) during the wettest period of the year (June). June is the wettest month of the year with an average of 12 inches of rain . Not to fret too much...
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Best of the Maldives: Closest to Airport - Hulhule
Published 23 November 10 1:51 PM | Maldives Complete
  One of the common questions on the Maldives Trip Advisor Forum is where to stay for a quick Male stop-over. If you are going for the sheer mathematics of convenience, then the closest hotel/resort to the Male airport is Hulhule . The picture above...
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Best of the Maldives: Closest Neighbours – Dhigu / Veli / Naladhu
Published 11 September 10 8:9 PM | Maldives Complete
  While Olhuveli and Fun Island might be a football pitch apart, if you want a little neighbourhood of tiny companion islands, then the Anantara resorts – Dhigu , Veli - and Naladhu . Each resort is just under 300 yards apart. So if you are apprehensive...
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Best of the Maldives: Closest Neighbour – Olhuveli / Fun Island
Published 4 September 10 1:39 PM | Maldives Complete
  The person who first introduced me to the Maldives is former colleague in Microsoft, Andy Lees . I still remember him recounting how he simply waded over to a neighbouring island on one of his visits. In one of my first blogs, I set out to find...
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Best of Maldives: Most Remote – Shangri-La Villingili
Published 13 August 10 10:39 AM | Maldives Complete
(photo reprinted with permission) Today’s superlative comes to us again courtesy of Maldives photographer extraordinaire Sakis Papadopoulos whose Dreaming of Maldives site shares tidbits often as colourful as his snaps. Last week, I caught this...
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