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Best of the Maldives: Dress Trashing – Iru Fushi
Published 27 February 13 11:4 AM | Maldives Complete
    If you prefer to apply your camera creativity to staging something on that elusive boundary between above and below water, then you might want to turn to Tania Sorokina for some help. Tania is the resident photographer at Iru Fushi who has...
Best of the Maldives: Ice Cream Carts – LUX* Maldives
Published 16 February 13 6:12 PM | Maldives Complete
  For kids, there is no song so sweet, no sound so pure, no music so adrenalin stimulating as that of the chimes of the ice cream man coming down the street. LUX* Maldives treats all the kids at heart visiting their island with the hot weather joys...
Best of the Maldives: Security Trike – LUX* Maldives
Published 25 January 13 7:1 PM | Maldives Complete
  For land-based security , LUX* Maldives features a electric motorised security ‘trike’ to help security respond promptly to guest requirements on the big island. Great way to provide mobility and prompt response while maximising the quiet and minimising...
Best of the Maldives: Eco-Penalty – Vilamendhoo
Published 24 January 13 9:14 PM | Maldives Complete
  This distinction could be a ‘Least of the Maldives’…’Least Tolerant of Eco-Abuse’. From making the most of broken coral (nature breaks enough with storms and other normal underwater goings on, thank you) to and island that is looking to make the...
Best of the Maldives: Wedding Coach – LUX* Maldives
Published 14 January 13 4:59 AM | Maldives Complete
Most couples coming to the Maldives have a different sort of ‘ elegant reception’ on their minds either having just arrived from one at their wedding or planning a special one at the Maldives. Some people like to have everything done for them...
Best of the Maldives: Photo Shack – LUX* Maldives
Published 2 January 13 5:57 PM | Maldives Complete
You don’t have to be a pro to set, shoot and share this Kodak beauty spot at LUX* Maldives . They have installed a ‘Photo Shack’ which is completely automated (and free of charge) if you prefer a more multimedia greeting . Set at a picturesque...
Best of the Maldives: Phone Home – LUX* Maldives
Published 1 January 13 3:36 PM | Maldives Complete
  If there is one day that you phone home it is typically New Year’s Day to wish your loved ones a Happy 2013. Last night, we had trouble getting our text messages to send because even the text traffic was jammed with well wishes. For everyone sequestered...
Best of the Maldives: Polyglots – Kanuhura
Published 24 October 12 12:45 PM | Maldives Complete
Happy Anniversary United Nations! Mind you, being Secretary General of all the countries of the world still comes in behind being a Gangham Style rapper ! The latest Gangham Style tribute was on last night’s US hit television show ‘ Dancing...
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Best of the Maldives: Digital Breakfast – Lily Beach
Published 23 October 12 3:20 PM | Maldives Complete
As Apple announced today, sometimes you just need a little iPad. Even sequested on an exotic ‘no shoes, no news’ island. Some people do miss their daily news tidbits, sports scores, and Facebook cat pictures over coffee in the morning. Lily...
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Best of the Maldives: Bedroom a la Carte – Gili Lankanfushi
Published 13 October 12 2:51 PM | Maldives Complete
Coverings can be just as a creative at night as they as in the daytime , just as flexible inside as they are out. Gili Lankanfushi provides a complete a la carte service for your comfy bed coverings (see above) with a range of room accompaniments. I think...
Best of the Maldives: Photographer – Iru Fushi
Published 28 September 12 3:33 AM | Maldives Complete
    Cascades are a classic ‘Kodak moment’, but frankly everywhere you turn in the Maldives is postcard-perfect scenery. Lori’s Christmas gift to me last year was Canon SLR camera primarily to get better pictures on my Maldives visits. While...
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Best of the Maldives: Repeater Occupancy – Mirihi
Published 5 September 12 3:49 AM | Maldives Complete
How do you measure paradise? Kurumba’s business facilities remind me of my time at Microsoft in such rooms where we spent countless hours pouring over the numbers and scorecards. From the business perspective of a resort, a key metric has to be...
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Best of the Maldives: Job Title – W Retreat
Published 12 July 12 5:35 PM | Maldives Complete
Best job ever. Well, at least the best job title. “W Insider” is the title for W Retreat’s service special agent whose mission is to target the very best experiences tailored to each guest. To some extent, it is a fancy name for a ‘Concierge’...
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Best of the Maldives: Adults Only – Komandoo
Published 30 June 12 8:45 PM | Maldives Complete
    For some, the appeal of the Maldives is its idyllic tranquillity and the idea of squealing kids running around cuts right through the heart of their paradise fantasy. For those, Komandoo now offers the Maldives’ first ‘adults only’ resort...
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Best of the Maldives: Honeymoon Registry - Anantara
Published 23 April 12 11:52 AM | Maldives Complete
    Tis indeed the season for taking the plunge . The nuptial plunge. Bridal magazines are cascading off the newsagent shelves, harried betrothed are scrambling for church bookings, and couples are getting vase.into their charming first rows...
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