http://maldivescomplete.com/blogs/maldivescomplete/archive/tags/best+of/Soneva+Gili/Events/default.aspxTags: best of, Soneva Gili, EventsCommunityServer 2008.5 (Build: 30912.2823)http://maldivescomplete.com/blogs/maldivescomplete/archive/2010/09/14/best-of-the-maldives-literary-event-soneva-gili.aspxTue, 14 Sep 2010 07:06:00 GMTe914d764-9751-423e-9063-3cf0ed63ff9a:12098Maldives Complete2http://maldivescomplete.com/blogs/maldivescomplete/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=12098http://maldivescomplete.com/blogs/maldivescomplete/archive/2010/09/14/best-of-the-maldives-literary-event-soneva-gili.aspx#comments<p><a href="http://maldivescomplete.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/maldivescomplete/WyeRiver_5F00_15255E64.jpg"><img height="297" width="385" src="http://maldivescomplete.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/maldivescomplete/WyeRiver_5F00_thumb_5F00_4493CD30.jpg" alt="Wye River" border="0" title="Wye River" style="display:inline;border-width:0px;" /></a>&nbsp; <br /><i><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;">(The Wye River in Gloucestershire...like the Maldives an idyllic spot for some outdoor water activity as well as a literary festival)</span></i></p> <p><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;">Also winner of the small world connection is </span><a href="http://www.sixsenses.com/About-Six-Senses/press-releases/Soneva-Gili-to-Sponsor-Hay-Festival-Maldives-October-2010.doc"><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;">Soneva Gili&rsquo;s sponsorship</span></a><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;"> of the &lsquo;</span><a href="http://www.hayfestival.com/maldives/en-about.aspx?skinid=21&amp;currencysetting=GBP&amp;localesetting=en-GB&amp;resetfilters=true"><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;">Hay Festival Maldives&rsquo;</span></a><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;">. The Hay Festival started as a small literary event in the English idyllic village of </span><a href="http://www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;">Hay-on-Wye</span></a><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;">. The &lsquo;on-Wye&rsquo; bit of course being the Wye River which happens to be our family&rsquo;s annual canoeing destination courtesy of friend, former colleague and master canoeist Gareth Hall. I was at first surprised to read a connection between this rather esoteric and remote Gloucestershire event and the Maldivian top flight resort, but I guess the </span><a href="http://www.hayfestival.com/portal/index.aspx?skinid=1&amp;localesetting=en-GB"><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;">Hay Festival</span></a><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;"> has grown into a truly international phenomenon with satellite events around the world...</span></p> <p><i><span style="font-family:Tunga;color:#0000a0;font-size:small;">&ldquo;Soneva Gili is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the inaugural Maldivian offshoot of the internationally renowned Hay-on-Wye literary festival which is taking place in the Maldives from the 14th to 17th October 2010. The Hay Festival Maldives will celebrate 2,000 years of Maldivian island culture and provide a platform for focusing international attention on the challenges faced by the archipelago due to climate change, bringing together international and local artists from the fields of literature, art, science, music, poetry and comedy.&rdquo;</span></i></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://maldivescomplete.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12098" width="1" height="1">best ofSoneva GiliEventsactivity