Maldivian Pro Surfer Kuda Issey and his team of surfing instructors from Raalhu School held surfing lessons for beginner’s camp in Addu Atoll. The 5 day training program was concluded yesterday and a ceremony for presenting the certificates was held. The certificates were presented by Maldives Olympic Committee’s General Secretary Ahmed Marzooq (Marey). Four girls … Read more
By: Sarah Harvey Following on from my thoughts on guest houses and homestays in Maldives, I’m excited to tell you about my very local trip to the southernmost atoll of Maldives: Addu atoll, which is made up of a collection of islands both inhabited and uninhabited. The inhabited islands of the atoll together form what … Read more
Coconut is found in abundance all throughout the Maldives. The face of almost every island is decorated by the view of coconut palms standing above the lush vegetation. Maldives being in the tropics provides the perfect soil for coconut palms to grow. Coconut palm, which also grows wild, is the most commonly grown tree in … Read more
I’m on holiday in the Maldives with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Well, strictly speaking, the British royal couple are staying at a luxury resort in the north of the archipelago while I’m in the south, playing poker with a trio of Bangladeshi truck drivers. Maldives means “garland of islands” in Sanskrit and it’s … Read more
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