Category: Maldives
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Hulhumale: Last-Minute Exploration
I HAVE A FULL DAY before leaving the Maldives and half of it I spend exploring Male once more. I plan on exploring an island near the capital in the afternoon, and it gets down between Hulhumale and Villingili, both actually administratively part of Male. I eventually decide on Hulhumale, mainly because it’s much closer to…
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Biyadhoo: A Brief Encounter with Marine Creatures
ON MY SECOND DAY IN MAAFUSHI, I take a daytrip to Biyadhoo Island Resort, a short speedboat ride away. The resort is just one of the myriad choices of resort daytrips companies in Maafushi offer, but it is the cheapest (USD 48 gets you a whole day use of the resort’s beaches and a buffet…
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Maafushi: The Independent Traveler’s Maldives
I ARRIVE AT MAAFUSHI just a little past noon. I took a ferry from Male, then plied the turquoise waters of the Kaafu Atoll for about an hour, passing a couple of resort islands on the way. Just as soon as I alight the boat, I’m greeted by locals asking if I want to avail this…
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Male: The Maldivians’ Maldives
IT’S MY FIRST MORNING IN THE MALDIVES, but I’m not looking at cerulean waters nor at powder-fine sand. Sea breeze is blowing, sure, and I can hear the waves lapping at the shore, but instead of sauntering along a wooden plank surrounded by water bungalows, I’m walking on a cement platform surrounded by high-rises. I’m in…
The Tourist Gaze 