HONEYMOON IN THE MALDIVES – nothing to do but rel... 26 August 2009 in Honeymoon, Maldives, Uncategorized

During our entire stay, we spent almost every waking moment outdoors and/or in the water. D’you know what’s weird? I’ve never actually liked the ocean. I don’t hate it or anything, I’m just not a huge fan of it. Too windy, too many waves,...
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HONEYMOON IN THE MALDIVES – video of water villa... 25 August 2009 in Honeymoon, Maldives, Uncategorized, Wedding

My video of Shangri-La’s water villa, with me rambling away (link for China visitors)
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HONEYMOON IN THE MALDIVES – the water villa in Honeymoon, Maldives, Uncategorized, Wedding

After our refreshing welcome drinks, we were escorted to our water villa by buggy and given a run-down of how everything works (lots of automation and electronics!). The villa was massive, at 166sqm (!!!!). I think it’s actually bigger than our apartment back in...
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HONEYMOON IN THE MALDIVES – the speedboat there... 24 August 2009 in Honeymoon, Maldives, Uncategorized, Wedding

Maldives is the lowest country in the world, at an average of only 1.5m elevation above sea level. Yet, the island we’re on is the LARGEST as well as OLDEST island of the 1,192 islands, measuring 3km long (I know, doesn’t seem big at...
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HONEYMOON IN THE MALDIVES – getting there…... 23 August 2009 in Honeymoon, Maldives, Uncategorized, Wedding

We arrived in the Maldives late in the evening, and stayed over in the hotel on Male island, right next to the airport. It was just an overnight stay, since the next morning we would catch a domestic flight over and actually start our...
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