Athama Palace Male

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... I couldn't eat more than a few bites as my stomach was sensitive the whole time. Anyway, so our day ended there. DAY 5: The next day's main event was the dolphin trour. In the evening a boat took us far away from the island. The guides on the boat started to clap. For several minutes we couldn't see anything in the water. We were expecting to turn back but just when we were turning around the driver saw few dolphins far away so we went over there ...

... hidroviao, o primeiro voo em hidroviao das nossas vidas, e foi bastante agradavel pois voamos bastante baixo e podemos disfrutar de vistas espectaculares sobre as ilhas do Atol Male Norte. Helengeli e uma ilha pequena (algumas centenas de metros de comprimento por menos de 100 de largura) e bastante tranquila. Na ilha ha apenas 50 quartos para turistas, e ao chegarmos descobrimos que 90% deles eram suicos. A praia de areia branca e o mar azul criam uma paisagem ...

... of the world. Ali dropped me off on the main ave of Male and he went to go visit with his girlfriend. I got some good buys on good jeans. (You all know how cheap I am) Ali told me this good place to eat on the beach so I went and had dinner. It was a pizza place with a prized tuna pizza. For about $3.50 I got a pretty decent sized personal pizza with a coke. My paycheck could go much farther in Male than New York. the 2 grand to get here is a little expensive though. As for ...

... boat on top of the whale shark. I didn't see anything in the water and thought that this was just not my day... And then, from my left side I saw it 2 feet away!!! And I stopped breathing for a while. What a magnificent creature the Whale shark is. It was 5-6 metres long, slowly swimming along the surface. We got to follow it for quite a while before it dove deeper down to escape us. WOW, what a treat that was!

... worn by men in India (and I assume Sri Lanka). As they sailed away, I couldn't help but wonder what our conversations could have been if we could all sit around a table, a fire, etc. and communicate freely. How old were they? Will they fish their whole life? How many fish, and what type do they catch? Do they have kids? and so on. It may seem silly, but it is these kinds of moments that really enlighten my spirit, because no matter how different your worlds, travelling ...

... accommodation. See, Maldives is known as being one of most expensive locations in the world with $300/night hotels and never on backpacker circuit. So, his advice was so helpful and, when I met his wife and adorable 1 yr. old daughter, realised he was a super, super sweet guy as there was not "hitting on single traveler" involved! Yippy! Sincerity prevails. However, although bad timing, I must admit if I was scouting for a male model, I would visit the Maldives. Some of the ...

... to Maldives until the end of the project - timelines a little uncertain but potentially May 2007. I'm getting quite sad about leaving and I suppose that is made worse by the fact that Doug will be here for another 5 months. We finally had a submarine ride a couple of weeks ago. It was delayed by two days due to an extensive search that was underaken with the help of the submarine for someone lost at sea. Apparently there was a hit and run (involving boats of ...

... of hikes in the Gatineau Hills-outside our door. Last year at this time I was building a tree fort for the kids - finished off by Fred and Caitlin over Thanksgiving weekend. We will miss my most favourite time and holiday of the year as well as my father's birthday on Thanksgiving Monday. Melissa wants me to make pumpkin pie already - not sure if I can find pumpkin but I'll check. That's it for now. Take care of yourselves during this busy time of the year. xo Linda

... beach bungalow with an open air bathroom and our own stretch of the beach, we knew we were in for a fantastic 2 weeks. The first thing after dumping our bags was snorkelling. Diving in the warm and seeing the underwater life and coral was just out of this world. Every kind of tropical fish you could imagine. The house reef on Maayafushi was amazing, considering the coral bleaching in the Maldives and that the area was still recovering, the sights we saw will ...