Nasandhura Palace Hotel Male

... out door shower which was unique. they have very clean sea and ofcourse crystal clear water. Me and my wife went for sonrkeling and swiming . the sea is warm and you sea beautiful and colourful corals.. as this is a four star property we undestand the que was little long during the dinner buffet. but they have varities with girll fish and menu for diffrent nationalities, and I recomend this reost for a class and holiday in Maldives.

... Kdyz uz jsme u toho jidla - veceri mame formou svedskeho stolu a cilene se vyhybame ryzi a cemukoli, co vypada nebo smrdi jako kari. :-) Jinak jsou tu vsichni moc mili, nikdo po nas nic nechce a hlavne tu nejsou kravska ani jina lejna. More je pruzracne a teple, plaz cista a bila, opravdovy raj. Absolvovali jsme take 3 potapecske vylety, ten prvni usel, ale nic zvlastniho, zato nas druhy ponor stal za to, prisly necekane proudy a bylo to opravdu vesele, nastesti ...

... your own and do nothing if you want. Went on a sunset cruise one night and saw loads of dolphins. Went snorkelling quite a few times, saw a ship wreck and a million cool fish! Also saw a huge sting ray which we quickly took a photo of and then swam the hell away from! Also saw a couple of ugly, spotty, huge eels, again which I swam very quickly away from! There were also about 4 huge turtles which look so happy and content ...

... a tropical island. The bathroom is semi-outdoors/semi-indoors. I know some guests don't like this because of the small geckos and insects, but I loved being able to shower outside. The bungalow is on the beach only 8 steps from the Indian ocean. I didn't even unpack before I hit the water... It felt great and I think that was when I realized that I was in fact in the Maldives and that I had 2 more weeks before having to return home.

... overwhelmed by the experience. I vowed then and there that if I ever went back to Meeru I would learn to dive properly.   Four years later I found myself back on the island. It had hardly changed from my first visit. The only addition was a new restaurant on a boat called the Hagern. True to my word I undertook the PADI Open Water course. I successfully completed this in the week that I was there. This ...

... we might have. At times been inching along at 1.2 knots under sail towards Oman, as we only have fuel for 750 miles - but we also have periods of 20 knot winds when we do 7 knots. Today we received this message from a NZ/British yacht 100 miles ahead of us: 'Hi Andy and Nicky, we were caught in a fishing net last night and had to wait 5 hours until they came to our rescue! A big fishing boat from Iran, They used unlit floating nets 7 miles long, we think for Tuna, and two ...

... little balcony. Still, $65??? Ugh. After checking in I call Andy and Nicky hoping the plan is still on .... (i.e. the plan to meet in Maldives!). Yep, they answer and we can meet the next day, today. I explored Male last night and found it to be a cute, bustling yet somehow island relaxed town of narrow cobblestone streets that are filled with people and mopeds. People are generally helpful during my many requests for directions as I need them regularly with the windy convoluted ...

... back an hour later. The staff started spraying the steps down into the water (where they cut up fish and such) and first off about 6 huge rays showed up. The sound of the hose on the steps was enough to send them over knowing there should be fish guts spewing into the sea. Once they figured the tide had come in enough the staff went to get a bucket of fish parts and threw some into the water. They also tied a fish portion to a heavy rope and threw that into ...

... on the porch. The kids wanted to go swimming to cool off. One thing about the non-resort islands is that people don't swim much and you have to be careful about where you go, not only watching for undertows but also for sewage that might be dumping into the sea. The chief (careful what you picture - a man in a long sleeved shirt and tie) hired a lorry and we were escorted in the back of the truck (will we ever be able to get them to wear seatbelts again) to a remote beach where the ...

... city) had in store for me. Nor am I sure that I can do it justice with a description. First lets say I pictured a small town, dirt roads, small shops etc. etc. What I got was a 2km by 1km island packed to the brim with a developing and quite lovely mini metropolis. I'm talking televised billboards, gelaterias, fancy surf shops, funky architecture, cobbled streets (all of them) and for some strange reason an absurdly high number of baby supply ...