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Travel notes, island life and little adventures from across the Maldives.
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Where the boardwalk meets the beach
A simple wooden path, a palm-covered island and the softest sand.
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The island we couldn’t stop photographing
A rocky green island rising out of the clearest water we’ve ever seen.
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Walking the long jetty at sunrise
Early mornings are quiet, cool and full of tiny fish in the shallows.
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Seaplane day to the outer atolls
Flying low over the reefs is the best welcome the Maldives can give.
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Island hopping by speedboat
Three islands in one day: a local market, a reef stop and a long lunch.
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A sandbank all to ourselves
A tiny strip of white sand, a picnic basket and nothing but turquoise around us.