Travelogue: The Maldives (part 1)
The sea plane that took me from Male Airport to Kuredu Island
Between May-June 2014, I spent 6 weeks in the Maldives. During my time there I blogged all about my adventures on a sister blog I created to pen down my travel adventures. It wasn't a big success, so after a lot of procrastinating, I finally decided to revive my original blog and so here is a re-blog of what I had typed up in real time back then along with,previously not included, pictures. I really had to resist the urge to make edits, so this is a no- edits to the content re-post. Once I have re-posted everything here, I will delete the other blog.
25th May, 2014
Titled: Las Maldivas
The Maldives if you look closely at
a map you will notice how the islands resemble a long necklace. Nearly all of
it is water and a very small % of it is land, which what you will also notice
whilst examining this map. Geographically the Republic of Maldives is made up
of 25 'atolls'; the word 'atoll' refers to a group of islands. Fun fact: There
are about 1190 islands in the Maldives.
So out of these 1190: you have 2
kinds: local islands inhabited by the people and resort islands which are also
inhabited by people but not necessarily native. The latter are for purely
commercial purposes. A third kind I want to add is an airport island. I find it
fascinating how the airport is an island on its own. So you have Male City and
Male airport. So once you get off your airplane (which if you are coming from
another country is the only way to get here, at-least the sensible one) you
take a ferry to the island of your choice. I am still learning the names of the
islands here, so more on that later.
Kuredu Island Resort is one island
that falls into the second category. And this, my compatriots is where my
life-long dream of travelling the world begins. Haha, no I am kidding that
journey began a while back. It is the first journey this blog will begin with.
This blog is not only an attempt to
record my travelling but also a way to work on my writing as it is something I
eventually intend to make a career out of. So treat this like a forum, leave me
a comment, feedback, query, appreciation. I look forward to contribution from
the other side of cyber space as well.
I will end this post with some
advice for you, list..no read carefully if you are also one of the people who
wants to travel the world (same boat scenes):start travelling now. Regardless
of your age because once you start instead of dreaming and planning,it will all
happen much faster than you sitting down and making circles on the calendar.
Especially if you are a student, make the most of every little opportunity
because as a student it is possible to travel super cheap.In today's day and
age you can travel (find food and shelter) in exchange for work, which is kind
of what I am doing. However if not internship you could also register for
volunteer programs. Okay nuf said.
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