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In the moring enjoyed a desert sarafi, which means a big SUV thrashing through the sand dunes until your stomach can take no more. It only just ended wel in my case, I am not well accustomed to theme park rides. Still nice to visit the desert.  Took the big bus (hop on, hop off)… Lees verder Day 16: Dubai city trip, Burj al Arab hotel visit

After one more morning with snorkling (Ilona started at 07.00 AM) and swimming it was time to leave Medhufusi. 2 Island hops with the Seaplanes were a final treat. From Male 1,5 hours to Colombo for a 1 hour wait in the plane then onto Dubai. Hotel Arabian courtyard is nice. [More photos here]  

After tabletennis and swimming sessions in the morning the afternoon was planned for the “Island hopping tour”. We visited the main inhabited island of Meemu atol. The island have 300 and 800 people living there. Maldives are 100% muslim and there are small mosques are on most islands. The locals are mostly fishermen or work… Lees verder Day 14: Island hopping

Today after a calm night we enjoyed the beautiful weather and surroundings, and headed of our private sea exit in search of sea turtles. Not found so far, they are supposed to be there but do not have a fixed spot. In the afternoon a waterskiing session was planned. It was lots of fun with… Lees verder Day 13: Enjoying Medhufusi and Waterskiing

After a good night sleep we woke up for breakfast. The food is seriously good here and the selection borders on ridiculus. The service is great and the water villa is top! In the morning we went with a small trip to a reef offshore and did 2 hours of snorkling, the coral and the… Lees verder Day 12: Snorkling, Surfing, Dolphins (lots!) and seriously good food

Woke up at 5.30 involuntarily, gobbled down the breakfast that was delivered to our door with the wake up call. We were brought by taxi to the harbour were we took the Dhoni to the airport. Checked in our luggage and were brought to the Maldivean Air Taxi. Seaplanes are the primary mode of transportation… Lees verder Day 11: Male to Medhufusi Island Resort

We have filled the unplanned morning with a visit to the Ghandi Museum. The museum is filled with photos, his work and some of his possesions, of which he of course didn’t have much. At 3.00 pm we were picked up to the Delhi airport. Air travel to Colombo, Srilanka (3 hours 25 minutes flight)… Lees verder Day 10: Delhi last day

Final full day in Delhi and back at our starting hotel Florence , a slightly odd name I think but the hotel is quite nice. Of course in a megatropolis like Delhi there is an endless stream of places to visit and we sure tried to cram as much as possible in this day: Jama… Lees verder Day 9: Delhi City tour

In the morning we took it slow (short pool swim and a great coffee at Costa(life saver)) only to be picking up to full tourist speed in the afternoon. On to the Sikandra Mausoleum for the great ruler Akbar, the prolific builder/ mongol emperor around Agra and Delhi. Next was the “Baby Taj” or the… Lees verder Day 8: Sikandra Mausoleum (Akbar) and “Baby Taj”

Today we visited the Taj Mahal in Agra. Its truly magnificient when entering through the gate and the Taj Mahal becomes visible, it’s no wonder it is listed on various lists of the 7 world wonders. From the Taj Mahal you can see (on the bank of the river) the Agra fort, which we travelled… Lees verder Day 7: Taj Mahal and Agra fort