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Maldives, Money Matters, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

The Maldives budget travel guide

The Maldives is stunningly beautiful and expensive. But with proper planning and pre-travel research, you can enjoy this paradise destination […]

October 26, 2025 By maverickbird
Asia, Maldives, Outside India

A slice of local Maldives life

The next morning dawned bright and sunny. The sky was impossibly blue and the fragrant island air returned. My date […]

July 4, 2018
Asia, Maldives, Outside India

The local lesser known charm of the offbeat Maldives

It rained heavily the next day forcing me to cancel all my plans. Being holed up in my room, doing […]

July 3, 2018
Asia, Maldives, Outside India

Maldives Homestay Experience

As romantic as the open air boat ride in the middle of the Indian Ocean sounds, in reality, it gets […]

July 1, 2018
Asia, Maldives, Outside India

Male deja vu

Due to some bad planning from my end, I had to wait in Male for two days before availing the […]

June 26, 2018

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