Magnificent Maldives

The Maldives has been officially awarded a seat in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, receiving historic support from the UN General Assembly members. The seat was also highly endorsed by a group of international NGOs, with UN Watch and Freedom House reporting that out of fourteen candidate countries from all regions, only five, [...]

HaveeruOnline Beta – Maldives secures UN Human Rights Council membership.
The UN Human Rights Council could become a forum to discuss the environmental issues facing small ocean nations if the Maldives are able to secure a seat on the UN Human Rights Council in the upcoming May 14th election.

It was truly an amazing experience to dine 16 feet below sea level at Ithaa, the
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island’s undersea restaurant. The restaurant is designed to provide a 180° overhead view of the surrounding reef and marine life. Ithaa, which means pearl in Dhivehi, is the world’s first all-glass, undersea restaurant. We were served [...]

Not every visitor to the Maldives will have the opportunity to meet the Vice-President which is unfortunate because it is a very interesting experience. Dr. Mohamed Waheed is the first Maldivian to be elected to the position of Vice-President because before October of 2008 it was an appointed position. This is just the first of [...]

Last night we had the opportunity to take part in a night fishing excursion as guests of the resort owners. We left the dock at about 5:30pm so we could be over a carefully selected portion of the reef by sunset. We traveled in a traditional Maldivian fishing boat called a Dhoni.

The scenery was beautiful [...]

Relaxation is the name of the game. Today we stepped into the Sun Spa. The brochure claimed, ” from the moment you enter our Sun Spa sanctuary you will feel the peace and harmony emanating from within…” This claim was actually an understatement! The spa is an open air oasis with covered [...]

Here is a short promotional video provided by the Maldives Tourist Promotion Board (MTPB)

Miramichi (47°00′28″N 65°26′57″W) Halifax (44°52′51″N 63°30′31″W) 280 km
Halifax (44°52′51″N 63°30′31″W) Toronto (43°40′38″N 79°37′50″W) 1292 km
Toronto (43°40′38″N 79°37′50″W) Frankfurt (50°01′35″N 08°32′35″E) 6361 km
Frankfurt (50°01′35″N 08°32′35″E) Colombo (07°10′51″N 79°53′03″E) 8070 km
Colombo (07°10′51″N 79°53′03″E) Male (04°11′31″N 73°31′45″E) 778 km
Total: [...]