Going to the Great Barrier Reef on Big Mama Sailing After a year on the road, my house and garden need a lot of love. Last Friday I skipped the domestic chores, put the “Gone Sailing” sign up and…
Eriyadu Island Resort stands for affordable, laid-back Maldives
It’s a 50 minute speedboat ride to the tiny, oval-shaped island of Eriyadu which sits alone, just behind the outside rim of the North Male’ atoll. The day I visit, it’s school holidays and the speedboat is packed with locals.…
Why Villingili island is the perfect alternative to Male’
Stepping off the ferry on Villingili island at the end of my working day, feels like stepping into a postcard of what the congested Maldivian capital of Male’ once was. Villingili island, or Vilimale’ as it is officially known, is…
