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Maldives : Malé - November 2008
Country Code: Dial ++ 960 for Maldives

FROM THE AIRPORT

TABLE TALK

Cheap chic

Tea house
(Kuredu Island Resort, Lhaviyani Atoll. Tel. (0)6 620337)
Try local snacks which are called “short eats”. Local curries are served, but alcohol is not. www.kuredu.com

Mid-range magic

Organic Garden Restaurant
(Soneva Fushi Resort and Spa, Kunfunadhoo Island, Baa Atoll. Tel. (0)6 600304)
Enjoy meals made from fresh organic produce at this open-air restaurant. www.sixsenses.com/soneva-fushi

AFTER DARK

Cocktail hour

Equator Bar
(Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, South Malé Atoll. Tel. (0)6 642200)
This beach bar is the perfect spot for a sundowner. Try their margaritas, wines or cigars.

BODY & SOUL

Aquum Spa
(Baros Maldives, Baros Island. Tel. (0)6 642672)
This lovely garden spa is designed to pamper. Pick the Baros Bliss package – they’ll close the entire spa for just you and your partner. www.baros.com

HOT SPOTS

National Museum –This former palace of the Sultan houses ancient stone carvings, buddha heads, Maldivian lacquerware and weaponry. Sultan’s Park, Malé, tel (0)3 32225

INSIDER TIPS

Stay clean –The left hand is deemed unclean in the Maldives. Always use your right hand when giving payment and shaking hands.

DAY TRIPPING

Diving –Go for a dive in one of the Maldives’ many sites. The Addu atoll in the south off ers the best diving, but most resorts will offer diving excursions and equipment.

IN THE KNOW

The word “atoll” is derived from atollon in the Maldivian language of Dihevi. It’s a ring of coral reefs in the open sea that encloses a lagoon.

Compiled by Leah Monteiro

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