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Lonely Planet's Maldives is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Encounter hammerhead sharks on a dawn dive, find your perfect luxury beach resort or family-run guesthouse, and hop around by seaplane for a view of coral atolls, blue lagoons and tiny desert islands - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Maldives and begin your journey now!
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Maldives Society & Culture Complete Report
Need to know it all? Our all-inclusive culture report for Maldives will get up to speed on all aspects of culture in Maldives, including lifecycle, religion, women, superstitions & folklore, sports, holidays & festivals, and etiquette.
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Destination paradise : among the Jihadists in the Maldives
Western tourists are not always aware that the Maldives, a tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean, is a Muslim country, or that the Republic of Maldives is the non-Arab country with the world's highest number of foreign fighters per capita. Despite being considered a luxury tourist destination, the Maldives is in fact one of the most over-populated countries, devastated by poverty, social segregation, heroin, and criminality. Tourists living in one tiny bright enclave, the people in the vast darkness. All the wealth coming from tourism is concentrated in the hands of a few businessmen who collude with the despotic government. The Maldives is a fertile breeding ground for ISIS, which enlists more of its foreign fighters per capita from there than anywhere else. Francesca Borri spent time with them, and with their families and friends, all of whom are drivers, waiters, cleaners in tourist resorts. And she let them speak. As she writes, \"While the rest of the world watched the Olympics, everyone here was watching the battle of Aleppo. And rooting for al-Qaeda.\"
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Leave no trace. Episode 9, Discover Maldives : Soneva Fushi
Showcasing the best of eco-adventure experiences across the globe, \"Leave No Trace\" is a contemporary travel series that sets out to show that just because a destination is luxurious, it doesn't mean that visiting it, cannot also be environmentally responsible. We'll discover sustainable ways to visit the Wonders of the World without leaving a significant footprint along the way. By using the basic principles that define EcoTourism which are minimal impact, sustainability and social responsibility – let's rate our travels around the planet to see if we can make a difference and \"Leave no Trace!\"
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Leave no trace. Episode 10, Discover Maldives : Soneva in Aqua
Showcasing the best of eco-adventure experiences across the globe, \"Leave No Trace\" is a contemporary travel series that sets out to show that just because a destination is luxurious, it doesn't mean that visiting it, cannot also be environmentally responsible. We'll discover sustainable ways to visit the Wonders of the World without leaving a significant footprint along the way. By using the basic principles that define EcoTourism which are minimal impact, sustainability and social responsibility – let's rate our travels around the planet to see if we can make a difference and \"Leave no Trace!\"
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Paradise Regained
Since the 2004 tsunami, developers have been pouring redevelopment money into the Maldives, betting on an Indian Ocean comeback. Older hotels are getting makeovers, and new ones are taking opulence to new heights. But with so many thatched, over-water bungalows, one finds it hard to make a choice. Here, Mitchell offers a rundown of what is new in a sea of choice.
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