When we booked the tickets to Maldives, it felt like dream come true. When I was little, you just couldn't afford to go there because it was so expensive. Things has changed and the return tickets directly from Bratislava now cost us 320 EUR. That was the easy part though. Maldives is not just one place, it's more than 250 inhabited islands. How do you know where to go then?
Before 2010, you could only visit resort islands in Maldives. These are the places that we know from luxorious catalogues. Then local islands were allowed to open up guesthouses for tourists and this is a great chance to see how the locals really live here. We tried both in the end and it was a great decision. After all the research, what islands would we choose if we go again? I'd search for Fulhadhoo (real paradise), Dhigurah, Fehendhoo or Kelaa (quite far).
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We spent 2 weeks in Kuala Lumpur, as I was here on a business trip and had my wife with me too. It's great to get to know the city a bit better than if you just go somewhere for a vacation or you've got a stopover here between the two flights.
One thing you notice when you walk down the streets of Kuala Lumpur is the diversity. For a moment, you see tall skyscrapers, business areas, people in suits and you feel like in New York. Then you turn behind the corner and you're on a street market, with the smell of fresh food, old small buildings and you'd say you're in a small town in China or India. But then you arrive to the Petronas Towers which is a symbol of the city and they're really quite magical. We liked to just be around them and spend some time in the park behind the building. |