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  • Working Hours
    by potka (Posted Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:39:05 GMT)Well the government related institutions work from 8am to 4pm and the private sector tends to be open until 5pm. Banks are usually open from Sunday to Thursday. But if you are in your own resort island none of this will matter anyway!Read Main Topic […]
  • Information at Male Airport
    by potka (Posted Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:38:24 GMT)The Maldives Tourism Promotion Board has a counter at the airport arrival terminal to provide information and assistance to tourists arriving in the country and provide a variety of brochures in different languages for guests. Yet if you book a resort in the Maldives it is very possible that they might be expect […]
  • Sizes
    by potka (Posted Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:37:16 GMT)The many liveaboard cruise boats registered and operating in the country vary in size from 3 cabin sailing boats to much larger ones and offer facilities and services ranging from modest to exclusive. If you check out this site: www.maldivesdivetravel.com you will surely find what you are looking for. Read Main […]
  • Male Hotel
    by potka (Posted Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:36:03 GMT)Yeah of course, the 117-room Holiday Inn in Male is an international class hotel equipped with the best facilities that any person might expect from such a great hotel. At 15 storey’s, Holiday Inn Male is the city’s newest and tallest hotel in the Maldives and in a 750-kilometre radius, commanding an unrivalled […]
  • sea plane
    by chinchulina (Posted Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:34:24 GMT)They sure are, and this is basically because the Maldives has one of the largest seaplane fleets in the world, like i said before. So they are very used to flying everyday all year round.Read Main Topic […]
  • working hours maldives
    what are the working hours like in the maldives?Asked By: shamushoon 09-03-2010Category: Business in MaldivesViews: 2 | Comments: 1 […]
  • liveaboard cruise ships maldives
    what are the sizes of the liveaboard cruise ships in the maldives?Asked By: shamushoon 09-03-2010Category: Maldives LiveaboardsViews: 3 | Comments: 1 […]
  • seaplanes maldives
    are the seaplanes in the maldives safe?Asked By: lostboyon 09-03-2010Category: Flights to MaldivesViews: 2 | Comments: 1 […]
  • information maldives
    when i arrive to the airport in the maldives is there an information booth?Asked By: lostboyon 09-03-2010Category: General QuestionsViews: 3 | Comments: 1 […]
  • international class hotel male maldives
    are there any international class hotels in the capital of male?Asked By: lostboyon 09-03-2010Category: Male MaldivesViews: 2 | Comments: 1 […]
                                   


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Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 09:02 PM
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Best Breakfast in the Maldives!

Breakfast à la Maldivienne is located near the Villingilli ferry terminal. The Breakfast à la Maldivienne stand out amongst the squeezed together teashops in this part of town.

Teashops like most hawker places are usually famous for one or two special dishes or drinks that go together so well its legendary. As the name suggests the Breakfast à la Maldivienne is fast becoming to be known as one of the best places that serves breakfast in the Maldives. The Breakfast à la Maldivienne hides within a canopy of leaves and is quite hard to locate if you are not farmiliar with the area or would not look hard enough.The Breakfast à la Maldivienne is particularly one with palm trees and adored with powder white sand. Once inside a surprisingly cherry red interior greets its customers even the tables and fans are red.

Breakfast à la Maldivienne at 9am is when the people get all piling. As we sat on out table outside under the shade of the palm trees, we see people fresh off start their mornings here.

We opt for a serving of flat bread with grated coconut called Huni roshi and Tuna and grated coconut called Mashuni. The service and the way the food arrives are your table is definitely noteworthy. One can sense that a system has been developed by a skilled manager of sorts. The Breakfast à la Maldivienne huni roshi is top notch and served hot of the pan. It was crispy and sweet just as it should be a delightful coconut dish. The mashuni however is perfect with all the ingredients fusing together to make an impression on your palate, that says this is the flavor of Maldivian cuisine and it is heavenly.

The way the dishes are prepared and served are very straightforward and no room for fancy cut outs.

I fancied the Kurumba which is coconut juice from young coconuts, served chilled with shavings of coconut meat that has the consistency of syrup. Perfect drink for a sunny day.

The small cafe is well served by the four highly efficient waiters wearing white shirts and black pants. Tip them well you’ll be surprised on how quickly they serve and clean up.

Now for some sweets and coffee. The waiter serves small portions of hedika which are sweets and different kinds of rice cakes. Alas the strong delightful aroma of the coffee is too much to resist. The Italian Lavazza coffee was very impressive and was frothy and full flavored.

It is no surprise and we now understand why people swarm for breakfast or more like brunch at the Breakfast à la Maldivienne and the other neighboring stalls. The food is just delightful and is a perfect way to start your day. I’m pretty sure I’ll be trying out the other teashops next time and see what surprises are in store.

Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 08:02 PM
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Great view! But what about the food?

The Farivalhu Restaurant is located within the cluster of establishments and buildings at the Central Hotel at Rahdhebai Magu.

The Farivalhu is nestled at the huge terrace of the hotel which is usually a function room for receptions and events. The smoking area, like it or not has the best view in the restaurant and it is where we have opted to be seated. The smoking area is elevated and is able to seat up to 18 people.

Upon attending at the Farivalhu’s menu we take our time sweeping our eyes through almost 300 entries involving Indian, Italian, Chinese and vegetarian cuisine. Eventually choices have been met and expectations were set.

First to arrive as usual are our drinks which were garnished in such a way to be really enticing. Unfortunately the taste did not match the garnishing, The mango juice for example was a sour watery paste that obviously meant not so fresh fruit.

The main course arrived fish steak in pepper sauce along with, chicken Parmesan and prawn macaroni in tomato sauce. The dishes ooze with mediocrity and disappointment, the french fries served with the fish steak were soggy and suggest that they have been reheated. A shred of lettuce and beetroot is ever so present as a garnish on all the dished, It is unclear but then maybe it is the symbol of the Farivalhu or who knows? Because even the green salad was not done right, the dressing was overpowering and poorly served. Then we altogether figured out and was not a wee bit surprised that the Parmesan chicken was overcooked because it was already chewy and gummy. Adding insult to culinary injury is the fish, which looked fresh but it was treacherous. It was in every way a travesty when you serve stale fish when the restaurant was a few minutes away from fresh fish. The pepper sauce was a nice revelation though but that’s about it, the sauce was the only thing noteworthy. The macaroni with prawns was served not with macaroni but with penne. I really think there was a monkey loose at the kitchen…because if not overcooked dished were undercooked it was like the restaurant was playing a practical joke. Even the coffee was burnt and bitter.

With all the disappointments we have consumed at the Farivalhu, Atleast we can point out the great staff who served great care and art. Disheartening as it may be the food at the Farivalhu put its great view and scenery to waste.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 @ 04:09 PM
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Trans Maldivian Airways Review

Trans Maldivian Airways provides quality and experienced air transport between the islands and atolls in the Maldives.

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Trans Maldivian Airways

Trans Maldivian Airways operates 17 Twin Otter Sea planes and several buses and baggage vehicles for land transfers. They have been operating in the Maldives since 1989 when they were also involved in helicopter transfer. TMA averages about 300,000 transfers a year from airports to the island resorts in all corners of the Maldives. Read More Details