This week’s Mihaaru travelogue takes us backwards and forwards, looking at the history we have (and haven’t) seen, and hoping current trends towards heritage continue. When we first looked around Thinadhoo, I wasn’t surprised to see plans for the island’s […]
We’ve just left the capital island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Thinadhoo, after having spent five days there (staying in the house used in the Fathis Handhuvaru film, which should mean something to fans of Dhivehi cinema). Thinadhoo is by far the […]
After five days in the atoll capital, we caught a couple of launches, and one top-heavy motorbike, to the airport island of Kaadedhdhoo and then onto Madaveli. What with the short distance and regular ferries, this one wasn’t a tough […]
We left behind the quiet island of Dhevvadhoo on Saturday, and with it the last we’ll see of the Gaafu Alif group for a while…unless we left a charger or something (always the way, isn’t it?). Only just found time […]
We left Gaafu Alif Dhevvadhoo at 9am this morning, heading west into Gaafu Dhaalu. The captain didn’t make an announcement or anything, but we’re pretty sure we saw the ocean change colour slightly on the border. Soon we slid past […]
