Another update today… While this is not technically our last stop in Laamu, cos they haven’t built an airport on Maamendhoo yet, after this island we’ll just be repeating ourselves (repeating ourselves). After a few fascinating hours in Hithadhoo we […]
We left Kunahandhoo a little later than planned this morning, missing the ferry to finish gathering info for another story. But, there’s always a plan B out here – especially when the next island is only a few hundred metres […]
Having stopped at the Kunahandhoo jetty a couple of days ago, just long enough to watch people packing palm thatch into a cargo dhoni (see our last story), we returned from Maavah this morning for a proper visit. No ferries […]
So, we left Fonadhoo this afternoon on the ferry over to the western islands of Laamu. The boat weaved past Olhuveli (Six Senses), stopping at Maamendhoo, Hithadhoo and Kunahandhoo (see you all later) before the captain aimed the bow across […]
This morning’s departure from Mundoo was one of the more interesting we’ve had, and we’ve now made it back to Gan before we start our loop of western Laamu in a few days. We got up early(ish) to have a […]
In less time than it takes to walk from our Maabaidhoo HQ to the ferry (the bags feel a little heavy at 7am*) we’d already arrived in Mundoo. Mundoo is the smallest island in Laamu atoll, by population, with only […]
Another short ferry trip early this morning and we’re down to the next link in Laamu. Dhanbidhoo (and Hulhiyandhoo) was one of the most peaceful and friendly islands we’ve been to – soft streets, warms handshakes, and some cool stories. […]
We’re already well into Dhanbidhoo after two unforgettable days in Isdhoo. As with most islands in the Maldives, it’s not easy to find too much reliable information before you arrive. But we did know (thanks to Naseema’s island name dictionary) […]
