Four years and one pandemic after first being drafted, the book of the blog is finally here, detailing the highs, lows and unbelievable inbetweens of almost a decade in Dhivehi Raajje.
Category Archives: Media
Here’s something to prove the not-nothing times of 2019: a story about our work so far, which is featured in the August/September edition of the DestinAsian magazine.
Some of the most interesting stories we’ve come across on our travels have involved Dhivehi Raajje dhatha, as anyone travelling on Hong Kong airlines this month will find out.
A friend this week told us that he’d just seen one of Dan’s stories on Himal Southasian, which seemed odd as the last story he wrote for them was almost two years ago, just before the publication was unfortunately forced […]
A really nice article on Two Thousand Isles’ origins, and a bit of an introduction to the project for an overseas audience. Omkar has done his time in Male’s mean streets but retains a strong interest in all things Maldives […]
It’s been kind of a grey week all over the Maldives it seems, so we’re really grateful to Lahu for bringing us some colour with this brilliant illustration for the Two Thousand Isles page. Lahu’s graphic design work has already […]
Our island skills still need a lot of work, particularly after having seen the talented people of Huvadhu plying their trades: In Huvadhu alone we met people making clothes, rope, knives, boats, hooks, mats, brooms, and – most importantly – […]
This weekend’s Mihaaru column looked at what one islander has learned from some others as Dan reflects on six weeks in Huvadhu’s fishing communities. For while many today may prefer the comfort of a shirt & tie or the comparative […]
