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) […]
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That went fast…both the trip to Isdhoo and the very short journey back down to Dhanbidhoo this afternoon. This time some friends smuggled us onto a launch – as Monday is not a ferry day – which was heading for […]
Some of our favourite stories on Two Thousand Isles are the ones we didn’t expect to write. The ones that just leap out at us when we’re not expecting it. This is definitely one of those. We were on a […]
Been a while since we got to post one of these updates, but after a brilliant couple of weeks in Fona-Gan-dhoo, we hit the ferry and headed up to Laamu Kalaidhoo/Isdhoo. Forget your speed launches and seaplanes, this is the […]
Bodu beru is perhaps the best known form of artistic expression in the Maldives. It’s normally one of the first things you see (or hear) when it comes to Dhivehi culture. But after six years here, Dan had still never […]
Well, here is the post you’ve all been waiting for. Yep, that’s right, we’ve built up the nerve and finally taken on the controversial issue of millet! It’s not everyday that we come across someone doing something we’ve not seen […]
Laamu Gan’s Bodu Fenganda is one of the first places you’ll be taken to when you visit the island, and it’s definitely a thought-provoking site. We’ve been a couple of times since we got here a week ago, though admittedly […]
Here are five of our favourite pictures from our first week in Laamu Gan & Fonadhoo (Kadhdhoo and Maandhoo). Full gallery with captions
One week into our Laamu trip and we’re learning that this is an atoll where the roads are long, the people say ‘kon heneh?’, and the riha comes with golha in it! We’ve mostly been shuttling up and down the […]
(Answer: they all start with ‘Laamu’). So, we’ve finally made it up to Laamu atoll for the next leg of the Two Thousand Isles trip. (Well, up to Male’ from Addu and back down…you know how the flights go). We […]
2k Journal: Chasing Coral Film (2017)
After watching the Netflix documentary ‘Chasing Coral’ this week, we felt we had to do a quick post to urge you all to do the same. Anyone who’s spent any time in the Maldives will have seen a lot of […]
A few people have been asking us what we’ve been up to recently, and we’re hoping to get back on the ‘road’ before the end of the year, but in the meantime, here’s a couple of updates on where the […]
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 […]
It’s not every day you get a surprise delivery from one of your inspirations…especially not down in the Suvadive!! Nils Finn Munch-Petersen has been kind enough to send us a copy of his 1980 publication on the Maldives, put […]
2k Journal: The Southern Heart of Maldives
Great to see this video, by Ahmed Shan, celebrating the sun, sea, and stories of Addu – our atoll home, and the southern heart of Maldives. Dan was happy to help with the film’s script, which also tied in with […]
Lot of sitting around to get this picture, but not a bad place to do it. The guys from the Muraka guest house, on Vaavu Keyodhoo, took us out to see the local wreck, you know – the one off […]
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 […]
This week we found ourselves on Baa’s tiny island of Fehendhoo – home of the Maldives’ most famous marooned mariner. Francois Pyrard and his shipmates spent a few tough weeks in ‘paradise’ on this island and Fulhadhoo, next door, in […]
Story number three in our guest house section is, fittingly, the recently-opened ‘Wave Sound’ by 3S in Addu’s Maradhoofeydhoo area. Though this one is close to home for us, it’s really like stepping into another world entirely – a mini-resort […]
After being advised to time our visit to Gaddhoo to coincide with their Eid al-fitr celebrations, we’ve been sitting on these pics for a few months. Looking for anything that seemed vaguely timely and along came Guy Fawkes night this […]
