Saturday, March 05, 2011
Maldives Live
We cannot forget the famous saying which goes like: All work and no play make jack a dull boy. Hence the contemporary style has changed a lot. A vacation has become must for all. Some prefers the sea, some forest, some mountains. Recently it has been seen that sea is attracting the mass a lot. Further, when we think of sea, we imagine the deep blue ocean along with silicon beach and, of course, to add to the topping is the delicious and soft sea food.
To get all of these together, Maldives is the best choice. Maldives is very popular among tourists too. There are different reasons for the cluster of islands to be the favorite spot of tourists. The pristine and the sandy beaches located in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean attract all. Divers as well as leisure travelers find Maldives the ideal place to enjoy the sun, water and landscape together. The growing nature of the hotels along with their branches at the beaches proves that Maldives is the place to be in for any holiday.
Every beach in Maldives is fascinating and there are a lot of beaches. Hence a traveler may choose to enjoy on a beach in Maldives as per his own choice and convenience. Water sports are another fascination that is on a rise in Maldives. Tourists demand it; Maldives' benevolent waters provide it elegantly.
Maldives, also known as the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean. Located in the South of the Indian Lakshadweep Island, the inhabitants of this land were Buddhist. The people, their beliefs, their customs are very unique and tourists are always interested in acquiring every bit of information.
The food at Maldives is as cosmopolitan as the land. The special kind of food is also one of the reasons for tourist to visit Maldives. The main ingredients of the food at this place are coconut, fish and starchy items. Skipjack Tuna in dried form or fresh is the all-time favorite. Few other fishes which are in demand are little tuna or ‘latti’, yellow fin tuna or ‘kanneli’, frigate tuna or ‘raagondi’, bigeye scad or ‘mushimas’, wahoo or kuruma and Mahi-mahi or fiyala. These fishes are consumed in boiled or processed form. Starches like rice, flour, tubers like taro or ala, sweet potato or ‘kattala’ or tapioca or ‘dandialuvi’ as well as fruits like breadfruit or ‘bambukeyo’ or screwpine or ‘kashikeyo’ are consumed by tourists too.
The weather in Maldives changes from time to time since it is situated by the equator and has monsoonal weather. Maldives have two seasons mainly, wet season (southwest monsoon) and dry season (northeast monsoon). However, as the place is situated by the sea, the climate is usually moderate and people can visit the place throughout the year. Some of the main tourist attractions in Maldives are Baa Atoll, Coral reefs, beaches, Grad Friday Mosque, Fuamulaku, Kudahuvadhoo.
Marco Polo referred to Maldives as the 'Flower of the Indies' and it, rightly, is attracting tourist from all over the world.
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