Life of the Mayers: Maldives: By Land

There was a window of opportunity for 4 days off, so OF COURSE our butts were on a plane and heading out of the country! This time came just in time to celebrate our NINE year wedding anniversary, so it was perfect, though I am not entirely sure how it has been 9 years already. The time has absolutely flown by, and I can honestly say that each year has been better than the previous.

I took more pictures on this trip than I have on trips 2-3 times as long, because it was such a picturesque trip...especially the underwater experience. I am splitting this post into two; giving you an image of our trip by land and another by sea.

We stayed on a small island (the Maldives is a nation of more than 1000 islands, not all of which are inhabited) with only a single resort called Vilamendahoo (you can check it out by clicking HERE). It was a beautiful place, remote and relaxed, and it didn't even matter that it rained periodically throughout the trip. Since it was our anniversary, we opted to splurge on the villa on stilts over the water (because, whose bucket list is this NOT on?!!?!?). It was worth it, having direct access to the water from our private deck, a personal patio with jacuzzi, and the view was breathtaking. The resort is beautiful and clean, the people are super nice and helpful, though there is a bit of "nickel and diming" with it, because "all inclusive" is definitely NOT all inclusive, as we expected and are use to from our time in the Caribbean. But once you know that, everything was wonderful!