I have just got back from a beautiful holiday to Kuredu Island in the Maldives. It’s safe to say my holiday blues are pretty bad, the city in the summer can be good and all that, but seriously you cannot beat this view.
I’ve been lucky enough to visit this stunning place three times. All of which have been the most relaxing, incredible holidays I have ever had. The sand is white, the sea is turquoise and the sky is bright blue.
All of these attributes have lead to a very annoying outcome. I am now a big fat holiday snob.
Reasons being;
1. Where else can you get a seaplane to your resort? The views are incredible and the whole experience is so exciting.
2. As soon as your feet touch that island, you are made to feel like pure royalty. You are greeted with friendly smiles, a fruity drink and the sun on your face. And not forgetting a cold, lemon scented towel, I love it when they do that!
3. Nothing is ever too much. The staff on these islands work a stupid amount of hours every day, 7 days a week, yet they can never do enough for you. Plus they are incredibly cute, you’re guaranteed to want to take one member of staff home with you. (Mine being Gary the room boy)
4. THE FOOD. Oh my god the food. I came back around 10lbs heavier after this holiday. You will eat like kings every day! I have never seen a buffet like it, the food is full of flavour and the meat is cooked to perfection. You can eat at a top London restaurant yet I guarantee you would not receive the quality and service that some of these islands provide.
5. Everyone likes to feel safe on holiday. Whether it is safe to leave your hotel at night or safe to leave your Ray-Bans on your sun bed whilst going in the sea. I have never been to a place where I feel so comfortable leaving my belongings laying around and strolling around by myself.
6. The heat. I personally find the Maldives to be a lovely heat, not that awful, sticky heat that you cannot lay in for longer than 10 minutes. Plus if you get the right part of the island you will have a cooling breeze all day long. If you have the kind of skin that tans easily you are sure to get an incredible colour on this holiday.
7. The views and sunsets. The sunsets at the Maldives are absolutely stunning. My favourite part of my holidays here are sitting outside the villa around 7pm, the sun is going down and all you can hear is the sound of the waves crashing, I experience a whole different meaning of relaxation.
8. The snorkelling! I love snorkelling when I go away and I found snorkelling at the The Sun Island resort to be some of the best snorkelling experiences I have ever had. You can see reef sharks, sting rays, turtles and all other types of jazzy underwater creatures. What’s even better is the sea is usually pretty calm!
9. I spent the whole 10 days at Kuredu island bare foot. Where else can you do that? It really was amazing. Even when you go to dinner, you go bare feet. It was heaven, I didn’t realise how much I enjoy not wearing shoes! Obviously if you want to wear shoes then go ahead – but you will soon realise that it’s actually pretty refreshing not having to.
10. It really is all inclusive! You get such amazing value for money; you can pretty much get most of the cocktails you want. The alcohol is good out there too, not like when you go away and they use cheap, nasty vodka and Rum that will make your eyes water. You can have a candlit dinner on the beach with fresh lobster, the whole shebang!
11. To say I was relaxed was an understatement. As relaxing is the thing you mainly do on this holiday I would say I took full advantage. It literally got to the point where reaching for my book seemed like a massive effort. This really is the perfect place to completely recharge your batteries and enjoy utter relaxation.
I feel if you are someone who enjoys wandering around and exploring then this holiday wouldn’t be for you. I recently went on a city break to Rome so I enjoyed having a resort holiday where I could enjoy the sheer bliss of doing absolutely nothing for 10 days.
My next adventure has to be Thailand! I went on a family holiday to Phuket when I was around 12 so I didn’t fully get the chance to explore and really see the country. If you have any tips on where to go or what to do I would love to know!
My next blog is going to be on my favourite current MAC Lippies!
See you soon! xo
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