Category: Asia

Friday's Featured Food: Spicy Paneer, Naan and Lassi At The Famous Moti Mahal Restaurant in Male, The Maldives

Friday’s Featured Food: Spicy Paneer, Naan and Lassi At The Famous Moti Mahal Restaurant in Male, The Maldives🇲🇻

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I fell in love with the mix of Indian Paneer (mostly the spicy ones) and Indian Lassi (either mango or natural) when backpacking India away in 2016. I had never really eaten paneer nor drank Lassi before then (that I knew of). Since then, I often delved into Lassi and Paneer at any Indian restaurants. Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Spicy Paneer, Naan and Lassi At The Famous Moti Mahal Restaurant in Male, The Maldives🇲🇻[…]

Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: Top 10 Sights On Maafushi Island

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“Don’t believe the hype” – Everyone Sensible Who Ever Backpacked Maafushi. To be honest, I didn’t have any real plans, dreams, hopes or inspirations before I finally landed in The Maldives in July 2025, for the first time ever. And probably the last time, as I’m just not into repeats any more, unless they are Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: Top 10 Sights On Maafushi Island[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Maldivian Breakfast At Go Meal Restaurant, Male, The Maldives🇲🇻

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  When backpacking 🎒 in The Maldives, swankaday resorts often serve up textbook global buffets and the streets of Male have a wide range of Indian, Chinese and Italian restaurants. But I just needed to try something local and preferably an interesting fish or seafood dish. I mean The Maldives is world famous for ice Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Maldivian Breakfast At Go Meal Restaurant, Male, The Maldives🇲🇻[…]

Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Stay At Chao Guest House, Maafushi Island

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  In The Maldives, I ended up backpacking 4 islands. I could have done more in 4 days, which almost ran into Day 5, but this was enough for me, and enough of The Maldives, for this lifetime. The fourth and final island in my The Maldives tour was Maafushi. It promised so much yet Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Stay At Chao Guest House, Maafushi Island[…]

Spectacular sights in India you shouldn’t miss on your next trip

Backpacking In India: Hidden Heritage Walks Through Old City Bazaars in Delhi

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I spent some epic time backpacking in India in 2016. I started my trip in New Delhi, delving deep into local life there in the capital city. Markets and food are a huge part of life there so here is some cool information on Delhi’s Bazaars – and I mean a mix of Old and Read more about Backpacking In India: Hidden Heritage Walks Through Old City Bazaars in Delhi[…]

Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Bargain £10 Stay At Wind Stay Hostel, Male

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“You might prove them wrong” – Del Amitri. Forget all the preconceptions that Male and The Maldives is a haven for rich suitcasers, business capitalists and shrewd money bankers. I blew that into oblivion by spending less than £15 Northern Irish pounds (“UK” pounds) in my first 24 hours here!! (£10 hostel, £0.70 coffee, £0.80 Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives🇲🇻: My Bargain £10 Stay At Wind Stay Hostel, Male[…]

How to get Maldives Traveller Declaration

How To Get A The Maldives🇲🇻Traveller Declaration (Visa In Disguise) Before Flying (Or Sailing) In

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“Need permission to land” – Robbie Williams. Tourists visiting The Maldives DO NEED a visa, however the process does not involve countless embassy visits, stress, nor even excruciatingly annoying online form filling. All nationalities, yes ALL (with a recent exception denying Israel), are allowed a visa on arrival as long as you satisfy the requirements Read more about How To Get A The Maldives🇲🇻Traveller Declaration (Visa In Disguise) Before Flying (Or Sailing) In[…]

Backpacking In The Maldives💩: Top 11 Unexpected Aspects To Male, The Capital City

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“Rainy Summertime” – Noel Gallagher. Even before my trip to The Maldives in 2025, I had self monikered it the “Rainy Summertime Tour“, inspired by a lost Oasis track. One that Noel Gallagher wrote but never released. I had heard The Maldives were some kind of a “paradise”, this turned out to be excrement as Read more about Backpacking In The Maldives💩: Top 11 Unexpected Aspects To Male, The Capital City[…]

Rainy Summertime: My July 2025 Dream To New Islands

Rainy🌧☔💦Summertime☀︎🌞: My July 2025 Writing✍️🧑🏻‍💻Dream To 4 New Islands🏝️

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“Rainy Summertime” – Noel Gallagher. As the days, weeks, months and years go on, we start to run out of time in life and lose our ambitions and goals. I know that it won’t be possible for anyone to ever visit every country in the world that everyone recognises – I have counted 626 countries Read more about Rainy🌧☔💦Summertime☀︎🌞: My July 2025 Writing✍️🧑🏻‍💻Dream To 4 New Islands🏝️[…]

One Hit Wonders: The First 7 Countries I Went To ONCE And Never Returned To

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“An extraordinary guy can never have an ordinary day” – Noel Gallagher. During Christmas 2024 I finally hit the 230 mark of recognised countries I have backpacked through, the latest piece of that wacaday jigsaw fell on unassuming Central African Republic. Of those 230, some of those countries I have only been to once. But Read more about One Hit Wonders: The First 7 Countries I Went To ONCE And Never Returned To[…]