I recently took a trip to the Maldives with my good friend, Dave.
An idyllic setting. Palm trees gently swaying in the breeze, pristine
white beaches, water an impossibly aquamarine colour. Well you
get the picture. Exactly like a postcard.
Just one little problem. We were surrounded at any one time, by dozens
of couples lovingly staring into each other's eyes and whispering
sweet nothings. At one point, we turned to each and said almost in
unison, 'Sheesh, do you feel SINGLE?'
One guidebook described it so aptly; they said that going to the
Maldives when you're single, is like being all alone on Valentines Day.
Indeed.
Aside from that, we simply had a lovely time, with none of the staring
and none of the whispering and sipping at just enough of the overpriced
happy hour cocktails to take the edge off.
Apparently the island for single people is still being built. Go figure.
And with the prediction that by the year 2020, the Maldives would have
disappeared because of the rising water levels, there isn't much time left
to go to the Maldives and not feel like a social outcast.
Right ho! Next destination please.
