Wow what a dramatic difference between Pakistan and Maldives. One extreme to the next can you say? About as extreme as my move from rainy london to desert sun Arizona and then to freezing Milwaukee, anyways, delays were the name of the game as we were so desperately trying to actually get here! As stated earlier we were delayed more then 12 hours out of Lahore which meant that we were going to miss our connection in Abu Dhabi. We were geared up for this already and knew that we would sadly have to spend the night in the airport and get to Maldives the next day. Much to our surprise upon arrival into Abu Dhabi we stood in a long queue of angry passengers with missed connections and we eventual got our boarding pass for the flight the following day to male. What we didn't know is we got a free hotel night stay and meals covered for the night! Yes! That meant we could actually sleep in a bed and take a very longed upon standing up HOT shower! Couldn't wait. And what's better, the hotel had shisha! I took it upon myself to do this and relax and realize that I love the Middle East! I cannot wait to travel more of it!
The next day we were yet again delayed which then meant we would miss our sea plane transfer to the Hilton Conrad hotel!!! Omg is this really happening? Luckily we were able to get booked on a domestic flight from male to this other near by island in the Maldives and then take a boat ride. But what we didn't know is that we had to wait another 3 hours for the domestic flight! Ahh. Well needles to say we eventually arrived on the island and in our hotel room around 1am local time.
We were given a free bottle of champagne to celebrate our gold status and chocolates! How awesome! The room was amazing. The shower the bathtub is literally out under the stars. It's so warm here you can literally take a cold shower outside and it's ok! Our beach villa overlooks the beach which has the clearest water ever!
I'm loving my experience so far in Maldives as I approach night 2. We have 4 free nights here at this Hilton property. Nights cost almost 2,500$ a night at this property and that is the lowest! Wow! Love points!
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