What to pack for Maldives holiday

from this article you will discover a very important tips about oacking for your holiday in maldives and also a useful information to keep in mind while packing

Many people get nervous when it comes to packing for Maldives, a tropical island nation in the Indian ocean consists of 1190 low-lying islands with highest point roughly about 6 feet from sea level. However all the islands are naturally protected by a fabulous marine fauna- rich reef which stretches around every island. Out of this about 100 islands are exclusively developed for tourist hideaways. Unlike city hotels there are no local grocery shops or big shopping malls in the resort island. This makes tourists to wonder what to pack.

Here are the few suggestions of “must pack” items apart from the light clothing, flip-flops and cosmetics. Though you get 30kg luggage allowance from international flights, please keep in mind you would be getting 25 kg (20 kg/luggage allowance and 5 kg for hand luggage) in sea plane incase if you are taking sea plane transfer to your resort.

Discover the Magnificent Canal du Midi

In the 17th Century, the Age of Enlightenment dawned. The Canal du Midi combined the philosophical values of the time, and it is as popular as ever today.

The Canal du Midi, the famous French waterway that meanders through the south west of the country is three centuries old. Winding its way from Toulouse to Étang de Thau, taking in 150 miles and several stretches of stunning countryside, the canal, built between 1666 and 1681 is a feat of engineering beauty and continues today to provide a waterway that links the Mediterranean and the Garonne River.

Of course, the canal was first designed and built for economic reasons. It played a huge role in the shipping trade and was important in transporting both wine and wheat across Europe. The precarious route that led around the Iberian Peninsula was best avoided and so the Canal du Midi was a safe alternative.

Although the canal was undoubtedly a significant player in the world of commerce in Europe, it is primarily remembered today as a magnificent construction and an engineering project that represented the birth of the modern age.

Best value travel destinations for 2016: From Montenegro to Egypt

I know exactly where I hope to go in 2016. I just don’t know exactly when. As in any year, the best value is to be found is in locations where the balance of supply and demand favours the traveller. You can expect lower prices, a warmer welcome and – at a time when more people are travelling than ever – a welcome absence of crowds. So, seek out destinations where there is excess capacity and a shortage of willing visitors.

For Tunisia and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the supply of flights from UK airlines is currently zero due to Foreign Office safety warnings. Five years after the Arab Spring began in Tunisia, the north African nation finds itself on the Foreign Office “no go” list – a decision applied in the wake of two massacres of tourists. In March, 21 people died in an attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis; in June, 38 tourists were gunned down on the beach at Sousse. The Foreign Office still says: “We do not believe the mitigation measures in place provide adequate protection for British tourists in Tunisia at the present time.” And the FO ban on UK airlines flying to the main Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh still stands, after the as-yet-unexplained loss of a Russian charter flight that crashed shortly after take-off for St Petersburg; 224 passengers and crew died.

Travel Cheap: Would You Share a Room With a Stranger?

Travelling has been becoming more and more affordable every year and this start-up with letting you take the travelling to a whole new level.

Winston Club is a members-only travel website set to launch early next year. Winston Club will offer travelers the opportunity to book a room in Seattle, Las Vegas, Portland, San Francisco or Los Angeles for half the price of the usual cost when paying for accommodation for one catch: you will share the room with someone most probably you've never met.

The site will connect you to strangers also looking for a room in the area where you will share the cost and the space of the hotel room.

The secrets to cheap travel in 2016 from a globetrotter on a budget

There’s nothing like a 4pm winter night to get you planning your big escape. But money pressures kick in, and before you know it, you’re working overtime and just signed the rental lease for another year.

So how can you break free of money pressures and travel abroad? We asked someone who knows exactly what it’s like to make the leap - Agness Walewinder, co-founder of the budget travel blog eTramping.

Until 2011, Agness was working a 9 to 5 life in Wolverhampton as a cafeteria supervisor. Her friend, fellow traveller and eTramping co-founder, Cez, was working in a nearby bank.

But then she gave it all up to set off for her first big trip to China. Since then, she’s travelled all over the world, including Bali, Dubai and Japan. We asked her how she’s done it:

How worried were you about spending all your money on travelling? 

Armenia – a top destination for first holiday of 2016: Lincolnshire Echo

As another year draws to a close, the Lincolnshire Echo looks at some top holiday destinations for 2016 and offers to visit Armenia, among others.

“Armenia is a Christian nation on Asia’s edge, where east and west collide, bordering Turkey, Georgia, Iran and Azerbaijan,” explains Kerry O’Neill, of Secret Compass, which organizes the Armenia: Fables, Myths and Legends expedition.

“This team expedition across the rugged ridge lines of its Southern Caucasus mountains was tough but not impossible, totally wild and ultimately very satisfying.