BloG nya Neng Shanty

HI ShantyAddicts..

I really2 have 2 share this trip w u all coz when I saw this place..I couldn't think of anything else 2 say but 1 word : P A R A D I S E !!

I always wanted 2 go 2 Maldives sejak gw liat n baca soal Maldives in travel magazines..it looks sooo beautiful..! So when I finally get to go,I'm over the moon! I was sooo excited I couldn't sleep d bight b4 we leave Jakarta :)

So we go with SQ dr jak ke Spore.transit 3,5 jam. Trus Spore-Maldives 4 jam. Perbedaan waktu dng Jakarta,Maldives 2 jam lebih awal.jd qta sampai di Male (the capital) at 10.15pm. Maldives letaknya dekat SriLanka dan India.orang localnya disebut Maldivian..tp bnyk bgt orng India yg kerja disini.

The reason why people wanna go all d way 2 Maldives itu karena air nya yg biru jernih,cristal clear...dan tentunya Hotelnya yg sgt istimewa! Only in Maldives 1 Hotel menempati 1 pulau.dan banyak tipe dr yg cotage biasa,sampai Over d Water Villa with swimming pool facing d lagoon with acces stairs to d ocean...(That's the one I booked :) yah,kl mau ke Maldives..mending sekalian Splurge on d expensive hotel )

But u gotta tell u something..hotel2nya terletak di pulau2 yg berbeda dr bandara di Male.so if u arrive at night...u don't wanna go straight to ur hotel on d other islang..u can,but u don't want 2..why? Coz u still have to pay 1 full night of charge..even if u arrive at 11pm!! Dan harga2 hotelnya range from 500usd till how muc ever u can afford (mau yg harga 5000usd/night jg ada!! Trust me!) Rugi kan?? So u stay at transit hotel near airport 1 night,bsk pagi nya minta jemput dr hotel yg lo book.

TAPIIII !!! Dnt think that the 'transit hotel' comes cheap!! Cm utk karena transit aja!! Qta nginep di hotel 'HULU HULE' 5 mins frm airport..gw kaget bgt liat hotel sekelas bintang 2 dng harga 367us$/ night ++ pula!! So total 400usd !! Gokiiilll !!tp yah itu yg terbaik di Male..kl mau cari yg kualitas dibawah harga itu ada,but can u imagine..harga segitu aja,kondisi hotelnya bintang 2..gimana kaloa yg 100usd-200usd (gw liat di internet ada jg yg segitu..for transit)

Bsk pagi nya jam 7.45 qta uda djmput transport pake speedboat ke HOTEL TAJ EXOTICA!! Yeeeiy! 20minn boat ride..dng air yg biru clear jernih smp ke bawah!! I couldn't believe this beautiful sight!!

Ok I'll tell u why u just need to splurge on expensive hotel n room if u go 2 Maldives.

1st of all..u don't get to go anywhere else if u get to an island..its not like Bali where u can go shopping,bs liat pertunjukan tari,bisa ke Ubud dan clubs ..noooo! In Maldives..if u pick an island..u'll stick to ur bloody island till ur last visit! N on the island..ya cuma ada hotel yg lo booking! 1 hotel aja! Ofcourse mereka ada fasilitas sports activities,restaurants,spa etc..but u can't go anywhere else! So if u don't get the best room..the best view..there might b a chance u regret coming here

I spent 3 days searching d internet to pick the perfect hotel! Coz there are too many hotels n they all look very very good...but also verry verry expensive!!jd gw cari yg boat ride nya ga terlalu lama dr Male.some hotels perlu dicapai dng waktu 1 jam on boat atau bahkan pake sea plane!! Ini kaya pulau seribu gitu.tepatnya ada 1189 pulau tp yg gede cum 24 pulau.n this is a moslem country,semua alcohol yg dibawa turis ditahan oleh custom tp blh diambil lg pas qta pulang.

Yg bikin gw sebel tau ga apa..penjemputan dr hotel to pick us up at Male its NOT included in the room charges yg sbnenrya jg udah mahal bgt!! We have to pay 150 usd /person !! For the pick up!! I was like Whhhhaaaatttt ?? Gila bgt!! I just hope its included transport balik ke Male from d hotel when we check out!! If NOT?? Oh goosssh!!

But when we arrive at the Hotel..my jaw droped!! I was like..OOW MYYY GOOOOSSHH!! I can't stop taking pictures pdhl baru sampe dock boat. The water is just AMAZIIIIINGG! Biru muda,pasir putiiih bgt! Kita cek in dan diantar buggy cart ke Villa kita! The island isn't big..u can walk arround it..its only 770m persegi. Our over d water villa is at the end..n again my jaw droped when I saw the Villa! Its soooo amazing!the Villa was built on the lagoon..which is very very blue!it has a plunge pool that's facing the lagoon! With stairs acces so u can swim in d ocean just straight from ur villa deck!! N the view is sooooo amazing!! I mean,Breath taking-speechless Amaziiiing!! Seriously!

Gw langsung pake bikini trus nyebur ke laut..cetek..cuma sepinggang..the water is not cold..its nice!! I FELT LIKE having a PRIVATE cristal slear blue huuuugge infinity swimming pool of d universe..all 2 my self!!!! I swam n swam n swam...feeling like the luckiest girl in d world to get to be here!!!

Lunch time,we went to d pool ! Which is this infinity swimming pool yg tampak jd 1 dng laut di depannya! Yes,it is that amazing! Air lautnya biru jernih..gw milih bernang di laut dulu.it feels like gw punya kolam renang pribadi seluas samudra,sejauh mata memandang,sebiru langit..all to ur self!!! Unbelivable!! Pasirnya lembut,ombak kecil..jd puas denph bernang mondar mandir di laut.lanjut bernang di swimming pool nya..it was just..heaven.. Cuaca hari pertama ga terll terik panas,mataharinya ilang timbul tp jgn salah tetep bikin kulit cepet bg item walaupun ga panas kebakar!! Baru smp jam 3 sore gw udah keling :)

Sunset : is BREATH TAKING!! Gw speechless ngeliatnya! Kaya lukisan!sunset di tengah hamparan laut biru..di langit biru..aneh kan? Sunset ko langitnya msh biru..I enjoyed it while making a secret wish :) n thanking God for being alive n able to enjoy this beauty!!

Owkay..that's 1st day in Maldives!! Tmrw we're gonna do yoga in d morning at 9am! Then 1st I'm gonna try DIVING!! Coz Maldives is 1 out 10 great places to dive!! :) I saw the pavilion 2 do yoga..n its above d water n facing d free ocean..aaah..doing yoga there (also my 1st time yoga'ing ) would b awsome!! :)

Til tomorrow..I'm gonna sleep n wake up in paradise aaaaaaaah :)

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