We had an amazing time in the Maldives and have more videos in our Maldivian playlist to show you how to travel to Paradise on a budget 🏝️🇲🇻☀️ We hope you enjoy them! Maldives on a Budget playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLCmNbKU5iMrlCIr9vrDlgOEvxDMac0HVb.html
I have just come across your channel. I don't often comment, but just had to say I love your channel. I am a mature lady who has just moved to Indonesia to teach, from New Zealand, and I am looking forward to a lot more solo travelling in South East Asia etc. So thank you for all the inspiration. It definitely gives me inspiration and confidence to visit some of the places you have gone to.
@@charl8051 Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Char, and I am so pleased you took the time to write. Your move to Indonesia sounds fascinating,and we wish you all the best with that. We're planning on taking shorter trips next year, as will be mindful of Lee's stomach issues and my oncologist appointments, and are thinking about spending time in Vietnam and maybe Myanmar. We'll definitely be making videos wherever we go, and we hope they're helpful to you. Sending best wishes from Lee and I 🙏🤗😍 ~ Mandy
Great to see you both turn up at unexpected destinations . You certainly clear the path for all us potential travellers and I hope you both know how much we appreciate that .
@@opagodaswirling9383 Oh, that's so lovely! Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback and compliment. We really appreciate heating from you, and knowing that our videos are helping other people travel on a budget 😁🤗🙏
This is sooo refreshing and informative to watch! If you told someone this is the maldives they'd never believe you because 99% of maldives videos are the ultra-luxurious private island resorts (which are a dream, don't get me wrong lol) but it was really nice to see this part of the country. And as a fish lover, that food looked so good
So glad you enjoyed this video. Yes it's a world away from the high end resort islands but definitely a place worth experiencing. This is where you find the real culture of the country. 👍
@@carolinacadabra8278 Oh, I am so pleased you appreciate these things about our travel vlogs, Carolina. Thank you so much for always being so lovely and supportive 🙏🤗♥️ ~ Mandy
@@susangranger3089 You are so lovely, Susan... thank you so much for your wonderful words of praise and support 🙏♥️. The food was delicious indeed, and we will definitely return to Male someday 🙌🤗
You guys are so much fun to watch yet so very very informative! How in the world do you it? You make it look so easy! I would be totally lost! Thanks for such great content on every video.
Thank you so much Caryn 🙏🙏❤️ We are always so excited to arrive in a new place it's quite easy to get carried away trying to capture it all. Our problem is that sometimes we capture too much. 😂😂 It's always a pleasure to introduce these new places to people and inspire others. ❤️❤️❤️
Dear Mandy & Lee ' was not expecting a vlog like this. Thought you are in Australien. Very nice video. It is more than 25 yrs. I visited the malediven. Crazy how big the airport grow. Have a nice time further on and good healthy life. Happy landings..kai from Frankfurt
@@Kai-NikolausSchmitt Hello Kai, and thank you so much for your lovely comment 🙏🤗 You're right, we were in Australia, and we flew from Perth to Male, via Kuala Lumpur. How cool that you visited the Maldives more than 25 years ago! I can't even imagine how much it must have changed! We have 3 more Maldives videos to come, and we hope you enjoy them. Wishing you all the very best 😁🥰 ~ Mandy
@@juliehawkes1050 We're so pleased you enjoyed the video, Julie. The food was really tasty... the smoked tuna was incredible, and the curries were delicious 😋🤗
@@Karenemm1 Oh, that's so lovely,Karen, thank you! We are so pleased you enjoyed this first Maldives video and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series as well xx🤗🥰♥️ ~ Mandy
There's fish with everything so no surprise there. 😂😂 The 'gift' certainly does come with strings attached. Apparently China is building a submarine base on one of the remote islands but don't tell anyone because it's a secret. 😜😂
We did a quick trip to the Maldives as part of our Sri Lanka visit a few years back. Didn’t want to stay in high-priced resort so stayed in ‘el-cheepo’ Holiday Inn that we could reach by ferry directly from the airport. Ferry ride was long (~45-minutes) and rough. 🤢 Unfortunately we didn’t take time to visit Male-another traveling stumble on our part-so looking forward to your videos to see what we’ve missed. Hope you both are feeling better. 🙏🏻
Hi Lucchesse 😊 I hope your stay on the island was a good one. Male is interesting for a visit but pretty hectic with all the traffic and not the Maldives experience most people would expect. I think we'll skip it next time. Best way to avoid the expensive stay there is to arrive on an early flight so it's possible to take a local ferry the same day out to a local island. 👍😍
Thanks so much 🙏 Even though these kind of videos don't really get watched that much we really like to show the reality of a country and not just the glamorous parts. It was a fascinating place to visit. ❤️😍
Where did you fly from? With which airline? I went many years ago and stayed on a humble boat. We went to a mixture of inhabited and uninhabited islands. I think I saw a resort island in the distance. Well worth a visit. I also have a sample of the Maldivian language in my book. It's really interesting.
We flew from KL to Male with Air Asia. Quite a good flight and value for money. 👍 I heard it's nice to stay on a boat. Especially if you are diving. We loved the beaches there. 😍
@@ericak7825 We always travel with some USD cash as it's probably the world's most accepted currency in money exchanges. It's always handy to have small denomination notes, and maybe some $100s and $20s as well. We're old-school... there's no way we'd just rely on ATM cards 😁🤣
@@FrugalTravellers I’m from Northampton, i thought he was close. It’s the ‘ar’ pronunciation I picked up on 😄 Budget Maldives are on our 3rd stop when we start in November 🗺️
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We had an amazing time in the Maldives and have more videos in our Maldivian playlist to show you how to travel to Paradise on a budget 🏝️🇲🇻☀️
We hope you enjoy them!
Maldives on a Budget playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLCmNbKU5iMrlCIr9vrDlgOEvxDMac0HVb.html
I have just come across your channel. I don't often comment, but just had to say I love your channel.
I am a mature lady who has just moved to Indonesia to teach, from New Zealand, and I am looking forward to a lot more solo travelling in South East Asia etc. So thank you for all the inspiration. It definitely gives me inspiration and confidence to visit some of the places you have gone to.
@@charl8051 Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Char, and I am so pleased you took the time to write. Your move to Indonesia sounds fascinating,and we wish you all the best with that. We're planning on taking shorter trips next year, as will be mindful of Lee's stomach issues and my oncologist appointments, and are thinking about spending time in Vietnam and maybe Myanmar. We'll definitely be making videos wherever we go, and we hope they're helpful to you. Sending best wishes from Lee and I 🙏🤗😍 ~ Mandy
Great to see you both turn up at unexpected destinations . You certainly clear the path for all us potential travellers and I hope you both know how much we appreciate that .
@@opagodaswirling9383 Oh, that's so lovely! Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback and compliment. We really appreciate heating from you, and knowing that our videos are helping other people travel on a budget 😁🤗🙏
This is sooo refreshing and informative to watch! If you told someone this is the maldives they'd never believe you because 99% of maldives videos are the ultra-luxurious private island resorts (which are a dream, don't get me wrong lol) but it was really nice to see this part of the country. And as a fish lover, that food looked so good
So glad you enjoyed this video. Yes it's a world away from the high end resort islands but definitely a place worth experiencing. This is where you find the real culture of the country. 👍
Hello MANDY and LEE !
Watching you again ! STAY SAFE !
@@alicem.8868 Thank you so much, Alice, you are so lovely 🙏🤗♥️
Brilliant! As usual, you have covered the practical details that others leave out and introduced us to local life and food.
@@carolinacadabra8278 Oh, I am so pleased you appreciate these things about our travel vlogs, Carolina. Thank you so much for always being so lovely and supportive 🙏🤗♥️ ~ Mandy
Another Great Video Guys, you are showing us Great food again, all this food looks Amazing and Tasty, thank you for sharing. ❤ xx
@@susangranger3089 You are so lovely, Susan... thank you so much for your wonderful words of praise and support 🙏♥️. The food was delicious indeed, and we will definitely return to Male someday 🙌🤗
You guys are so much fun to watch yet so very very informative! How in the world do you it? You make it look so easy! I would be totally lost! Thanks for such great content on every video.
Thank you so much Caryn 🙏🙏❤️
We are always so excited to arrive in a new place it's quite easy to get carried away trying to capture it all.
Our problem is that sometimes we capture too much. 😂😂
It's always a pleasure to introduce these new places to people and inspire others. ❤️❤️❤️
Dear Mandy & Lee ' was not expecting a vlog like this. Thought you are in Australien. Very nice video. It is more than 25 yrs. I visited the malediven. Crazy how big the airport grow. Have a nice time further on and good healthy life. Happy landings..kai from Frankfurt
@@Kai-NikolausSchmitt Hello Kai, and thank you so much for your lovely comment 🙏🤗 You're right, we were in Australia, and we flew from Perth to Male, via Kuala Lumpur. How cool that you visited the Maldives more than 25 years ago! I can't even imagine how much it must have changed! We have 3 more Maldives videos to come, and we hope you enjoy them. Wishing you all the very best 😁🥰 ~ Mandy
Great video mandy and lee,looks like lots of yummy food there
@@juliehawkes1050 We're so pleased you enjoyed the video, Julie. The food was really tasty... the smoked tuna was incredible, and the curries were delicious 😋🤗
Oohhh-- you are at a new 🆕 place
@@keepcreationprocess Yes! We're fulfilling one of Lee's dreams by visiting the incredibly spectacular Maldives 🤗🏝️
Thanks so much for your guide. It helps first-time traveller. 😊
We’re so glad that the video helped! 🙏😍
Hi Lee and Mandy - Catching Up with Your Wonderful Videos and My Dear TH-cam Friends - Amazing Video - Loved It - Thank You - Take Care to you Both ❤❤
@@Karenemm1 Oh, that's so lovely,Karen, thank you! We are so pleased you enjoyed this first Maldives video and we hope you enjoy the rest of the series as well xx🤗🥰♥️ ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers Great Thanks - Mandy and Lee ♥️♥️
@@Karenemm1 Big hugs from us both xx🤗♥️
It looks mad! Fish in the veggie food!
I bet the "gift from China" has a lot of strings attached to it 😂
Take care and stay safe x 🙏❤🇬🇧
There's fish with everything so no surprise there. 😂😂
The 'gift' certainly does come with strings attached. Apparently China is building a submarine base on one of the remote islands but don't tell anyone because it's a secret. 😜😂
We did a quick trip to the Maldives as part of our Sri Lanka visit a few years back. Didn’t want to stay in high-priced resort so stayed in ‘el-cheepo’ Holiday Inn that we could reach by ferry directly from the airport. Ferry ride was long (~45-minutes) and rough. 🤢
Unfortunately we didn’t take time to visit Male-another traveling stumble on our part-so looking forward to your videos to see what we’ve missed.
Hope you both are feeling better. 🙏🏻
Hi Lucchesse 😊
I hope your stay on the island was a good one. Male is interesting for a visit but pretty hectic with all the traffic and not the Maldives experience most people would expect. I think we'll skip it next time.
Best way to avoid the expensive stay there is to arrive on an early flight so it's possible to take a local ferry the same day out to a local island. 👍😍
Very interesting It's good to see Maldives from this perspective and not just beaches and perfect instagram pics places😅
Thanks so much 🙏 Even though these kind of videos don't really get watched that much we really like to show the reality of a country and not just the glamorous parts. It was a fascinating place to visit. ❤️😍
Good
@@waqasshah6667 Thank you so much 🙏🤗
Where did you fly from?
With which airline?
I went many years ago and stayed on a humble boat. We went to a mixture of inhabited and uninhabited islands. I think I saw a resort island in the distance.
Well worth a visit.
I also have a sample of the Maldivian language in my book. It's really interesting.
We flew from KL to Male with Air Asia. Quite a good flight and value for money. 👍
I heard it's nice to stay on a boat. Especially if you are diving. We loved the beaches there. 😍
Cool video. But- Why on earth did you have USD? 😅
@@ericak7825 We always travel with some USD cash as it's probably the world's most accepted currency in money exchanges. It's always handy to have small denomination notes, and maybe some $100s and $20s as well. We're old-school... there's no way we'd just rely on ATM cards 😁🤣
Where is lee from in the uk?
@@thatsallfowkes Lee's originally from the Midlands 😁🤗 Where are you from? I was trying to work out your accent from your Table Mountain Short.
@@FrugalTravellers I’m from Northampton, i thought he was close. It’s the ‘ar’ pronunciation I picked up on 😄
Budget Maldives are on our 3rd stop when we start in November 🗺️
Pork and bacon dry country, only fish and call to prayers 5 times a day for 10 days.
@@Śiśna3633 The valomas (smoked tuna) was absolutely delicious.