Three weeks in Maldives — here is what I actually think

Three weeks is long enough to get past the tourist surface in Maldives. The first week I was in Addu Atoll and the big sites like overwater bungalows. The second and third I went further and slower. The food evolution was interesting — roshi flatbread everywhere but prepared so differently by region.

extraordinary snorkelling and diving only revealed itself in the second half of the trip, when I'd slowed down enough to notice. The negative: extremely expensive even at budget level, which is real and worth factoring in. But three weeks felt right. Long enough to form a genuine opinion. My genuine opinion: exceptional destination.