Miss. Delicious #84 : Ayada's Magu and sunset fishing!

in food •  7 years ago  (edited)

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What would a paradise be without its choix d'aliments?

Ayada attracts guests from all over the world, and thus faces a considerable challenge of serving delectable food to suit a broad range of tastes. For an island barely a few kilometers in perimeter, there are a surprising number of dining options available offering a sound mixture of international cuisine along side local Maldivian specialties.

Today, we'll be having a look at the Magu a la carte restaurant which doubles up as the breakfast venue. It is here that the daily inclusive breakfast is served from 06:30 to 10:00 and will be the only meal of the day which is inclusive of your stay. Other food options including the evening dinner will be at extra cost.

John Gunther once said "All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast" and I absolutely agree. Nothing makes me more happy than seeing the first light of dawn bathe the white sandy beaches whilst the gentle crush of waves sound the beginning of the day.

My day began with a familiar whistle of wind through imperfect cracks of my bedroom door. It was like natures alarm signalling for me to wake up and enjoy the day.

I slide open the doors for my first breath of morning fresh air, the sound of the wind suddenly disappears leaving only a chorus of waves splashing on the stilts of the villa below. Even though I am wide awake, the smell of the sea makes me feel like i'm having a daydream. The stellar views, and heavenly atmosphere play a large part in the illusion.

From the ocean villa, it is a casual 5 to 10 minute walk to Magu Restaurant. I use the walk as an opportunity to resolve my senses. Am I really actually here? Is this island real? Am I in a dream? I think i'll take the blue pill and leave those questions unanswered.

After-all, I came to the island to dream.

Maldives has proven to be an exceptionally popular destination for those seeking a winter escape, this is especially true for the Chinese. As such, Ayada has positioned itself really well to receive the oriental "onslaught" by recruiting a healthy number of native Chinese or Chinese speaking staff.

In terms of food, the international cuisine includes many familiar Chinese dishes. You'll find dishes like fried rice, fried noodles, congee, and dim sum to name a few, but each are prepared with their own Maldivian flare.

At closer inspection, I found that the dishes offered came from a myriad of countries. Catering to people with all sorts of tastes. Be it traditional English, Japanese, French, Indian or Maldivian. There was quite literally something for everyone.

Without further ado, time to see the food!

In-room breakfast service

Aside from eating at Magu, each guest is also entitled to one complimentary in-room breakfast. The food is prepared by the Magu restaurant and only requires you to make the food selections through your butler one day in advance.

Naturally, I couldn't resist having breakfast by the pool deck. Topping up on sunshine whilst kicking off the day with room service breakfast could not get any better!

Although the temperature was high, there was actually quite a lot of intermittent rainfall, this makes the availability of sun some what a godsend. Any opportunity I had to go outside and wade in the pool with my floaties under the sun, I'd take in a heart beat.

This is a wide angle shot of the pool deck.

Today's floatie is the pineapple. If you remember from about a year ago, I made a pen pineapple apple pen meme contest. Suffice to say, I'm a big fan of pineapples!

The light emerald blue water really stands out under the sun. It's almost.. ethereal.

The obligatory hammock abuse.

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These are the ocean villas, on the left are the suites and on the right are the standard villas. Connecting them are these quite wide piers which are often used by the mini carts and buggies. But you'll also find people cycling along the top of it for some stellar ocean views.

Sunset fishing excursion

One of the most popular activities is the sunset fishing experience. This is one of many activities available at the Dive Kingdom. Other popular activities include various water sports and Big time fishing. Unfortunately, the weather was unsuitable for the water sports, and I'm not experienced enough for big game fishing. Sunset fishing is the only option left!

We gather about 2 hours before sunset (17:00) and set off with a group of other keen fishers. By this point, I had waited several days for this experience because the weather had been too rough for the boat to go out to the sea. As you can imagine, I was quite excited when I found out the activity was going ahead.

We headed a few miles out to sea, close enough to keep our point of origin in sight, but far enough to enter deeper water.

There were several crew members to help us out. None of the people on the excursion had any experience fishing. The only time I ever tried fishing was with a rod. Strangely enough, I didn't see any of those around. I wondered how we'd go about fishing without any?

The first task is to prepare the bait. Actually the bait is fresh fish caught from earlier in the day. It is sliced and diced into little pieces, and the innards and throwaways were used to attract nearby fish.

A by product of throwing fish guts overboard to attract fish we want to catch, is that it also attracts fish we don't want to catch. In this case, my familiar friends, the Nurse sharks.

Several followed our trail and swam around our boat for the entire evening. It was actually quite fun seeing them swim around harmlessly.

As you can see, we are quite literally line fishing. There is no rod, and we hold the line taut with our hands. A glove is provided to protect your hands when there is violent activity on the line.

Instead of watching a float to see if fish are taking bites, you feel the nibbling directly through holding the fishing line. The first time I felt the fish nibbling, I couldn't believe it.

After about an hour, I was getting quite impatient as I had yet to catch anything. It was getting dark, and there were sporadic spells of rain which tested my patience even more.

Finally, after nearly two hours, I finally felt a vicious tug on my life, and in response, I gave it a firm tug back. To my surprise, I felt the hook latch on to the fish and fight against it as I pulled the line in. It's quite hard to believe that this seemingly primitive method of fishing actually works!

Before long, the rest of the party also started getting nibbles and caught their own fish too. I'm proud to report though, that I was the first!

Finally, with our catches of the day secured, we headed off back to the island just as the sun began to set. Overall, it was a very enriching experience.

I caught a fish, saw Nurse sharks, and watched the sunset. Mission accomplished!

Once we came back, we were given the option to dine at Magu Restaurant. The fish we caught would be prepared on the house. There's certainly an extra sense of achievement when the fish you're eating is the one you caught just moments before.

And here it is, the grilled fish fillet with lemon.

I will go ahead and state that this is the best tasting fish I have ever tasted. Obviously i'm biased and living in a dream, but hey, that's what i'm here for!

And that concludes our very hands on Miss Delicious. The Magu restaurant must be applauded for being so diverse with it's dishes. It caters to people from all corners of the world and even does room service breakfast! Whats more, they also cook your daily catch for free! Next time, I hope to catch a larger dinner, you know my relationship with food.. I like to eat.

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旅行的日子,身边不停变换的风景充实着你的内心;探访每一个未知目的地的风俗文化,让你永远像孩子般保留一颗好奇心,并发挥想象力拥抱这个正能量满满的世界。旅行的日子固然美好,但是每一个漂洋过海,奔赴下一个目的地的过程,都是对身体和精神的挑战。一顿健康营养充满活力的早餐,既可以缓解我坐长途飞机的辛劳,也成为我一天幸福感的来源。

美好的一天,从早餐开始,马尔代夫第一天的日出,拉开早霞绚丽奇幻的绯红色帷幕,蓝天白云和荧光色湛蓝的海面作为今天的主角闪亮登场。阿雅达度假村宁静美好的早晨,又会有怎样温馨丰盛的惊喜早餐在等着我们呢,我心里充满了无限的幻想和期待,赶快和我坐上管家开来的电频车,去岛中央的阿雅达主餐厅Magu一探究竟。这家餐厅建在海边,分为室内室外2个区域,如果去的足够早,海岛的太阳还没有完全释放出火辣辣的光芒,就可以选择坐在面向海的室外,吹着海风,沐浴着朝阳,享受Magu餐厅的自助餐美食。

在食物选择区域旁边,有一坛池水,中间有一棵热带树,给人清新怡人的感觉,也带着浓浓东南亚风格的气氛。这里的早餐有着丰富的品种类型,光是沙拉就提供了很多蔬菜和水果的品种,比我们平时能在餐厅吃到的还要丰富,这大概就是热带海岛的优势吧。在早餐的时候大量补充富含维生素的这些营养物质,身体的吸收是最好最快的。同样早餐选择区域还提供酸奶,寿司,奶酪和冷盘里的火腿,这可都是海岛必备的早餐内容了,吃起来清凉又营养。当然也少不了新鲜出炉,烘培的香喷喷的面包,烤土豆,还有中式的海鲜面和牛肉炒饭,这些碳水化合物为我补充一整天的充足能量。这里的精品自助早餐不仅风味独特,美味可口,每一款食物的摆盘也很精致,很有马尔代夫自己的特色。

因为这个海岛为每位客人配备了私人管家,帮助预订各种海岛上的娱乐和活动项目,也帮助处理客人在海岛上遇到的各种问题。我的管家非常贴心,为我预定了早餐送进房间的服务,所以接下来一天的清晨,就让我有机会泡在海中央的游泳池,享受阳光早餐带来的幸福快乐和营养分子。黄昏的时候,管家为我预订了日落海上垂钓,这大概是海岛上最让人欣喜若狂的项目。坐着小帆船迎着夕阳出海,和海底的各种邻居生物打招呼,喂鱼还是钓鱼就是一念之差。这里钓鱼的方式很不一样,用鱼线取代了钓鱼竿,原因是在我们的船周围有很多友好和善的护士鲨,有时候一不小心就会被护士鲨吃了你手中鱼线上的鱼饵,所以应该用起鱼线来更加方便吧。说起护士鲨,其实已经是老朋友了,熟悉我的文章的朋友一定记得,在不久前,我去了到巴哈马和护士鲨游泳,它们就像一群在水中灵活可爱的大猫咪,喜欢人类,充满好奇心也很会卖萌,所以一直以来对于护士鲨都特别有好感。

在我放下鱼线的地方,总有3,4只护士鲨游来游去,好像在和我打招呼,难道是想让我跳下水和它们一起玩吗?船员们不断为我们切着他们早上出海钓的鱼,作为鱼饵。就在大家耐心等待,却还一无所获的时候,我率先钓上来一条大鱼,钓鱼经验并不丰富的我,这大概是这辈子钓上来过最大的鱼。我兴奋极了,赶紧和它合影。船员急忙过来恭喜我钓上了鱼,因为这样我就获得了晚上去Magu餐厅吃免费烤鱼的机会,这样的奖励是不是听起来很诱人?别看你现在是在钓鱼,实际上是在为晚上的海鲜大餐做准备呢。马尔代夫的天气像女孩子的脾气,一会晴天一会暴雨,刚刚出海时还是明亮的天空,这会下起了小雨滴,不过就算这样,也一点没有影响我钓鱼的兴致。不一会雨停了,在海面的不远处出现一座彩虹桥,从浩瀚的海洋伸出来,横跨在蓝天与白云之间,美丽极了。

最终在这个时而下雨时而天晴,举棋不定的纠结海洋天气里,那个在天空中待了一早上的,毛茸茸的夕阳终于还是要从海平面上落下,周围的余晖红红的暖暖的,像火焰又像海上的花瓣,就在这静谧的氛围之中,我们也欢乐的带着今天的战斗成功回岛上,准备晚上的烤鱼晚餐了。虽然不知道我钓上来的是什么品种的热带鱼,但是味道特别好吃,烤的外焦里嫩,鱼肉又鲜又软,仿佛入口即化,更重要的是,这是我自己亲手钓上的鱼,除了吃出美味,更吃出心中暖暖的幸福感和小骄傲,在烛光海鲜晚餐中,我们就要结束对阿雅达Magu餐厅的介绍了,希望大家能够喜欢我在马尔代夫的快乐经历,同时也希望能带给你们喜悦的享受,之后还有更多有趣的旅游和美食故事想要分享给大家。

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this stuff looks so good ;)

I think I have to go there!

Wow this is just so BEAUTIFUL I cant believe what I just saw thank you for sharing the beauty of the World.

This is BEAUTIFUL.
I've followed your blog (from afar...lol) for the past six months on steemit and your consistency just blows me away.
And here you are again with another beauty, what won't i give to have my christmas at Ayada?

I'm proud to report though, that I was the first!

Must have been a great feeling when the fish took the bait.

One of the best and most beautiful post I have ever seen and read this is breathtakingly beautiful....thank you so much for posting .

hi drepo15 you should comment more often, thank you for being there in the background! I was proud of myself for sure :)

Your photography is becoming extraordinary @sweetsssj!

Never mind the writing skills, you keep on growing into a majestic Steemian: Good for you, good for us all!

Thanks again for this incredible post, keep on taking good care, smiling, Steeming and, above all, thriving!

Namaste :)

Eric! I almost couldn't notice because i'm working with photographs almost every day but it's so encouraging to hear that you can see progress, that's really motivating for me!

Keep it up @sweetsssj! Glad to read it is giving you an extra boost of motivation too. Namaste :)

You have been one of my favorite steemers in several categories almost since you joined. So, although I consume attentively every one of your posts, I seldom comment. I would just too quickly run out of superlatives!

But I can say that I have really missed Miss Opinionated lately :-)

Your rare appearances make each ever so valuable. And of course i'm always very appreciative of the support you've given whether it's been public or mysteriously behind the scenes. Miss Opinionated has been on a hiatus for quite some time.. I think she might be ready for a return pretty soon.

On another note, I've been practicing a new dance recently and I know you were looking forward to that, so hopefully I can get that out soon!

I'm really looking forward to that! (A re-appearance of Miss Opinionated, but especially another dance).

I've read on your profile that you like stories. I'm just starting to pour my heart out here on steemit for all the youngsters in this wicked world. You should check out my blog!

God bless,
Martin.

Hi

wonderful experience one that every one would like to enjoy in life time

thanks for giving us a reason to work hard hope one day me and my ugandan steemers will also get money and travail to good places

do you mind letting me know where the ugandan community hang out mostly? I'd love to come check out your posts!

We the Ugandans use our tag Uganda as,you can check out below.
We are still a small community and we are doing our best to spread Steemit.

We would be glad if you check out our little known tag
https://steemit.com/trending/uganda

a very good photo

these are

I totally agree with @onceuponatime, I have seen many travel bloggers on Steemit but I haven't seen anyone has such meticulous work that even has a translation for readers from worldwide. I wish I were you to do that but my Chinese command is pretty rusty. Hopefully, I'll be able to pick it up once again soon.

That's such a lovely compliment dear thank you! I'm sure you can write some Chinese too, the Chinese community is very welcoming, there are some non-native speakers to who post regularly in Chinese and we support them all the same :)

hello sweetsssj

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景美人也美,人间天堂。

谢谢夸奖啦:)

I am simply in awe of your travels and photos. Extremely beautiful!

i agree they are extraordinary and lovely..

Amazing post! a lot of good work. Congrats

餐廳的自助餐實在太誘人了,擺盤都好用心啊!可見人真的很容易受視覺的影響呢!
那個蜂窩我好好奇,是提供當場取的蜜來泡蜂蜜水嗎?

恭喜你答对啦,确实是这样的,我也觉得摆个蜂窝好有趣,哈哈^^

Glad that you are really enjoying it.. I can feel the joy in every paragraph of your post.
I always love the details and photos when you share your posts. I am a fan. Steemit will always be a better platform or community with great posts such as you always do. I can only expect valuable contents from you.
Thanks for sharing to us your wonderful experience, it help us feel being in such locations. Looking forward to also do it someday, maybe not just as often as you are doing. As I also love to stay in the metros and try some fine dining restaurants mushrooming in the city.
Keep on sharing, stay awesome!

Yes, I was a little sad that the rain was so heavy for quite a number of days that I was there. Still, you always have to make the best of your stay and that's what I tried to do on this visit. Of course, i'm always going to try my best to tell my story not only for my frequent readers such as yourself, but also hopefully the wider web. Thank you for leaving such an encouraging comment!

Today I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I'd do it again.

That's more eventful than my day LOL Wait...maybe not because I took a shower today

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Wow what a relaxing place..i love the food..Maldives is wonderful place to visit @sweetsssj ..i love the food you showed to us..thanks for sharing. ..upvoted and resteem your lovely post....i love it all..

hi

I like the pool next to the beach! Those fishes, I think, are common in the Philippines.

Really, they are such exotic looking fish... I wish I could live by the sea..

If you were my girl friend i must be the lucky guy in this world i must feel in the heaven . Love you @sweetsssj

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Hello. It is a nice photo. I love it.

what an awesome place, it seems the paradise!

food paradise as well! :D

I think I will be in this place, very beautiful... I love that

@sweetsssj, your post is amazing you look very nice with a very delicious food menu.
The beautiful coastal scenery adds coolness. Suzyysssj is breathtakingly beautiful.

I love that place, I would fish there until eternity! lol

haha that isn't a bad proposition at all! :)

So awesome photo :) love this place :)

It is so delicious

@sweetsssj - Wow - A royal breakfast buffet and a Fishing excursion ! What more could one want for a perfect vacation...
As you have rightly pointed out, breakfast is the best meal of the day and I always tuck in when I get a great buffet spread. The one you have shown in your post is fit for an Emperor (or, in your case, an empress!!)

The views from the Magu patio, showing the sea and skyline are just heavenly. I love how the deck pool is laid out but of course, I noticed you in the stunning black swim suit and the pineapple shaped float more!!

The fishing excursion must have been exciting too. It is so kind hearted of you to not catch the lovely nurse sharks. Congratulations on being the first one to catch a fish from the group

Thanks for sharing this great excursion. Upvoted

When you get a chance, can you please take a look at my two latest blogs Light Effects 2: Eiffel tower Aids support and Window to the world - what is outside your window and let me know your feedback through comments. Thanks again

Regards,

@vm2904

THank you vm2904, there's always a big question of what there is to do on a remote island in the middle of no where. I think i'm beginning to find out haha. Still, I enjoyed it all very much and thankfully there were all the usual things like good food, sunshine, scenery, friendly people to make it all a very worth while experience.

I promise i'll take a look at your posts and comment :)

Sometimes, an isolated island is actually good. On such an island, we can always experience the calm surroundings and serene nature. Glad you could do that.
Will await your visit to my posts and your comments. Thanks

You definitely enjoyed your trip. What an impressive selection of foods. Compliments to you and your blue dress! You look stunning!

phillip you are too sweet!

I love posting sister @sweetsssj

Oh my gosh! looks like paradise! Truly a dream. Loved your descriptive writing especially in the section starting with, "My day began with a familiar whistle of wind through imperfect cracks of my bedroom door...."
I was transported :) Thanks.
Btw, how many people do you travel with? Or are you the most pro tripod user the world has ever seen?

Thank you avesa, sometimes pictures require some descriptive words to help frame it. I usually travel with 1 or two people but I do also use a tripod :)

Well then, it's settled. MOST PRO TRIPOD USER THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. haha.
Ya'll be safe out there! — at least there are nurses in case anything goes wrong ;)
*Cheesy music plays and avesa is yanked off stage *

So beautiful u are !

Seems delicious... :D

Oh wow @sweetsssj ! Another fantastic post from my favorite steemian ! I see your really enjoying your stay on this beautiful island Ayadas ! The breakfast a la carte looks so amazing as well as your in room breakfast , Delicious !! And the fishing trip in the ocean would be so much fun ! Nice catch LOL!! And you actually get to eat it !! Amazing ! I definitely need to visit this place , its my kind of holiday that is well over due !! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome travels and food posts with us ! Upped and resteemed ! I will return to upvote and resteem as well on my @momskitchen blog for my foodie followers !! A bid thanks for all your support as well ! 👍✌😊💕

I love your little cartoons karen, they're so cool! :)

Awe thanks so much @sweetsssj ! I love using my little bitmojis too !👍😀💕

Lol

Glad you like my bitmoji ! 👌👍💕😀

@sweetsssj if i do not send steem or sbd to you, do you want to upvote my post?

meep

hi sweet dear,

your so awesome, you promoting Maldives,
on your personal travel, thanks for sharing, the food ,specially the kind of fish, the best tasting fish you have ever tasted,...

such wonderful and super great food photos i ever seen in my life..

thanks for sharing @sweetsssj, your kind a woman worthy to respect and be adored by all steemians here at the community...

your such a intelligent woman.
and must of all very pretty young girl.

your boy friend is so lucky to have you...
^_^

lucky guy...^_^

I can tell you had a great time and you should have, this place is beautiful. I love the photos and the story you weave for me. I hope to sell my house and move to a condo soon, giving me much more free time to travel and will have this place on my list for sure, my friend.

johnny, what a fantastic idea, that is a dream to me. I'm going to be looking out for more adventures from you then!?

It's obvious that you are delighted in posting this pictures the pictures are so amazing

thank you princeshady5, i'm very delighted indeed! big smiles all around :) :)

beautiful pics!

thanks hms818!

Don't to be compare with others because you are different,, as you are so beautiful and your all the menu and food item so aggressive, and really inspired to your travel that are passionate with you and also i appreciate this @sweetsssj

mohsin01, very kind words, thank you!

i really loves this post

thanks jassi!

Beautifully written and lovely pictures. Thank you!

you're welcome!

With astonishment enjoying each photo and line!
Always beautiful and attracted to your sharing!
Gotta be drawn in such an amazing place, indeed, that’s the way paradise should be!😍 Love 💗

you are a sweetie dear, thank you! :)

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i love this photo of yours @sweetsssj, you look so pretty on this,

i love all the food you showed to us , specially the place of maldives,

the place is very relaxing and the people are so friendly,

i love also your blue dress, its my favorite color..

take care always sweet..

^_^

She's pro.

I am a fan. Steemit will always be a better platform or community with great posts such as you always do. I can only expect valuable contents from you.
Thanks for sharing to us your wonderful experience, it help us feel being in such locations. Looking forward to also do it someday, maybe not just as often as you are doing. As I also love to stay in the metros and try some fine dining restaurants mushrooming in the city.
Keep on sharing, stay awesome!

Why don't you visit the Northern Areas of Pakistan? I'm certain you will be mesmerized by the captivating scenery of Pakistan.

thank you for the suggestion, I will definitely spend some time to research it and consider a visit.

You must be very rich to be constantly traveling. It is my dream to travel, but I don't have the money. You're very lucky.

This is really nice trip.we see hear fresh vegetables and fruits.we see declaration of food is also asome

My mouth is watering over here. Are you in heaven.

@sweetsssj now that is Most Beautiful and so is the Food pictures. Paradise.

thank you! So much to choose from, you can stay here for quite a while and not get bored!

this is a paradise!!!

Do you have YouTube Channel I do like to follow you there also.. I love the pictures so beautiful..

I usually post my videos on here just using youtube as a place to host the videos..

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Beautiful place 🏡 , Yummylicoius foods 😋 and an angelic lucky girl 😇! Enjoyed your post dear @sweetsssj ! You are really awesome my friend !!😍👏👍

akkha, my dear thank you for always being so punctual with your comments! Can always count on you coming to join the party :)

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Thank you so much ! Yes you can count on me dear . You are so kind !
I always follow you and hope you get time to stop on my posts !!

Absolutely WOW! All that food looks amazing, ahaha I would spend most of my time with that.

I really enjoy reading your posts, you make me really want to travel as well so that I can experience trips like these as well. Thanks for sharing!

Wow... Amazing view... I love your content dear... Always very colorful and entertaining.

thank you samuel, always lovely to hear from you! :) :)

Beautiful view is perfect when there ia someone beautiful like you ms. @sweetsssj

You always make me Amaze with your beauty

Don't forget to visit Indonesia 😊

Let me resteem your post please 🙂

gosh i'm very flattered, thank you! Indonesia is on the list, how could I miss out on visiting such a vibrant community such as yours!

Yes ms. @sweetsssj

In here , we have Indonesian steemit community, so that we can share each others. I hope you can remember me as a person who suggest you to go to Indonesia.

We Will waiting for you here, we love you 😉

Please support my post ms. @sweetsssj
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finally get to read your post again. Love those mouth-watering pictures. It's giving me tons of travel ideas. Keep up the interesting articles! :D

Thanks dali.soh, glad I'm giving you some ideas, I'll keep them coming :)

Hello friend I think it's wonderful your post. Thanks for showing us so many places espectaculres, I am knowing the world with-steemit and your post are very valuable. This particular visit is super attractive, I would love to know that place. You're inspiration I'm starting one group of post about "travel Venezuela with Me" I hope to go to many places in my country. You're an example, a million thanks.

Million thanks to you for taking your time out to comment and giving me lots of encouragement, thank you again my dear!

多麼美麗的地方,美麗的體驗。
我希望你能夠支持我的賬戶,只有我請,我需要慢慢成長,幫助我,我會跟著你,我可以幫你為你做圖像設計。@sweetsssj

love your travelling blog so much and a big fan of yours.
If I got a chance ,I will definitely meet you.

thanks, that's very encouraging to hear, hopefully we cross paths one day in the future :)

Nice photos. Thanks for posting.

There are so many comments about the striking points of your post, that I'll refrain from copying them. However, there was one thing that grabbed at me.

I l-o-v-e honeycomb! Seeing that partition, it filled me with envy. I hope you took a taste of it.

arthur, thank you for pointing this one out, I actually did try the honeycomb with my porridge, it was my first time and definitely not my last, the texture was very curious! As for the comment below, I appreciate you passing your wisdom to me. I do plan on doing my travelling to find my grounding and as you say experience life. I thought that maybe the way that I could do good for others whilst combining my travels is by going on missionary kind of travels but still not sure if that would be my idea of seeing the world. It feels a little limiting..

A mixture: Oh wow, you replied so fast and Oh yuck! a missionary.

I was born in Africa and I have seen how much damage they did, despite good intentions. Usually damage is caused because of our own blindness to the value in their own culture (which after all evolved over centuries or thousands of years).

E.g. In 1902, Tanganyika had a population of 2.2 million. In 1980, when I last visited, 28 million. Now the government keeps quiet when the WHO and the Gates Foundation sterilise all their little girls (they reckon a percentage of them will have children...but it will not matter, since they will have collapsed as a society).

You are (obviously) talented and through training yourself and hard work, you are a success. A good way to help would be if you look for someone younger than you who has talent but needs help in breaking out of their way of living so as to succeed. Take such a person under your wing.

Because they will be allied to your own culture, you'll do a better job and you'll either have the joy of succeeding and seeing a life and creative mind blossom, or you'll experience the heartbreak of failure, but learn, so as to have a better chance at success next time around.

Thanks for letting me go on...
:)

beautiful girl + payssage + food yam yam yam good post :)

@sweetsssj well you are a hardworking whale and work almost tirelessly and have fetched yourself a unique spot on this beautiful platform....I totally understand that travel is your passion but I would like if u do some work or some sort of charity campaign...well it's not gonna increase your balance...but in the long run it will benefit you...as far as your post is concerned it is undoubtedly well crafted as always ...wish u take on some step to make your presence felt both morally as well as financially

Thanks, I will have a deep think about what I can do for this. It's definitely something I want to do more, and I'm always open ears for suggestions. Thank you again for raising it.

I would say that you owe it to yourself that you first live (travel), get to know who and what you want to be, experience life (you cannot do it once you are tied to charities) and only then should you set aside time for doing good for others. If you want to start now, do so in ways that will not steal this precious time from you.

I have never seen such a photography really a class, great one hats off to you I don't know Chinese but the way you showed in the pic I can understand everything really incredible...👏👏👏👏

thank you, sometimes pictures really do speak a thousand words! (There's about 1500 in this post :P)

Wow... Awesome as always your posts continue grabbing my attention thank you for sharing my dear you have my vote & resteem

manny, as always thank you for the encouragement, greatly appreciated!

paradise on earth!!!

Great! love to see the world

wonderful experience one that every one would like to enjoy in life time

thanks for giving us a reason to work hard hope one day me and my ugandan steemers will also get money and travail to good places

Dear @sweetsssj this is your new friend @alwintejedor. I have not yet experienced of eating foods like what you are showing. You have beautiful life thank you for inspiring me today!

hi alwintejedor, nice to meet you, thank you for taking a liking! Now it's your turn to show us some nice foods!

NICE

My dear, first of all your photos are truly awesome,the scenery is amazing I must say. Its truly a sight to behold.You really look amazing and the food is to die for.Good work

So cute

Jeez! You all weren't playing around out there! At first I was turned off watching basically an advertisement but then the fishing trip really took off! Great post!

Congrats! nice food!

NOTE 2 Self: Don't look @steetsssj Blog when you're hungry! Either type of hungry ;)
Fantastic as always!

haha hunger strikes!

Congrats! nice food...

A very nice and lovely place to be!!!!!

Simple words but so true!

@sweetsssj I LOVE this place...you're pictures make me want start planning my next trip there!!!!!!! The food...WOW...that honeycomb looks super delicious. I'm a honey freak lol. Thank you for the inspiration :) How many days have you spend there ? Love it! Best wishes to you always.

hey dear, it's going to be a fantastic trip for you i'm sure! Just make sure you go around May or June. It tends to rain a lot more this time of year! Ah the honey.. it was absurdly sweet!

This has to be one of my favorite post of yours! I must say the food looks super delicious. Pancakes and waffles!! Yuum. This might have to be my bday vacation for next year lol. Have you ever been to Bora Bora? If so, which would you say is a better trip? I just got back from one of the new 7 wonders of the world.. have you heard of them? <3 Best wishes <3

Aww thank you! I haven't actually been to Bora Bora, but I have heard really wonderful things about it.. there are so many places i still want to visit and seemingly not enough time ! Ahh.. the new 7 wonders? what are they??

You are right about the time...not enough. One of the new 7 wonders happens to be the Chichen Itza pyramids in Mexico. I just came from there, if you have a sec check out my post. There was a movie done by Mel Gibson with lots of similarities of the Mayans. Are you originally from China? Any recommendations ?? Best wises <3

I'll second that request for @sweetsssj to blog about the Chicken Itza Pyramids in Mexico! I see the subtle hints!

Love her work! 😁

Gosh, you do sound like an adventure seeker. Have you thought about visiting China? I grew up in China but studied my undergrad and masters in the UK :)

Yes, I would love to visit the wall of China some day. I once had a dream I was there.lol. I think China is rich in history. I did a post on one of my antiques from China. Have you heard of Dr lady’s ? Is your degree journalism by any chance ? Best wishes <3

I would not have thought of posting such a really nice post like you can eat and enjoy a great hotel like this, thank you so much for giving this post.
I like this post.
Thanks for sharing @sweetssj

thanks for visiting osman28, hopefully this post will be useful for the remaining lifespan of maldives !

Amazing post!!! @sweetsssj

I admire your experiences. Let share with us more. Luv u :*

thank you little-princess, will do :)

![U5dsov9x1ca9p4oRJRaEdaBfVxxXDpD_1680x8400.jpg]( Looks like some honey combs with honey. Looks sweet- just like you! Great article

So warm and sunny...we're just getting into winter here - I need a vacation! Will follow you - thanks!

Nice Post

Nice :)
I hope I can visit that place someday;)

i hope you do!

All i can say is perfect @sweetsssj your content is like Maldives "heaven" looking forward for your travel and adventures! I must say I'm a fan now. Cheers! have a good one!

Awesome Photography.

I just Love This Pictures.

You Are Really Great.

Walla walla, Amazing pictures information.Keep travel...

Hey Miss,
All your posts are just amazing. I really enjoy your it.
Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures

Aooo .. its beautiful ..woowwwwwwww love it . i really like this . i follow you .your posts are kind of encouraging post. i become of your keep it up dear.

Such elegance in your persona, I love it!!

really? I haven't heard that before but i'm very flattered, thank you!

Your welcome😊

Hello mam pls folow me back

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@sweetsssj You are truly an angel. I'm happy for you.

Make hungry @sweetsssj

Amazing. Very nice & beautiful activities . God blessed you dear

Awesome.... once again I just love your great photos and your ever so interesting article, which always brings the photos alive.
Once again PLEASED TO UPVOTE ONCE AGAIN

You write everything with such detail that even when I have not been physically there, I know what you're talking about. Thanks for sharing!!!

It's the least I can do to help people get a good idea of what the place is like!

Looking forward to more of your writings.

it looks really delicious and also a cozy and lovely place @sweetsssj thank you for sharing

Wow @sweetsssj, what a great article, you write such nice and detailed content I literally felt like I took this journey with you, The pictures and the experience looked amazing, thank you so much for sharing and looking forward to more content from you.

Keep up the great work.

hi trev03 thanks for coming along :)

nice photography @sweetsssj

All photo are very beautiful

i liked in your post

thanks !

you have my mouth watering lol

I wonder how do you compare the two the maldives and bahamas? I am sure both are wonderful, but really which one u prefer most if u can choose.. I have been to the maldives , it's also one of my fav places on earth.. would love to know your thoughts!

I must say, I prefer Bahamas for the simple fact that there is a whole lot more to see and visit. But Maldives as a place of pure luxury relaxation is almost unmatched. The privacy of the island is something you'll get used to and then miss once you go back to places full of people.. Each has their strengths and weaknesses i'd say!

The island with a very beautiful view. This is a very worthy place to visit many people. And the most important thing is that they are able to serve many of the foods favored by the people. Here I also see a picture of yourself that is very beautiful. Thanks for sharing @sweetsssj.

thank you rizasukma, what you said is very true. It is a place worthy of visiting, but of course not all at once, the island is very small ! haha

Very small ?. But as beautiful as you @sweetsssj. :-) :-) :-)

Wow! Thats a feast. Its incredible how they those amazing food in a small island like that. Its amazing. Thanks for sharing @sweetsssj!

you're welcome funtraveller, thank you.

beautiful

thanks ^^ :D

a very beautiful place and eager to be in such a beautiful place with beautiful women like you @sweetsssj, greetings from Indonesia

thanks dianclasher, still need to visit indonesia myself! :)

You are welcome