Monday 10 November 2008

Rhubarb

So 300,000 islanders are set to move from their home land because of stormy weather.


Madness! The Maldive president told the Guardian today that the islands are likely to disappear under the waves is the sea levels change due to the fast pace of climate change.


I've always thought of the Maldives as a honeymoon destination. Now I'm thinking twice about this fragile utopia.





Mohamed Nasheed, the Maldives' newly elected president said "We do not want to leave the Maldives, but we also do not want to be climate refugees living in tents for decades".


The dramatic decision to leave the traveller's paradise comes as 80% of its 1,200 islands are no more than 1m above sea level, thus making it inhabitable by the next 100 years.

It's a shame really. Know for it's long stretching beaches and never-ending sun, a holiday in the Maldives could be the best cure for the financial crisis because I've found trips for just over £100!

Quick Getaway

Lastminute.com have a deal from £115 a room in Port Louis. But who knows what you get for that price.

I think I'd prefer to volunteer. Education is poor in the Indian Ocean region and it would be a lot more fulfilling to help the under privileged.

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