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Between white beaches and yellow beaches I love white beaches

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 19 May

When I went to Maldives I realized that the beaches are all white. One of the reasons are the dead corals decay and create a white coating. In India almost all beaches are yellow beaches excepting the ones in Andaman and Nicobar...

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I miss the white powder beach in Maldives

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 27 Mar

In Maldives the white sands are like talcum powder. They are so soft. If one just sits on the sand there is such a relaxing effect. The waters are also cool and not cold. It is an exotic locations. i went only once. Given a scope...

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In Maldives as there is blue lagoon any person can swim in shallow water

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 25 Mar

As Maldives is situated very close to equator and south of indian ocean there is blue lagoon. From the shore the water is shallow for a long distance. So any novice swimmer can also swim in the water. The sands are also white. It...

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I think fishing is an art

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 2 Jan

I found in the Maldives in Fun island resort there were many tourists who came with fishing equipments. They provided food to the fish as a trap. For hours they sat at the wooden platform and waited for the fish to get caught.I...

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In Maldives the beaches are full of white sand

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 6 Aug

Maldives has a lovely ambience. In all the islands there is lovely white sand. The sand is not course. There are wooden bridges where travellers can spend a lot of time. It is always full of lovely sea...

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Fishes and corals are very colourful

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 6 Apr 25

In maldives in all the islands the water is shallow. As the water is pure the fishes and living corals are visible. They are very colourful also. Many travellers bring their own fishing equipments and do fishing. Sitting on the...

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In Maldives I found the dwarf trees on the banks of the beaches

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 5 Mar 25

There are white sands adjacent to the sea beaches of Maldives. On those places there are dwarf trees. they look lovely. I dont know why they dont grow upto big height. as there is blue lagoon the water level never rises and enters...

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In Maldives there are net swings created across beaches

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 23 Feb 25

In Maldives there are swings made of net across the beaches. One can spread the legs on the swing and there is a beautiful experience of facing the water front. The water is also cool not cold. As it is shallow there is no fear of...

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In Maldives as shallow sea water is pure the sea bed can be seen

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 23 Feb 25

In deep seas the sea beds are very deep. Travellers and swimmers cannot see them. In Maldives there are shallow waters one can see the sea bed. There are planktons and many sea creatures like starfish corals and fishes which look...

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The Blue Lagoon allows beginners to swim far in Maldives

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 18 Feb 25

The Blue Lagoon allows travellers to venture into long distances in Maldives. In other sea beaches the sea waters remain shallow only near the beach and then sea bed becomes deeper and deeper. In Maldives for at least 400 meters...

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In maldives has it is close to equator there is no current felt in the sea waters

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 17 Feb 25

In Maldives there is blue lagoon. As the location is close to equator there is shallow water in the seas. For beginners swimming in these seas are very easy. There is no currant in the sea and the waves are very gentle. Travellers...

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If I get chance I want to go to Maldives again.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 12 Jan 24

If I get a chance I want to go to Maldives again. I went to Fun World Island. It was such a lovely place. I met almost the entire world there. There were people from Europe Asia and North America. During the morning different...

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I find that travellers love fishing.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 25 Dec 23

In Maldives I found that a lot of foreigners from Russia, China, Argentina Denmark are involved in fishing. There are shallow waters in Fun Island so the fishes are visible from the surface. I found many people brought fishing...

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In Maldives there is health benefit by walking 3 times on the white sands

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 23 Dec 23

In Maldives as every island is separated by the other by Indian ocean fooding is dependant on the resorts. In Fun Island the travellers have to walk from their cottages 3 times during breakfast, lunch and dinner to the major...

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Between white sands and yellow sands I loved white sands

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 23 Dec 23

Across the major part of the world the sea beaches have either white sands or the yellow sands. I found in Maldives the white sands are more beautiful. They are like talcum powder. Even the skin get rejuvenation once anybody has...

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In Maldives during winter there is pleasant weather.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 19 Jul 23

As Maldives is situated below the equator in the winter there is no cold temperature. It is very pleasant weather. The shallow water helps travellers to spend time in the water. Also they can spend time in the white sands....

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In Maldives due to purity of environment there is no haze.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 16 Jun 23

In the winter also in Maldives, I did not find any haze or mist. There is crystal clear waters of the seas. The shallow water helps to see the sea surface. There is lovely sky. Travellers feel they are in paradise.

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Walking on white sands in summer is still enjoyable.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 3 Apr 23

There is an interesting fact that sand never get as hot as stones. I have the experience of walking barefoot in the white sands in Maldives. As it is below the equator it is very pleasant over there. Both in the morning and noon...

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I love white sand more than yellow sand.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 4 Mar 23

I found the sand in most beaches in India totally yellow. I am talking about Puri beach, Pondicherry beach, Goa beach, to name a few. But in international destinations the sands are totally white. For example in Maldives in all...

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The fishing boats are designed in Maldives to travel in shallow water.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 27 Dec 22

As there is an archipelago and blue lagoon in Maldives there are many islands which are close to each other. The fishing boats are designed in such a manner that those who go for fishing has to make the boat sail across the...

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