Welcome to Episode 101 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast.
In March 2025, me and my travel buddy Laura surprisingly went to Maldives for four nights. Given I’m a budget backpacker who can’t swim and gets bored easily, we figured it would make a great concept for a podcast – very few people think of Maldives as a budget destination, and we thought we’d talk about how we managed to visit without spending the world.
Topics discussed in this episode are:
- Why on earth would I go to Maldives
- Maldives is small, flat, hot, and … full of Russians?
- Budget travel around Maldives
- Two nights on Gulhi Island – mainly on the beach
- Budget accommodation in Maldives
- Eating on a budget in Maldives
- Travelling during Ramadan (!)
- Visiting Malé
- What our budget was for our trip
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