March 2005 The Maldives have always faced two main problems — the threat of global warming and government by dictatorship. Bizarrely, the Tsunami appears to have had a positive impact on both. “The tide is now three to four times higher than it was 100 years ago,” states scientist Dr Ali. The government attempted to deal with this threat by building a artificial island high above sea level. When the Tsunami struck, it used this opportunity to permanently re-house residents on the nine lowest lying islands. Unexpectedly, the President also released political prisoners and promised multi-party democracy. Critics claim this is just a cynical ploy to attract more aid. But released prisoners believe these changes will be permanent. “I don’t see that things can be reversed. We’ve past the point of no return.” Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

itunes.apple.com My friend Stephen Anderson wrote the score specifically for this video! You can download it in the link above! You can download the song off iTunes from the video in the link below! Make sure to check out his website in the link below! www.stephenjanderson.com Produced by Noah Hamilton My friend Noah Hamilton, who was one of the producers for the feature film “Soul Surfer” contacted me to go with him, his sister Bethany Hamilton, and there brother to the Maldives Islands. You can check out Bethany’s facebook fanpage in the link below. She is AWESOME! https The Maldives are a chain of Atoll islands right below India. We stayed at several different islands while we were there, but the main one was at Six Senses Laamu. All the “resort” shots were filmed at that location. Here is a link to their website!! We had an awesome experience there. www.sixsenses.com I filmed all the other shots of the locals on one of the nearby islands. The people were awesome wherever we went, some of the nicest people I have ever met! In a couple weeks I will be releasing a youtube video on Bethany Hamiton (Soul Surfer), that we shot in the Maldives islands. When Bethany was younger she was attacked by a shark, loosing one of her arms, but she stayed persistent with her passion for surfing, and she is a professional surfer even to this day. The youtube video I filmed while I was down there will showcase that. That will be released the end of January. Film was made by Devin Graham …

READ: Hey everyone! I hope you all enjoy all my Maldives Vlogs, that I filmed daily during my vacation from December 21st-31st. I had an amazing time there, and I wanted to share my experience with all of you All the links to all the other Maldives videos i did will be posted here soon, when all my vlogs will be uploaded ♥Subscribe to be notified of new videos and to support my channel ♥Comment, ask questions, and let me know what kind of things you would like to me film in my future vlogs, advice is always appreciated ♥Tweet me @elenaa1989

Lots of info in the full description, so click it to see: Here’s a room tour of a King Water Villa at the Hilton Maldives / Iru Fushi Resort & Spa, soon after check in. Built just over two years ago (2008), the hotel was originally built by an independent investor as the Iru Fushi Resort, but the economy led it to be leased to the Hilton group (which also has a Waldorf Astoria and Conrad property in the Maldives). Like all major Maldives resorts, this is located on its own island and has two rows of these “water villas” in addition to the beach rooms and is located in the Noonu Atoll, about a 40 minute seaplane flight from Male (you are required to use the very expensive seaplane). If you want my honest opinion: you have to take into account that, once you factor the very high price of food and beverages and the mandatory flights, the per-night cost here is roughly 00 per night. For that price, I’d give the room a 9/10 but the resort is only 7/10. The food quality isn’t as good as the prices, and the service was good but uneven. For that price (which makes a guest rightfully picky) I expect the same or better service than what I’ve seen at places like the Encore Las Vegas, and that really wasn’t the case here. The snorkeling, however, was as awesome as you’d imagine! I hope this helps you make a decision on where to stay, see what’s available, or just provides entertainment! [please excuse the fleck of dust that managed to make it inside my camera; I was using the …

The epitome of tropical paradise. The Maldives or Maldive Islands, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching south of India’s Lakshadweep islands between Minicoy Island and the Chagos Archipelago, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of Indian Ocean. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives encompass a territory featuring 1192 islets, of which two hundred and fifty islands are inhabited.