hello! So as hinted in my new bathers post just recently, we have been on an absolutely gorgeous holiday to the Maldives… this is our third visit, each time as well as this time staying on Velassaru. I know, I know, there are lots of other islands in the Maldives and maybe we should be more adventurous but we just love this charming little place; as well, our theory is that if it’s not broken then there’s no need to fix it! As usual, I’m compiling a little summary of my travel wardrobe…
Time away: 7-8 days
Where to: Velassaru, the Maldives
Season; mid to late October, the tail end of the rainy season
Expected activities: not very much at all! lots of swimming, lazing around and reading
Colour scheme; white, blue and pink … really just the prettiest and lightest summery colours in my wardrobe
What I packed;
from left to right, top to bottom, everything is linked directly to its own “making” post…
denim skirt, raspberry cardigan, white top, floral dress, pink dress, beach coverup
large polka dot dress, small polka dot dress, navy/white dress (not yet blogged, and wow, I cannot believe I forgot to blog this dress!), blue floral dress, orange polka dot bathers
light blue shirt, yellow shorts
blue bag, pink thongs, white sandshoes, 2x white sockettes, white hat, raspberry crocheted hat
not shown, nightie and a selection of underwear, my toiletries bag
My daily outfits;
Thoughts;
After two of basically the same holiday then you’d think I’d have got it right by now! I took a different light summer dress for each day, and this is a good strategy for a very warm, beach holiday like this one. I absolutely love all of these dresses and so I felt happy and fresh and comfortable in all of them. I also learnt my lesson from last time and took a pair of light sandshoes for our daily (gentle) exercise routine, for which I also wore the day 1 (pic 2) dress because it was already a bit sweaty by then. I don’t have a dedicated “exercise outfit” but sometimes I wonder if I should make one… ?
For the flights I went for comfort and warmth, but not too much warmth. The plane is always cold, but then you’re dying from the heat immediately as you alight in Male, so one’s outfit choice must always comprise some compromise! I did opt to wear my new shirt over my plane outfit coming home, just for that little bit of extra warmth.
For most of each day I was just in my bathers(pic 5) and beach coverup for swimming and sitting by our private pool and the ocean outside our own cabin each day… I don’t really wear my bathers out and about on the island like a lot of people do, because I’m shy that way. I know it seems counterintuitive since here I am posting my bathers on the internet like this! but well, I hope you know what I mean. And then I would wear actual clothes for the times we were amongst other people, like our breakfast session in the island cafe and then from 5pm onwards, which was the time we wandered over the beach bar for our happy hour drink. I became particularly fond of a mocktail called “pink sand” which was a divine mixture of pineapple juice, crushed mango, pink passionfruit juice and pulp, strawberry juice and coconut water. Mmmm!
what did I see other people wearing; a new category! speaking for myself I absolutely LOVE checking out other peoples’ outfits so I know I’m interested! First of all, observed nationalities during our week were; Russians, South Americans (sorry, cannot be more specific since I sadly cannot tell the difference between Spanish and Portuguese, but did see one Argentinian football t-shirt in there), Swiss Germans, South Koreans, Italians and Chinese. We were the only Australians.
I’ve noticed men generally wear the same global mens’ uniform of shirt/T-shirt and longish shorts combo, no matter what the nationality. If a couple has booked themselves in for a “beach shoot” then he will invariably wear a white linen shirt and white trousers.
Women, however, are a completely different kettle of fish and fashion-wise the sky is the limit … for the aforementioned “beach shoot” the woman will almost always be in something almost like a ballgown. In case you’re interested; no, Craig and I did not do a beach shoot!
For everyday beach and poolside wear, women will be in anything from lace and jewelled caftans, floorsweeping maxi dresses and palazzo pants, giant sunhats and giant sunglasses, chiffon, silk, lace etc… to more ordinary, what I would call “normal” summer wear like shorts and blouses, or pretty light dresses, and all the way through to near nudity! I’m not judging at all btw! I love that everyone can just do their own thing. I also noticed some women who had a different bikini with a different matching beach coverup for every day. I personally don’t think I could do that, it seems kind of extravagant? even though I myself normally swim every day I still have just one pair of bathers. Though honestly, is having a different dress for every day really any different?! I don’t know… food for thought. A debatable concept!
Trending note: lace coverups and neon, solid-colour bathers seem to be quite popular.
Anyway. I shall now sign off by boring you with some of my favourite Velassaru views…
coming back from dinner our little cabin always looked so cosy and welcoming… and can I just point out the tiny fairy lights embedded in the bottom of the pool? So cute and pretty!
breakfast time views…
could never tire of this view from our cabin …we spent our days meandering between the pool and the ocean and the deckchairs and then all over again…
nom nom…
this unsuspecting heron probably plays a starring role in about a million holiday photos… #naturalborninstamodel
definitively NOT a ballgown. #kindaboringeh
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