One common thing all resort managers in Maldives were telling us is how tricky it becomes to attract customers with the rise of the cheaper hotels and even backpackers' hostels options in this destination. Obviously, we were really curious to find out how does it go with the older hotels, the ones that have first started this whole white sand - palm trees - transparent water craze. So we made sure to visit the very first (!) Maldivian resort - Kurumba.

We're less than two days away from our flight to Russia and to be honest, I'm a bit terrified. One morning my mum calls me to say it was sunny, +17 and she could finally wear her beautiful heels. The next day she reports snow. I mean, how can one pack enough clothes for an entire month, if it can be both summer and winter there? The same with the skincare.

Though technically USA wasn't the first overseas country to visit for me and Alex, in reality it was our first ever experience of so many things! Even eight years later all the memories of those days are still so colourful and warm, that anything USA-related makes us super emotional. You can imagine, how pleased and excited we were to be invited to Brooklyn Patio & Eatery (53 The Strand). I mean, it's BROOKLYN, for God's sake!

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