Maldives

Vacation is now over and it's time to get back to business. The Maldives were awesome, the whole trip was very refreshing which is exactly what I was going for. Though the flight over there was 9 hours of hell. I've never seen smaller seats in an airplane, which says a lot considering I am a frequent flyer. I tried taking a sleeping pill but for some reason it was not very effective. After arriving in Male, we had a 45min water airplane ride to the island. Flying over all the islands is such a sick experience, you really realize that you are basically in the middle of the ocean.

My days consisted of great sleep, chilling on the beach. snorkeling and a daily massage. The massages were all fabulous (I highly recommend the Hawaiian massage) and after the first massage all the pains from the flight over had disappeared. The snorkeling was something I will never forget. The things you see right off the beach are sicker than in any aquarium around the world. All the colorful fish, jellyfish, sharks, etc. were simply amazing. I don't have any underwater pics, otherwise I could probably have 100 stunning photos. Here are some pics from the island:

view from the beach right outside the room

view from the balcony

a bat flew in and started eating the flowers on the tree

i almost shat my pants when i saw this right on the beach

gecko

view of a neighboring island

I'm still undecided on whether or not I'll play EPT Budapest next week, if I go it will really be a last minute decision. I'd kinda like to just hang around at home for a while, but on the other hand Budapest is going to have a very soft field. Maybe I'll just flip a coin.