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Paradise found with five-star luxury in the Maldives

The Maldives offers truly five-star luxury with a range of all-inclusive packages, writes Barry Coughlan

Paradise found with five-star luxury in the Maldives

Sat, 11 Nov, 2017 - 00:00

Barry Coughlan

THE Maldives island of Kandolhu could not quite be described as a desert island, but it’s close.

This bank of land which stretches just 200 metres by 140 metres is never home to more than just over 200 people.

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