150 дней в раю или как я работала инструктором на Мальдивах

Dazzling white sand, fine flour, clean ocean, shimmering with all shades of blue, palm, leaning over the water, silence, broken only by the sound of the surf and the rustle of palm leaves - here it is a picture perfect tropical paradise. So we imagine the same "bounty", who are looking for all holidaymakers, отправляющиеся в далекие тёплые страны.

This landscape I have seen in many countries in the Philippines, in Thailand, Indonesia and even in India. So why are most of the Maldives for a model of the tropical "bounty"?

artificial paradise

Holidays in the Maldives is divided into rest on the islands, Resort &, так называемых, inhabited islands. Именно отдых в резортах и является воплощением того самого идеального отпуска на белоснежном пляже. About myself, I called it "an artificial bounty", because, as opposed to "natural bounty" on inhabited islands, or in the same Tae, его поддерживают в идеальном порядке. Island, where I worked, был всего 600 to 800 meters, but it worked better 300 people. None bottle brought surf, no cigarette butt, no locals, any dog, справляющие естественные потребности на белом песке не оскорбят взор гостя. Даже с комарами тут ведется непримиримая война, чтобы гостей не покусали или того хуже не заразили тропической болезнью, like dengue.

On the inhabited islands of all as everywhere - the garbage, собаки, locals varying degrees of colorful. Also do not forget, that the Maldives – a strict Muslim country, and appearing in a swimsuit only at designated beaches. Алкоголь также под запретом и его употребление уголовно наказуемо. For tourists it, of course, not applicable, но купить спиртное можно только в резортах. В Мале и на обитаемых островах алкоголь не найти ни в одном ресторане. import alcohol, even bought in duty free can not be too, на туристических форумах исписаны гигабайты о том, how to smuggle alcohol to the Maldives.

But I have all these difficulties are not particularly interested in, and select the Resort or inhabited island in front of me did not stand, because I got the instructor's diving, как раз в пятивездочном и дорогом отеле.

What is it to work in the garden? – Original, If I had a dollar for every such question ... But today nobody dollars scattered, so I will try to answer it absolutely free.

Paradise work

Among the professionals in Maldives diving is considered one of the best places to work, though with their disadvantages and specifics. You can count on consistently good salary, while food and accommodation provided by the employer, a work permit also draws the employer at their own expense. All official: Weekend, hospital, holidays. At the end of the contract to pay a ticket home. Since the island is almost no place to spend the money for a year, you can save a decent amount. But then we just come to the cons ...

Island a little, often quite remote, no entertainment, or shops, Only the most simple medical care. I worked in the north of the Maldives a resort, about 300 km from Malé, it is more than an hour by seaplane.

In the hotel, of course, There is a shop exclusively for staff, and on the inhabited islands around there are shops (by our standards mean general store, I could not find a hair conditioner, girls understand). Есть в атолле и больницы, which can even cut appendicitis, but the teeth, eg, treat I flew to Male.

В Резортах для персонала много правил и ограничений. Of course, all the islands they are different, чаще всего: more stars – тем строже. For example, swim and sunbathe room service can only be in one place, walk on the beach in front of houses and visitors can not, вообще, по острову лучше праздно не шататься. Есть также строгие правила, As for appearance: piercings, tattoo, bright manicure, stubble - all outside the law.

Развлечения тоже отличаются, чем больше остров и чем ближе к Мале, тем, как правило, больше жизни и веселее. У нас из развлечений был бар для персонала с алкоголем по доступным ценам, дискотека для обслуги раз в три месяца, периодически различные спортивные соревнования (футбол, волейбол, пул и даже шахматы) с денежными призами. Такой себе санаторий строгого режима в раю 🙂

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