Beginning of Journey
Destined as one of the most luxurious destination of the world..Maldives was in my list since long and than I got chance to add the destination in my bucket in the year 2017.
I just got freedom from some of my responsibilities in mid of 2017 and deal struck to me. Maldives was in my mind and while browsing through various deals I got the best offer to travel to Male. I was at the Patna airport lounge, where I got the opportunity to strike the best deal to travel to Male and without wasting a minute, I booked my ticket to Male for travel from 24th November 17 to 29th November 17. Indeed 5 days is not enough for Maldives but I have to take care of other things as well.
So for my travel, SriLankan Airlines provided best itinerary, the flight from Delhi to Male was perfect for my requirement, though it look more time than usual but for a backpacker, it was cheapest and the best option.
My flight was hopping at Colombo (being a home destination) for 8 hours, so I had another option to hop around Colombo for that duration but the flight was reaching Colombo at 10:00 PM and was scheduled for Male at 7:20 A.M.
I decided not to leave airport and to stay at lounge for night halt. So, I reached Male after journey of 14 hrs (idle situation would have been 6-7 hours) but for sure, I got the cheapest flight, free lounge stay at Colombo airport, what else is required!!! Travelling during night time saves a lot of time because travel time to be spent after sunrise can be saved and it provides maximum utilization of vacation time. Yes, I accept, it creates pressure on daily routine and habits but at the same time helps to save precious time during travel.
But before going to Maldives, I ensured that travel insurance was available for sufficient amount, which is my regular phenomena and task before going on an international trip and the resort for my stay.