THE BEST SIDE OF MALDIVES

"It is actually more robust than hemp," wrote Ibn Battuta, "and is also accustomed to sew alongside one another the planks of Sindhi and Yemeni dhows, for this sea abounds in reefs, and In case the planks were being mounted with iron nails, they'd split into items in the event the vessel hit a rock. The coir presents the boat bigger elasticity, in