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A Look Back at JLF Soneva Fushi 2022
As we enjoy the quiet season here in the Maldives, we take a look back at the Jaipur Literary Festival. For the first time ever Soneva...
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Barefoot Bookseller
- Apr 25
- 5 min
The Sky Over Soneva
Words by Lars Lindberg Christensen & photos by Petr Horálek
Georgie
- Mar 13
- 6 min
Looking Up At The Stars
A night spent at the Soneva Fushi observatory, taught me to discover the link between storytellers and the stars.
Georgie
- Jan 6
- 5 min
The Books That Saved 2021
It’s uncontroversial to say that 2021 has been a difficult year. The majority of us spent far more time in our homes and under...
Georgie
- Dec 24, 2021
- 4 min
A Life in Books
As so many previous Barefoot Booksellers have written here, finding out on a grey, wet day in the UK – and I can guarantee that nearly...
Malsa Maaz
- Nov 27, 2021
- 6 min
Dolphins: Enchanting Voices in the Ocean
It has now been a bit over a month since I have been here at Soneva Jani, and that is how long it has taken for my flip-flop tan lines to...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
It's been a Delight, Soneva
So, while this will be a little out of left field, due to a change in circumstances, I have chosen to leave Soneva Fushi much sooner than...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- May 17, 2021
- 6 min
A Nature Read
The weather has been a little crazy this last week, at both Soneva Fushi and Soneva Jani. This would be due to being in the midst of a...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
Visiting Soneva Jani!
A photograph of the sea around the Maldives.
Aislinn Shivakumar
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
Story Time
So originally my plan for this blog was to outline my trip to one of the neighbouring islands because I have to get a medical check-up...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
Hello Goodbye
April is the month of change and there’s a lot of it happening around Soneva Fushi at the moment. Something that you have to come to...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min
You Remind Me Of...
Happy International Women’s Day! The Soneva Company is filled with amazing women who make this place the gem it is. Last week, Alice...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- Mar 3, 2021
- 5 min
Spa Day
So, this Sunday, for the first time ever, I went to a spa. I know, people are stunned when I tell them this, but the spa has never...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Into The Blue
Life in the Maldives is quiet at the moment! Half term is here and I’m spending most of my time working as a tutor, but the island...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- Feb 8, 2021
- 4 min
Valentine's Day Gift List
Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and – though I might be biased – what better gift can you get someone than a book?! Maybe gifts AS...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
Home and Away
So! I’ve just passed the halfway point of my time in the Maldives. Overall, it’s been a fantastic experience. When I first arrived, I was...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Out to Dine
Today’s blog is a little different. We’re talking food at Soneva! I have been very fortunate to dine out several times in the different...
Barefoot Bookseller
- Jan 12, 2021
- 5 min
Your 2021 TBR List Started!
2021 is underway and last week Alice gave us a wrap up of some of her favourite books from 2020, so this week I figured I’d show case...
Aislinn Shivakumar
- Jan 6, 2021
- 4 min
Old Year, New Year
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrated it and had an even better New Year. Here on the island it has...