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...

Hello book lovers! With the arrival of new book stocks and Philip's visit, I was kept quite busy the past few weeks. Philip and I...

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...

Wow! Where do I start? If someone had told me that I would be running a pop-up bookshop in Soneva Jani, on the infamous jetty which...

This week saw a first for me, celebrating World Oceans Day. As the Marine Biology department sits right next door to the bookshop, I feel...

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...

The magical wonderment that is a day off. Something that we are all familiar with, we are all working towards. Getting through the days...

With wild weather continuing here on Soneva Jani this week, all sorts of things have been washing up on our white sandy beaches. Which is...

Now that our week of wet weather has passed, and the glorious sunshine has returned to its rightful place, everyone is back outside with...

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...

The monsoon season has well and truly arrived onto our little island paradise. Two days ago, I had a delicious mix of sunscreen and sweat...

A photograph of the sea around the Maldives.

A bit like judging a book by its cover, so much of how we behave and act is based on our gut instinct. Our gut reaction. Intuition. The...

Is it possible to be jealous of yourself? Because I think that’s how I feel right now. ‘I hate you’ seemed to be a phrase I jokingly...

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...

So, this week there isn’t a huge amount to talk about as the island is quiet. Ramadan has started, Alice has landed back in the UK, and...

In the last few days, a delicate stillness has had hold of Soneva Jani. We have fewer guests at this time of year and the lagoon, which...

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...

Visiting the Maldives is a time for relaxation, sunbathing, diving, swimming and taking in the beautiful surroundings. For children, it’s...

Can you give us a quick intro about yourself and your role on the island? My name is Linda, and I work in the glass studio here at...