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Alice Spencer
Jan 9, 20214 min read
Another Literary Year: Alice's Favourite Reads of 2020
Christmas and New Year festivities on Soneva Jani were big and noisy, sparkly and fun. All the normal over indulgence was happily done...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Jan 6, 20214 min read
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...
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Alice Spencer
Dec 31, 20203 min read
To the Moon and Back: Interview with Soneva Jani Astronomer Maavin Faure
A couple of weeks ago I was at the top of the Soneva Jani astronomy tower with resident astronomer Maavin Faure telling him how I’d only...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Dec 22, 20202 min read
Soneva Sustainability
So, here’s a little – or more, a big – side to the Soneva model which a lot of people don’t always seem to realise. Soneva Fushi is not...
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Alice Spencer
Dec 19, 20203 min read
Where There’s a Worry, There’s a Novel: The Rise of Climate Change Fiction.
“You chose to go litter picking on your lunch break?!” an incredulous friend asks me on the phone this week. “Well yes”, I explain. “But...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Dec 14, 20203 min read
Bright Minds and Sea Stars
Lots to talk about this week, from brilliant young minds to the wonders of the ocean. We’ve hit the winter season now – in terms of...
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Alice Spencer
Dec 12, 20203 min read
Island Life - A New Way to Live
If you move five thousand, three hundred miles around the world, you might expect to be met with a slightly different way of life. I am...
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Alice Spencer
Dec 4, 20202 min read
The Chapters Along the Way
The launch of the shop on Soneva Jani is within touching distance now, so as the finishing flourishes are being put in place, I thought...
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Alice Spencer
Nov 27, 20203 min read
From the Press Office to Paradise: An Introduction to Alice
‘Excuse the unprofessional language but omggggg!!!!!!!!!!’ was how I responded to the email offering me the job to become one of Ultimate...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Nov 24, 20204 min read
A Slice of Island Life
So, it’s officially been a week on Soneva Fushi, (we’re not counting my week in quarantine). I’m very glad to say that I have really...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Nov 18, 20203 min read
Launching The Lists
It has been a long week – and I’ve only been out of my quarantine for three days, so I’m just beginning to explore the borders of this...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Nov 9, 20204 min read
Flying on a Whim
Sometimes doing things on a whim work out surprisingly well. Deciding to visit Tokyo three days before you fly out? Worked out well....
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Barefoot Bookseller
Oct 6, 20204 min read
Life after the Barefoot Bookseller
There are periods of your life that seem to exist in a perfect vacuum, so far removed from the world you normally inhabit that when you...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Apr 16, 20203 min read
'This Parting Was Well Made'
If the last few weeks has taught us anything, it’s that life doesn’t often work out the way we plan. My adventure in the Maldives began...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Mar 30, 20203 min read
‘The Poetry of Heaven’
It’s a cloudless evening when we climb the steps to the island’s observatory, a wooden tower in the middle of the jungle, extending above...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Mar 20, 20203 min read
Adventures from your Living Room
The world is in a strange place. Many of the things we have taken for granted – our health, freedom, ability to travel – have been pulled...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Mar 13, 20204 min read
Goidhoo Island
Pristine white beaches, crystal blue seas, luscious jungle, vibrant marine life, colourful coral; a list of sights you might expect to...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Mar 3, 20203 min read
My Best Foot Forward
Living life barefoot, on an island that has no cars, where I’ve all but forgotten the smell of petrol, has got me thinking a lot about...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Feb 25, 20205 min read
A New Way of Diving
When I’m in the ocean, I love to dive right down, abandoning my snorkel, sucking in a huge breath, and plunging head first into the...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Feb 20, 20204 min read
Natural Navigation
Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley is on the island and he’s managed to prise me away from my book to take part in a different sort of...
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