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Barefoot Bookseller
Aug 16, 20221 min read
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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Georgie
May 15, 202213 min read
JLF Soneva Fushi: A Bookseller's Diary
Day 1: Friday 13th May 2022 The festival began, as these things always do, with a deep-seated fear that it was going to be a washout, in...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Apr 25, 20225 min read
The Sky Over Soneva
Words by Lars Lindberg Christensen & photos by Petr Horálek
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Georgie
Mar 13, 20226 min read
Looking Up At The Stars
A night spent at the Soneva Fushi observatory, taught me to discover the link between storytellers and the stars.
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Georgie
Jan 26, 20227 min read
Barefoot Bookseller Experience: A Bioenergy (Vibrational Stillness) Session
Almost six hundred people work together behind the scenes on Soneva Fushi to keep life on the resort flowing. There are many different...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Jun 7, 20213 min read
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...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
May 17, 20216 min read
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...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
May 10, 20213 min read
Visiting Soneva Jani!
A photograph of the sea around the Maldives.
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Apr 27, 20213 min read
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...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Apr 12, 20212 min read
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...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Mar 9, 20214 min read
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...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Mar 3, 20215 min read
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...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Feb 17, 20212 min read
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...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Feb 8, 20214 min read
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...
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Aislinn Shivakumar
Feb 2, 20214 min read
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...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Jan 20, 20212 min read
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...
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Barefoot Bookseller
Jan 12, 20215 min read
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...
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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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