Itching for a Surf Trip? Try the Maldives.
Itching for a Surf Trip? Try the Maldives. With global COVID-19 travel restrictions, the Maldives remain open for (surf) business Photo: Dara Ahmed Link copied to clipboard Back in the late 1970s, Tony Hussein, an Aussie nomad in search of undiscovered surf, was shipwrecked on a reef 30 miles from the Maldivian capital of Male. After a few months stranded, Hussein built his own dhoni, sailing it through the atolls, until he stumbled upon a perfect A-frame breaking off the tiny island of Thanburudhoo. Satisfied, it was then that Hussein said to himself, “my road stops here.” Since Hussein...