Nice TR, and very good pictures. Definitely too little time spent in the Maldives - though i have only ever seen them from a liveaboard dive boat, i always wonder what the 'other half' does on the islands!
I'm flabbergasted that airlines still have these amenities such as playing cards and writing kit - wonder if its just to please the FT group??
Trying to get a pen from an EK FA in J, to fill out the disembarkation card has always been a mission for me.