Originally Posted by persoid

It's not something I would do again. Been there, done that and it wasn't spectacular, especially tacking on a 3-day trip at the end of our 2013 Conrad Stay.

My wife and I visited an island called Maafushi (not too far from WA, though a bit further southeast). There's a ferry that the locals take to go back and forth daily, offered then at $3/person for the 1.5 hour one way trip. We opted for a private speedboat for $75 (one way for the two of us), which you can hire at the ferry pier easily. It was definitely an experience and it felt like the island we visited had just come out of the middle ages, rushing to act on what seemed like incredible opportunities with tourism. Food was mediocre, as were the accommodations. I may be sounding like a snob, but that's not my intention. It could have been the fact that we visited this island right after the Conrad. The only good thing was a nice beach on the north end of the island.

Some time after our stay I came across a blog article about the island from the perspective of another traveler. It brought back memories. You can read about that below:
https://www.neverendingfootsteps.com...love-maafushi/