"String Travel presents another Maldivian Folktale edition for this year’s Halloween. This time, we share the myth of "Vigani", a name carried through Maldivian culture as a symbol of misfortune. A bad omen, a shadow blamed when things turn for the worse, when luck fades, and something unexplainable lingers just beyond reason. Happy Halloween!" The crew of Miyaru  were legends once — fishermen from Thuraakunu, the northernmost island of the Maldives. Fishing was in their blood; the sea had...

The Maldives is no stranger to world-class waves, but this September, the islands will host something far greater than a surf...

Cokes (Thulusdhoo) is one of the most consistent and powerful surf spots in the Maldives, best known for its hollow, right-hand reef...