I prefer to see the photos and enjoy...

Ahahaah!!! Looks like a Stephen Chow style kung-fu lesson.

I was there, totally true There was people waiting only for the selfie, nobody was even looking Lisa :(

Soooooo romantic.....

Why isn't this one up the top!? This is the best one yet

that is not quite fair :-) that is during a concert on that beach :-)

I've never seen such a traffic jam in the canal!

Actually the difference between this images is simple. One was taking in expensive hotel where probably someone cleans the beach and other was taking on the public beach where inhabitants don't give a sh*t about it.

this is the world over - you get sold a b******t vision but what you find is humans are a*s holes and s**t up their own environent - i have campaigned and fought against litter all my life but its a battle we are losing - land on mars? solve world poverty? find peace in the middle east? yeah right we cant even keep our own streets clean because of lazy vermin throwing their fast food c**p everywhere......

I live here and this is only true in a very few local islands, not the resorts you guys will vacation in

Tourist Brochure vs Greenpeace Leaflet

This is not true, Furanafushi island is exactly like the first picture :)

This isn't true - I've been to the Maldives a few times and it's always like Picture No 1 - absolutely ideallic and breathtaking.

This is not true. I worked there for 2 years and it is really a paradise.

This is so not true. I have myself visited 3 islands in the Maldives with really clean, pristine beaches.

Is this a joke? I've never seen any trash on island in Maldives. I could upload some pictures.

Nope, but it's on my bucket list

Near Male (the capital) is trash island. It's just a garbage dump really. The resorts are clean, because clearly they wouldn't make money otherwise. Now what I found most sad about living there - most people there, don't actually know how to swim...

I went to the Maldives and there was no rubbish on the beaches.

no, no-one should be punished by death. I can be quite vocal about such topics involving death. for example, lets say execution. isn't that just legalised murder? killing someone with intention is murder, and that is what executions are. and don't get me started on abortion, that's also murder. killing an unborn child is wrong. I've got a lot of friends who agree with me. anyway I need to shut up or I'll rant on for days.... even Sebastian Michaelis will agree, and he's a manga demon, known for stealing tamashii...

I'm glad to know that the first picture is one of the places I've always wanted to go. It's sad though that there is so much garbage that's washed ashore all over the world.

wow....way to ruin paradise you stupid POS people...all of this makes me realize I am better off at home

This one isn't true, certainly not on the resort islands. One the local islands you do get some rubbish but tourists will never see that. It's only rubbish that is washed up its not the locals dumping it, you won't find people more aware of the environment than they are in the Maldives.

This is waste from ships, from rivers where people dump their trash into them and they flow to the sea. It is a huge problem worldwide. Horrible. Humans are nature's worst mistake.

This rubbish has not been dropped there by people on the beach - it has been washed up from rubbish that has come from anywhere. There is a revolving pile of rubbish somewhere in the Atlantic, birds are starving because they eat our plastic.

Typical. That's humans for you.

not my experience not my experience

Been there this year, it is true and a shame the trash everywhere. The locals throw everything overboard...

It's very dependent on the beach/island you're on.

One's a resort, one's not. That simple in showing how much people actually care in preserving our world.

Sorry but the resort islands do look gorgeous....the second picture was taken on a local resindents' beach.

This really is devastating!!!

This makes me feel so sad that people can thoughtlessly leave rubbish behind,,doesn't take much to take your junk away with you.

not true.. i was in maldives and its the first pic that is the true representation

aww :(

This was after the tsunami

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKAOfhyRMoA xD

this one was my next vacation pick....back to research mode.

Go there at six in the morning and the first picture is reality

This place was way more crowded when I was there. And the petrol fumes were stifling... I was sooo upset.

True!

THIS IS SUMMER SOLSTICE. Normally you aren't allowed this close to the stones, so this picture is misleading.

Best to arrive either very, very early n the day, or later in the afternoon or evening. And bring a lot of bottled water, it's hot as blazes and waiting in one can be very overwhelming. Plus I wouldn't advise going up in the pyramid if you have any claustrophbia. It's hot, dark, and has no air flow.

Hillary Steps always crowded , beside there is 4-6 weeks weather window and from it only 2 weeks for summit attack , as well sinc 90's commercial tour operators took over this rock , from first climb in 53 numbers of 'climbers' went ballistic , you have money , you go everest ... Fukcud up a bit

Who is this model?? I swear to god I see her everywhere it's starting to get creepy

No matter what, the first one is photoshopped, she is not sitting with open water in the background but in the harbour of CPH. And yes she is tiny, hence the name, Little Mermaid.

this line moves very fast. it's just for the metal detector and dress code control

its not even the same day wtf lol one is winter and one is summer what a joke how many of these are lies like this

Well, the photo "after" shows Propylaia of Acropolis and not Parthenon. The temple is at the back of the photographer.

I was there and hall wasn't full like that, just few groups of people

That looks like Canada Day celebration. Does not look like

It really isn't that bad actually. Quite a pleasant walk and not that much people, especially in the morning.

Both are really pretty though <3