sun bathing in the nude?

On my first trip to the Maldives back in 1982, many Europeans on vacations.
Some women were seen w/o their tops but on my second to the Maldives in 1987
that all changed.  The muslim population was offended by such displays and it
was forbidden-- signs all over the place warning the tourist not to allow such
things. When I returned in 1990 to the Maldives the situation was still the
same.

Having visited major diving sites all of the world for 25 years, I began to
notice that "great diving" does not come along with other things one wants!  As
an example, great diving does not necessarily come with "great snorkeling."
Great diving does not necessarily come hand-in-hand with gourmet meals...unless
you create your own charter dive boat excursion as I once did...it was down in
the Caribbean (Guadeloupe and  Domenica)-- I took along some French wines and
even a cooler full of things that could be cooked up by the French chef --
happened to be the skipper's wife -- who was French...such as veal kidneys
flamed with a fine cognac in a brown sauce (I brought along my own demi-glass)
and even heavy cream to thicken up the sauce.

After diving, a friend who I invited along who was really a beer and a bag of
potatoe chips kind of guy ...turned to me and said after a gourmet meal---  this
food is great -- but I'm not sure it is right for diving!