On Monday 9th July 2018, after another sweaty train journey, we arrived back in Colombo. We headed back to the hostel we had stayed at previously, Backpackers…… Read more “Our last stop: Colombo”
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Visiting Picturesque Galle
On Sunday 8th July we got a train back from Kandy to Colombo. We bought tickets for the next train that would be leaving Kandy after we finished looking around which was at…… Read more “Visiting Picturesque Galle”
Hiking in Ella
On Wednesday 4th July 2018 we left Arugam Bay for Ella. After breakfast we got a tuk tuk for 200LKR (£1) from our hostel to Pottuvil, the…… Read more “Hiking in Ella”
Polonnaruwa – a returning visit
On 28th June 2018 we left Dambulla for Polonnaruwa where we’d be spending the next couple of nights. We managed to get a bus at around 3:30pm…… Read more “Polonnaruwa – a returning visit”
Lots of Rocks – Sigiriya and Dambulla
On 27th June 2018 we got the 3:45pm bus from Trincomalee and arrived into Dambulla at 6:30pm. The Buddhist festival of Poson was in full swing and…… Read more “Lots of Rocks – Sigiriya and Dambulla”
Arriving in Sri Lanka
On 21st June 2018 we started our long journey to Colombo, Sri Lanka. It started with a flight from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur (KL). This was at…… Read more “Arriving in Sri Lanka”
Nature Lodge Kinabatangan River Cruise
At 10:30am on Tuesday 12th June 2018, we were picked up in Sandakan to be taken to the Nature Lodge Kinabatangan where we would spend the next…… Read more “Nature Lodge Kinabatangan River Cruise”
Day trips from Taipei
Taipei is a huge base for day trips for when you want to get out of the city or (in our case) have ran out of things…… Read more “Day trips from Taipei”
Ancient Bagan
On Sunday 20th May 2018 we headed to Bagan, our final stop in Myanmar, before returning to Yangon where we would spend the night and then out…… Read more “Ancient Bagan”
Mandalay
On Wednesday 16th May 2018 at 8pm we got on a night bus to head to Mandalay. We’d be arriving at around 5am the next day and…… Read more “Mandalay”
