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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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”
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”
A week in Taiwan – the capital, Taipei
On Friday 25th May 2018 we woke up at 5am in Yangon to get to the airport and get a flight at 8:30am to Kuala Lumpur (KL).…… Read more “A week in Taiwan – the capital, 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”
Boat trips on Inle Lake
Our journey to Inle Lake started on 14th May 2018 by getting a taxi and then sitting in an open air waiting room at the bus station.…… Read more “Boat trips on Inle Lake”
Discovering Myanmar – Yangon
On Friday 11th May 2018 we got on a flight from Vientiane to Bangkok at 1:30pm. That morning we had been pretty chilled as the only thing…… Read more “Discovering Myanmar – Yangon”
To the capital – Vientiane
Vientiane was our final stop in Laos and, although it’s the country’s capital, there wasn’t an awful lot to do here. We left Vang Vieng at around…… Read more “To the capital – Vientiane”
