Asia
Mountains in Sri Lanka - Little Adams Peak: A Photo Journey
Ella, situated in the mountains in Sri Lanka, is an ideal base for some fantastic and not too challenging walks around the surrounding highlands. We like a good hike but we’re not hardcore climbers seeking to scale every highest peak we come across. One of Ella’s walking highlights is Little Adams Peak. At 1141 meters high,…
Riding the Scenic Kandy to Ella Train - Unreserved
We’d read that the train from Kandy to Ella is one of the world’s most beautiful. The Kandy to Ella train slowly rattles through lush green jungle, soaring mountains, terraced tea plantations, rural villages and working farms. We planned our very rough idea of a route around the island with this Sri Lanka railway journey in…
Top 5 Things to do in Kandy City in One Day
After a couple of nights acclimatising in Negombo, we were ready to catch the Negombo to Kandy bus and explore the real Sri Lanka. Negombo was fine but there wasn’t much in the way of Sri Lankan culture, sights, landscape and proper Sri Lankan food. We had just one day planned in Kandy city due…
Things to do in Negombo Beach? Don't Expect Much
You probably came across this post because you’re looking for things to do in Negombo beach. Or maybe you’re deciding weather to visit the resort since it’s so close to the international airport. We spent a couple of nights there after landing in Sri Lanka so keep reading for our honest account. Our Negombo Beach…
Must See Places in Kerala - Kerala Backwaters
One of the massive advantages of travelling around India is, of course, the low cost of transport, food and accommodation. Your local western currency can go a long way in this part of the world. We found this to be truer while visiting one of the many must see places in Kerala. We had the…
Malaysia Wildlife On Borneo's Kinabatangan River
As we approached Nature Lodge Kinabatangan we could see dark wood structures poking out of the lush greenery. Houses and huts hiding in the trees like shy jungle animals. All set in a garden that overlooks the muddy Kinabatangan River. It looked exactly like we were hoping. A tropical hideaway, a remote retreat, miles away…
Vietnam: North or South for a 2 Week Vacation
With the huge growth of tourism in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is becoming a very popular vacation destination. Vietnam has been on the backpacking map for a long time but only over the past few years have non-long term traveller friends of ours started to ask our opinion on where in Vietnam they should visit if…
Discovering a Desert Side Fortress in India’s Jaisalmer City
Looking back at the fort from Patwon-ki-Haveli We arrived into Jaisalmer early in the morning by train from Jodhpur. It was only a five hour journey but was by far the worst of all Indian train journeys we took while in the country for 9 weeks. We were only 10 days into our Indian trip and…