Indian visa in hand, I boarded my flight to Mumbai without any incidents. I had a hotel booked that was about a 10 minute walk to the airport, so I ignored all the taxi touts and started on my way.…
Visa adventures- Kandy and Trinco
After leaving my friends on the train as they headed to Colombo to fly out, I spent a couple of nights in Kandy trying to sort out a transit visa for India. Looking at flights from Sri Lanka to South…
Sri Lanka revisited- Arugam Bay and Ella
If you’re wondering why I went to Sri Lanka, as I had already been a couple of years ago, it was to meet a couple of friends I had met 10 years prior traveling in Southeast Asia. There were about…
The Worst Airport in the World
Flying out of Madrid, I was heading to Sri Lanka for a couple of weeks, to meet up with friends from previous travels. Due to the very reasonable flight times (leave at 3pm from Madrid, have a 2 hours stopover,…
Last Stop Unawatuna: The Final Chapter of Our Adventures in Sri Lanka
In the south of Si Lanka there is no shortage of beach towns to choose from. We had picked Marissa as our first stop for its chill vibe and decided to make our second beach destination, and the last stop…
Missing the lazy days of Mirissa
After a long and windy bus ride where I was worried both Marieke and Cheryl were going to be sick, we made it to Mirissa. Dropped off on the main, busy road, we were a bit unsure as to how…
Finding Platform 9 3/4 in the Magical Town of Ella
Guest post by Cheryl Williams After a lovely day in Haputale, we caught the train to Ella. The train ride to Ella is iconic, and everywhere we read talked about how gorgeous it was. We’d been a bit hesitant about…
Train Tracks and Tea Fields: Nuwara Eliya and Haputale
We arrived in Nuwara Eliya around 2pm. By that point, we had already climbed the 5000 steps of Adam’s Peak, both up and down, had breakfast, showered and taken 2 buses. Arriving after such an eventful day meant we had…
Climbing a Sacred Mountain at the Unholy Hour of 2am- Adam’s Peak
Buddha’s footprint, Shiva’s footprint, Adam’s footprint, apparently the path to Adam’s Peak was well traveled, and we were determined to join the crowd. Attempting to leave the highs and lows of Kandy, we bought second class train tickets for Hatton,…
Sweet and Sour Kandy-Man
Kandy is not a place that one really needs to see in Sri Lanka, but everyone winds up going there because it is en-route to other places they wish to go. You can entertain yourself in Kandy if you are…