As it is a Sunday, I thought I’d take on a lighter tone from the more serious posts of the last few weeks. It seems that my most popular posts are essentially sarcastic rants about materialistic luxury items (see ‘Favourite Luxury Items‘ and ‘How to Dress Cool‘). This makes me wonder if the reason they are so popular is because it’s; A) Actually funny B) … Continue reading Niseko vs. Hakuba
As I indicated in Part 2, Part 3 will consist of elephants and areas I would have liked to have visited if I had more time. With that in mind, our journey for Part 3 begins with a van ride out of Kandy and on to Pinnawala. PINNAWALA Pinnawala is an Elephant orphanage located between Colombo and Kandy. About 80 elephants call Pinnawala home and it … Continue reading Serendipity – Part 3 Conclusion
With a sad departure from the beaches, we headed north up into the mountain regions in the centre of the country. Our host family in Mirissa were kind enough to arrange a private car for our journey. A ride in an a/c Prius cost us LKR 10,000 for the 4 or so hour drive weaving through the mountains from Mirissa to Ella. I was offered … Continue reading Serendipity – Part 2 Mountains
At the time of writing this post, I was sitting on a train from the town of Ella to Kandy in Sri Lanka. The previous 7 days has taken me from the capital city, Colombo and down south along the coast through the RnR beach towns Hikkaduwa, Unawatuna, and Mirissa as well as a visit to the old Dutch and Portuguese city of Galle. I covered … Continue reading Serendipity – Part 1 Beaches
Since the end of its civil war a number of years ago, Sri Lanka is fast becoming the new Vietnam/Thailand as a holiday destination. It’s currently still in its development stage (the Ritz Carton is being constructed as we speak), which is why if you’ve ever fancied experiencing a place prior to a full ‘western tourist’ make over, Sri Lanka would have to be up there … Continue reading Finding Your Serendipity
Did I ever tell you about the time I went backpacking across Western Europe? I was just outside of Barcelona, hiking in the foothills of Mount Tibidabo….. For those of you not familiar with this story, it’s from the TV Show Friends and it’s known as the magic story you use when you want to have sex (Youtube link here – Part 1, Part 2). I’m … Continue reading There’s Something Magical About Barcelona
Paris. Many people say you either love it or hate it. I probably fall into the ‘love it’ column, simply because it’s a city I would always go back to. There are obviously many highs of Paris (e.g. Tour Eiffel) and yes there are unavoidable lows (Paris is comparatively dirty to London). Yet this generally isn’t a problem for places that you haven’t built up such … Continue reading A Second Round of Expectations
I find it funny when the world’s biggest first world problem keeps rearing its ugly head over and over again in such consistent fashion. I say ‘funny’ because I want to make light of such a common situation. For most of us with privilege, we will generally have the option of choice – i.e. We have the luxury to be able to make our … Continue reading The Promised Dream
Significant holidays are always an exciting time in your life. By significant I mean, it’s the first time visiting a place you’ve always dreamed of, the first time travelling with a partner or even just travelling alone. Whatever, the reason or occasion, there are a lot of common themes which when you look back on it, are actually quite amusing. Hindsight is always great, so … Continue reading Travelling for the First Time
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