If only Nepal offered a 2.5 week visa. We would have loved to spend just a few days longer in this cool little country. Chill vibes, amazing views and friendly people, Nepal is a huge contrast to it’s humid and noisy neighbours. But unfortunately we’d only budgeted for the two week visa, so fourteen days…
Read More
A month felt like the perfect amount of time to spend in Sri Lanka – enough time to visit both touristy and untouched spots, and get a full appreciation for the diversity of the country. Of course, you could condense the country into two weeks, or really relax over two or three months, but here’s how we spent our 3.5 weeks.
Read More
The water is warm, the sand is silky, and there are huge palm trees to read your book under. As far as we’re concerned, Sri Lanka’s beaches are exactly what a tropical island paradise should look like.
We have spent the better part of a month travelling the islands coastline. From the more remote upper east coast to the touristic south west, this country has a bit of everything. Something that unifies all of the beaches though, is how overwhelmingly great they are. Some were greater than others though, so here’s our run-down of the best.
Read More
I didn’t know much about Sigiriya before we went there. I knew where it was located – in the heart of Sri Lanka’s rainforest – only because I had looked up the bus route before we went. Sigiriya is famous for ‘Sigiriya Rock’ or ‘Lion Rock’ – a well photographed giant rock that seems to just spring up out of the surrounding forest, with the old foundations of a giant palace on the top. But after visiting Lion Rock, and let me tell you, it’s the least of what Sigiriya has to offer.
Read More
The first test of travel. Zipping your life up into a backpack, packing only what you need – or, what you think you need. Because these necessities all suddenly become based on hypothetical questions: What if you have to walk to the loo in the dark? Will there be enough power outlets to plug in the laptop and your phone? And how often will you be able to wash your undies?
Read More