As you probably alredy know, if you read our yestreday’s post, we had a longer layover in Doha. We opted for the organised tour by Discover Qatar. The tour guide – sorry, we forgot the name – was very knowledgeable and we got to know some interesting facts about Qatar: 1. There are 80 nations … More 7 interesting facts about Qatar
On our last trip from Sri Lanka we flew with Qatar airways. We had a longer layover on the way back, that’s why we decided to do a city tour with Discover Qatar. If you want to do a proper stopover with a night or two, arrange this before you buy your flight tickets! Changing … More Doha city tour during a layover with Qatar airways
During our time in Sri Lanka the trains were on strike, which means we had to rely on buses if we wanted to go anywhere. We started the journey in Nuwara Eliya’s busy bus station (probably it was extra busy because of the railway strike). It was raining, it was cold, foggy and chaotic. As … More From Nuwara Eliya to Sigiriya by bus
Coming to Sri Lanka and not visiting a tea plantation is like visiting Paris and not seeing the Eiffel tower. The hill country between Kandy and Ella is full of tea estates from the English era, back then when Sri Lanka was still Ceylon. First the English tried to grow coffee, but after a disease … More The world famous Ceylon tea
It’s 6:15 AM and we are standing in front of Ella train station with a bunch of people. The train station is closed and there is no one at the ticket counter. WTF? The train should be leaving soon … Then the news came to our ears – the railway is on strike. Until further … More Nuwara Eliya or little England of Ceylon
The train ride from Ella to Kandy was one of our highlights on this trip. Watching the never ending tea plantations passing by, chatting with locals, trying snacks from the vendors … this could be also your experience on this iconic train ride. Our main reason to come to Kandy was the famous festival Esala … More Vlog #7 from Sri Lanka: Riding the train from Ella to Kandy
Now we have been travelling for quite some time around Sri Lanka. For the cultural triangle we chose Sigiriya as our base. We thought it was just another must see spot on the island. Well, it is, but it surprised us very much. The village itself has great restaurants and 2 super lovely bars next … More Sri Lanka’s cultural triangle
When we arrived to Galle it instantly reminded us of Georgetown in Malaysia – the colonial architecture built on a peninsula. We decided to sleep inside the fort, which was great in the evening – many nice restaurants and cafes are open and although it’s like a tourist bubble, it felt ok. Our favorite way … More Galle and around
In this Vlog we compare the eastern beaches of Sri Lanka with the southern. We’ll show you Marble beach and Nilaveli, which you can visit from Trincomalee and Arugam bay, where Jure had a surf accident. We hope you’ll enjoy the vlog, the blog with more travel info to these two destinations will be online … More Vlog #6 from Sri Lanka: Eastern beaches
Yes, we did dare to go to the far north of the country. What to do there we told you in THIS blog, here is something for the motion picture lovers 😉
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