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Day Ten – Kataragama, Sri Lanka

August 6, 2015 No Comments

  Sunrise on the balcony of Olympus Plaza Hotel was beautiful. We watched the sunrise while drinking out coffee. Today was a big day, we were going to go to the elephant orphanage. We had a 2 hour drive to the elephant orphanage. On the way we stopped at Ravana Falls. They are 25 meters […]

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Day Nine – Beragala, Sri Lanka

August 5, 2015 No Comments

Today we woke up at 4:30am to hit the road at 5am. We were terrified that it would be raining as we woke up, but were happy to find out that it was just misting. This area is covered in potato farms and logging fields. It is really sad to see all the old growth […]

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Day Eight – Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

August 4, 2015 No Comments

This morning we were so happy to be leaving our wet damp hotel, Kithulgala Rest House. You could not get us packed up and ready to go fast enough. It had been a rough night of sleeping, since I am paranoid of bugs, so I stayed up all night to stay watch. Learned a lot about […]

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Day Seven – Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

August 3, 2015 No Comments

Once again we woke up to the amazing breakfast and luxury of the Hotel Suisse. We saw many comments on trip advisor of how the this hotel was tried and old, but compared to what we were about to go to, this hotel was pure luxury. We headed out around 9am to head towards Kitulgala. […]

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Day Six – Kandy, Sri Lanka

August 2, 2015 No Comments

Waking up in Kandy at the Hotel Suisse was awesome, mostly because the breakfast they served in the Hotel ballroom was like stepping back in time. The ballroom looks like it was straight out of the 40s. The waiters served just like the old days. It was really charming. Our first trip of the day […]

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Day Five – Kandy, Sri Lanka

August 1, 2015 No Comments

Today we were on the move again, on our way to one of the larger cities in Sri Lanka, which was Kandy. We woke up for a 9 am start and climbed into our car, to head out to the Dambulla Rock Temple. This was probably about an hour drive away, so we ended up arriving […]

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Day Four – Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

July 31, 2015 No Comments

Day four started out with a bike ride through the villages of Giritale. It was supposed to be a three hour bike ride finishing up with a lunch with a local. Our bike guides showed up with a truck full of bikes. We choose two bikes for us and two for the guides and got […]

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Day Three – Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

July 30, 2015 No Comments

Today was the day me and Andrew were most looking forward to Sigiriya.   Looking at photos of this giant rock temple was what inspired us to book this trip. The temple was actually part of a larger rock temple complex. The short story of this rock says, a prince wanted to become King so […]

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Day Two – Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

July 29, 2015 No Comments

We got to sleep in today compared to what we were used to on a tour. This tour was big on leaving the hotel at 9-930am when I’m more used to the idea of leaving between 7 or 8 am. Breakfast was a buffet. Something that was very popular in Sri Lanka. Once we had […]

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Day One – Wattala, Sri Lanka

July 28, 2015 No Comments

We made it to Sri Lanka. It was a long 26 hour plane ride but we made it. A few things to know about Sri Lanka. We got our travel VISA to Sri Lanka ahead of time. this was STRONGLY recommended to us, and it turns out on our transfers to Sri Lanka the airports […]

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Day Fourteen – Madrid, Spain

June 29, 2014 No Comments

My last day in Spain. It is hard to believe how quickly the time flew. I must say that I definitely wasted my last day in Madrid. I go into the hotel at 5 am the night before so I slept in until 10 then I decided to get breakfast at the hotel buffet. Since […]

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Day Thirteen – Cordoba to Madrid, Spain

June 28, 2014 No Comments

Last day on tour, second last day in Spain. Today is another FULL day. We hopped on the bus and has a 2 hour drive to the city of El Toboso. This is one of the cities mentioned in Don Quixote. This city did not have much other then 2 Don Quixote statues, a lot […]

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Hi there! I'm Andrea and this space is where I share bits and pieces of my life in Toronto and abroad. I love food, travel + diy, and finding something awesome everyday. Grab yourself a drink, grab a seat, and I hope you enjoy your time here!

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Sri Lanka

  • August 2, 2015

    Day Six – Kandy, Sri Lanka

  • July 29, 2015

    Day Two – Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

  • July 28, 2015

    Day One – Wattala, Sri Lanka

Aisa

  • November 28, 2013

    Day 13 – Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, Cambodia

  • November 22, 2013

    Day 7 – Pakbeng to Luang Prabang, Laos

  • November 24, 2013

    Day 9 – Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng, Laos

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  • June 29, 2014

    Day Fourteen – Madrid, Spain

  • June 28, 2014

    Day Thirteen – Cordoba to Madrid, Spain

  • June 27, 2014

    Day Twelve – Seville to Cordoba, Spain

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