Last Updated on May 14, 2021 by Amy We arrived in the Maldives from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka after five days at sea with spectacular sunsets and a dolphin escort. We were dropping anchor on March 27th, our anniversary! Already, we were stunned by the beauty of these atolls, and excited to be spending 6-8 weeks…
Last Updated on May 14, 2021 by Amy After clearing out of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, the night before, we got up early on March 22nd to weigh anchor and make our way out of Town Bay and into the Indian Ocean. We chose this window because we only had five days left on our Sri…
Last Updated on November 28, 2019 by Amy After 7 days at sea from Thailand to Sri Lanka, we arrived into Trincomalee (Trinco) which would be our home base for our 25-day stay. Cruising in Sri Lanka Unfortunately, Sri Lanka is not really a “cruising” destination. Despite its beautiful beaches and pretty waters, the Sri…
Last Updated on May 15, 2020 by Amy Nine years ago, David and I had a wonderful experience on safari in Kruger Park in South Africa – this is well before Starry Horizons and our 6-year circumnavigation. We loved the safari trip, and thoroughly enjoyed spotting the big five game animals – elephants, lions, rhinos,…
Last Updated on August 1, 2020 by Amy We took a break from the amazing train ride from Kandy to Ella and back to stop into Nuwara Eliya, a small town up in the mountains of Sri Lanka. This town is often called “Little England”, as the high society of the colony enjoyed the climate…
Last Updated on May 15, 2020 by Amy After three nights in the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka, we said goodbye to our friends Kimi and Trevor and our driver Raj. We were ditching them to take one of the most scenic train rides in the world: Kandy to Ella on the iconic blue train….
Last Updated on May 15, 2020 by Amy We arrived in Sri Lanka in Trincomalee, which is a bit unusual for tourists, who normally fly into Colombo. But our location meant we were close to some of the biggest attractions in Sri Lanka; the Cultural Triangle. There are five main parts of the Cultural Triangle;…
Last Updated on May 14, 2021 by Amy Our second day of the Cultural Triangle tour in Sri Lanka, we started off early. Kimi and Trevor were good sports about it, and we all appreciated the early start to beat the heat. Our first activity was to hike Sigiriya rock before it got too hot…