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The Maldives Cont’d

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Leah
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Well I wish I had some exciting adventures to tell you about – but our days looked kind of the same. Morning walk on the beach, amazing breakfast, hang out on beach or swim, walk back to the amazing lunch, … Continue reading →

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Arriving in the Maldives

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Leah
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Although we were there for 6 days, Im not going to do 6 posts bcs they would all look the same! But our arrival deserves a post of it’s own:) Overall, it was an incredible experience. So chill, so beautiful. … Continue reading →

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Last Day in Sri Lanka – heading to Colombo

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Leah
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On our final day, we headed back to Colombo with some stops along the way. They included a jungle cruise – with a visit to a temple (and a blessing from a monk), and a fish pedicure (I actually like … Continue reading →

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Yala to Galle

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Leah
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We woke up and headed to the beach . It was weird to see signs warning you of elephants! We took a quick dip in the pool – the ocean was far too rough. We then headed south to a … Continue reading →

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Ella and Yala National park

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Leah
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The next day was a bit of a mix up to start. Our guide messed up and we ended up missing the classic train we were supposed to take to a cute backpacker hub on the souther edge of Sri … Continue reading →

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Kandy and Nuwara Eliya

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Leah
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We spent the morning visiting the Botanical gardens. To be honest, we walked around a bit and then headed to a cafe on the property so we could chill, lol. There’s only so much touring around I can do. We … Continue reading →

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Heading to Kandy

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Leah
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Before heading out to our next stop – Kandy, we stopped to visit the Cave (Rock) temple. It was super hot – but going in the caves was pretty refreshing. We then headed to Kandy – and stopped for lunch … Continue reading →

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Day 3 – Sigiriya

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Leah
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We were happy to leave our strange hotel and headed on the most adventurous day. It started out with doing “the short and easier hike”. I had hurt my foot somehow a couple of weeks earlier so doing a ton … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka – Day 1 and 2

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Leah
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Finally trying to catch up on our trip! (Slowly but surely I’ll get there). After Dubai, we flew to Sri Lanka for 11 nights. We arrived in the evening and our guide, Sandu, who would be driving us around the … Continue reading →

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Abu Dhabi

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Leah
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I wasn’t sure what to expect going to Abi Dhabi. I knew going to the mosque would require me to cover up (arms, legs to ankles, head) and in this heat, I was not looking forward to it Luckily while … Continue reading →

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