Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans
John Lennon sang those words way back in 1980 but they’re fairly fitting for the last 18 months of our lives. Since Dayna dragged me into a hotel bathroom in Seattle to let me know we were going to be parents, a lot of things have changed for us. At that point we had...
Five Days in Hong Kong
Our five days in Hong Kong came right after we had spent a fun but sometimes challenging month in Sri Lanka (filled with power cuts, flooding, local buses and trains and a few issues finding places to eat in low season). Heading to Hong Kong we were ready to...
An Amazing Safari in Udawalawe National Park
We had the most amazing time on our Elephant Safari at Udawalawe National Park in Sri Lanka. We had hear that Yala National Park could be quite busy so we opted for a safari at Udawalawe National Park instead and it didn’t disappoint!
Exploring Sri Lanka’s Tea Plantations
After the heat of Kandy and Dambulla, we were more than ready to head to the cooler, hilly region filled with Sri Lanka’s Tea Plantations. The temperatures were cooler and we were going to finally get to see how all this tea we drink is made. We were heading to...
Visiting Sigiriya in Dambulla
We loved our few days in Dambulla mainly because we had a great place to stay. Sevonrich Holiday Resort was definitely the best place to stay in Dambulla (...and no, they didn’t pay us anything to say that – they were just really good to us and we loved our...
How to get from Kandy to Dambulla by Air-conditioned Bus
We struggled hard to figure out how to get from Kandy to Dambulla on an Air-conditioned bus. There was nothing useful online so once we figured it out, we thought we share how to do it!
3 days in Kandy…without any Candy
We had a great time during our 3 days in Kandy, Sri Lanka. In fact, the only downside was our accommodation! We went for daily walks around the lake, took in all the sites, and ate the delicious food. Kandy had lots of wildlife especially around the lake and we even saw a few monitor lizards!
Our Stay at Whispering Palms in Bentota, Sri Lanka
First of all, thank you for all the comments here and on FB, and all the messages we received after our baby announcement post! We had quite a few people sharing their own stories of fertility struggles with us and it was great to be able to encourage each other.....
Srilankan Airlines Upgrade – the Cheapest Way to Fly Business Class
We had a big day of travel flying Wellington to Sydney then Sydney to Bangkok on the way over to Southeast Asia. After those long, uncomfortable flights in economy class we were dreaming about being upgraded to business class so we could be able to stretch out our...