Jan 29 Day 15 Kandy Travel Its a 4.5 hour journey so I catch up on this blog. Pete is slowly going crazy next to me. He’s in front of a big fella on the bus whose knees are in Petes back.. The 4.5hr trip takes 6 hrs. Turns out […]
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Jan 26 Day 13 It’s an early start as we are on the 8.23am train. The train is full and we have to stand the whole way. The sea views are nice. Well Pete can see them as he’s too tall! We book into the tour hotel. Cinnamon Lakeside. Its […]
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Jan 16 Day 3 Good morning! Great nights sleep and breakfast, and we both have a swim. Love it. I have some work to do – invoices and certificates plus finding plumbers and builders for a big leak – before we can go out. We have a coffee with our […]
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14th Jan – Day 1 So we have landed in Sri Lanka. Flight was okay – Sri Lankan Airlines didn’t do the usual welcome drink, cool cloth or night time pack. But we survived. I see peacocks and a chipmunk on the way to the hotel. Now weve checked in […]
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Hong Kong 8 – 11 Apr 25
Day 84 HK Express We fly into Hongkong from Da Nang. The hotel gives us a free luxury transfer which is nice!
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Da Nang 25 – 7 April 25
Day 70 Double D We are moving back to Da Nang today but it’s so sunny we decide to spend the day at the beach… again. When we venture back just before 5pm, Pete suggests that we go for a final beer at Bamboo House. There we meet an 80yr […]
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An Bang 18 – 24 Mar 25
Day 63 Return to the beach The new homestay in An Bang is fabulous. Large room and the comfiest bed so far! It’s dreary so Pete does some work. One of us has to.
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Hoi An 15 – 17 Mar 25
Day 60 Ancient Town We spend the day at the beach as this will be the last sun we see for 4 or 5 days! We sit at La Plage again… same drill. Book. Food. We take a grab after 5pm to Hoi An.
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An Bang Beach 11 – 14 Mar 25
Day 56 Head to An Bang I remember I need a SIM card and turns out reception can magic one up in 10 mins. Turns out though you get unlimited data with Vinaphone… not Viettel who are actually good! Lesson for the day.
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