Another from the archives as I try to compress my last couple of years into some short summaries of memorable events… It didn’t take me long to settle into life in Tbilisi. Albeit a very quiet and not-so-social life due to my working hours at the time. I’d found a flatshare in one of the …
Getting to Georgia
While I get back into the swing of writing, here is one which was written but I never quite got around to posting. Continuing from where I left off, here is my journey from Sri Lanka to Georgia, and the beginnings of my exploration of the capital city, Tbilisi. Posted August 17th 2021 I arrived …
Colombo
On my way out of Sri Lanka I had one day planned in its capital, Colombo, to meet some of the Fashion Revolution (FR) team (see more information on the organisation here). After recently seeing that the FR Vietnam Country Coordinator had made contact with the team in India while she was there, I had …
Arugam Bay
Arugam Bay. One of the most famous surf spots in Sri Lanka. A place which embodies the stereotypical surfing lifestyle of laid-back attitudes, beautiful beaches, smoothie bowls and yoga. Having taken a surf lesson a few years back in Bali (where I immediately loved being out on the water), my plan was to have some …
From Ella to Arugam Bay by Bus
I left Ella early, headed for the east coast and Arugam Bay. What began as a successful day navigating the buses, took a downward turn at the final hurdle. This was the point where I inadvertently swapped four hours of my life to save $3! Leaving Ella was a resounding success, with the driver from …
An Introduction to Sri Lanka
I’d said my final goodbyes in Hanoi that morning, sad to be leaving beautiful people behind but very much ready to move on from the city, to explore new countries, to see what new adventures life has in store for me. After a long day of travelling (largely due to a long layover in Kuala …
Cat Ba Island
Having travelled back to Hanoi from Hoi An via plane, we made our way out to Cat Ba with a bus/boat/bus package – the quickest and easiest way to reach the island without your own transport. (See my post ‘Our 12 Day Travel Plan’ for more info). We caught the bus in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, giving …
Hoi An
I flashed back to four years previously as the bus pulled into Hoi An bus station, remembering it is on the edge of the town and we would need more transport to get to our destination. The traditional group of insistent taxi drivers awaited us as we left the bus, but things had changed from …