Georgia

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 …

Sri Lanka

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 …

Sri Lanka

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 …

Sri Lanka

Ella

Little Adam’s Peak Nine Arch Bridge Ella Walla Falls It was late when the train finally pulled into Ella. Thanks to my new SIM card, I’d been able to get in touch with someone from my homestay who would be coming to meet me at the station. With a combination of lack of sleep, long …

Sri Lanka

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 …

Vietnam

Tam Dao

Before I moved on from Hanoi to Sri Lanka I was greeted by one more visitor, my former step-mum, Jos, who I have always got along very well with. We had time to fit in a one-night adventure out of the city and we chose to head to Tam Dao. This is somewhere a little …

Vietnam

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 …

Vietnam

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 …