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Tales from Thimphu: welcome to Bhutan

Our first taste of Bhutan was in Thimphu, perhaps deliberately planned that way by our tour company, as the capital[…]

There’s no doubt that Galle Fort has a different feel to other towns in Sri Lanka, not least because the[…]

Choosing whether to go to Anuradhapura or Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka is a bit like being asked to pick your[…]

Travelling out of Kandy is a bit of a slog with seemingly endless suburbs and smaller towns, along with congested[…]

Travelling south to Kandy from our cultural triangle base in Habarana offered the opportunity to see a couple more of[…]

Watching elephants in their natural habitat is just fabulous, especially if like me you’ve travelled to places where they live[…]

As capital cities go Colombo isn’t one that’s brimming with must see sights. But recent restorations of colonial buildings along[…]

There’s no doubt 2016 was a bit of a rubbish year for many reasons, including for me, the loss of my[…]