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Sri Lanka: two days in its stunning ancient cities

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[…]

I like cities and Mandalay was no exception. There was plenty to see, do and experience in the city centre,[…]

Every morning at around 8.45am a monk walks along the beach holding a fan to shield him from the sun.[…]