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The Best Part of Travel is the Traveling!

A lot of people cringe at the thought of traveling for 20+ hours to get somewhere. We embrace it with open arms, and love the traveling almost as much as the destinations themselves! Free movies, mediocre food, awkward sleeping positions, hours to kill in transit…it’s all part of the fun! And, with so much time to […]

November 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

#67 Complete – Elephant Bath at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage ~ Sri Lanka

Cross another one off The List! We didn’t know much about the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage until we actually arrived in Sri Lanka and started asking around. Apparently, what once started as a legitimate orphanage for injured, abused, and abandoned elephants, has since turned into more of a money making amusement park for tourists. At a […]

November 14, 2012 | 5 Comments

Our GoPro Hero 3 Has Arrived!!

Since having our GoPro Hero 2 stolen off the side of a train in Sri Lanka (Read: The Tale of the Lost GoPro – Sri Lanka), we were left with a void in our life that’s been itching to head underwater with sharks, jump on a scooter in Vietnam, leap off a cliff in New […]

November 12, 2012 | 4 Comments

7 Tips For Traveling Sri Lanka By Bus!

There’s no question that the cheapest and best way to see Sri Lanka is to travel the country by public bus. The frequency, infinite number of routes, and willingness of locals to help out in times of need, make traveling by bus an absolute must for anyone wanting to really get into Sri Lanka. That […]

November 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Sri Lanka in 2013 ~ Lonely Planet Says, “GO!”

Having just read Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel for 2013, we were both disappointed and elated to see Sri Lanka take the top spot. Disappointed because we just went in 2012, when it didn’t count, and elated because we DID go to Sri Lanka. And boy was it AWESOME! Civil war over. 2004 tsunami all […]

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