Getting to the Cameron Highlands from Penang is very straightforward. We purchased our bus tickets the day before we wanted to travel, using the easybook app. Within the app there a several comapnies to choose from, and we used Perak…
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Koh Phangan
Our journey to Koh Phangan started with the purchase of a travel voucher at one of the many taxi/tour desks vying for our business at Surat Thani airport. We also used these people to arrange a taxi to our hotel…
Nuwara Eliya
Our second destination in Sri Lanka’s main tea producing area was a two and a half hour scenic train ride from Ella. The nearest train station at Nanu Oya is a few miles out from Nuwara Eliya, requiring a 20…
Pasikuda
Northwest of Batticaloa, on the eastern side of Sri Lanka, lies the small coastal town of Pasikuda. We had selected this as a destination rather than either Trincomalee, further to the north, or Batticaloa itself, as we fancied a quiet…
Sigiriya
Our homestay in Sigiriya, Binara Villa, was in a lovely quiet rural location a few hundred metres away from the main road. Quiet apart from the Geckos, Cicadas and dogs – the night-time barking of the latter causing some sleep…
Varca, South Goa
Just a quick post this time, as we had a short stop here – just 3 nights. We found South Goa to be much quieter than North Goa, possibly because the locals don’t holiday here – it’s mainly foreign tourists…
Anjuna, Goa
The train journeyWe had an eventful train journey to Thivim. It was a daytime journey – from about 8.30am til 6.45pm and we travelled in class 3AC, which seemed to be where the middle class Indian families travelled. There were…
Agra
Family Travels in Agra