Wow, what a day! Started at 6am with an attempt on Sigiriya Rock and being hopeful of reaching the Lion Fortress at the top. Finished with me driving a bullock cart… oh and us drinking beers and G&T’s.. There should…
Temples, monkeys and spas
Yesterday we drove up to Sigiriya from Negombo, it was quite a drive. The New Year holiday meant more traffics than normal was out and about as people took advantage of the day to visit relatives. At one point we…
Happy New Year!
We’ve arrived in amazing Sri Lanka to discover that it’s Sinhalese and Tamil New Year. Our hotel for the next few days, the Camelot Beach, has a sign up to announce that due to this the bar is not open…
Sri Lanka, here we come!
Only 5 sleeps to go and we’re off on our next adventure, magical Sri Lanka. Having toured successfully through Cambodia and Vietnam with Insider Journeys we’ve again hooked up with them and Tina our travel adviser. Our travels take us…
Madras Goat Curry
Last night we tried goat for the first time, where has this been all our lives! The meat is so tender and when cooked in a Madras style curry so full of flavour. The recipe is fairly simple and not…