Category: Travel
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My work has provisionally approved my leave for next year between November 2017 and January. This means the planning for my trip to Africa can now advance. Part of this trip is also visiting Dubai (UAE) while flying to Nairobi, Kenya. So the plan is that over 63 days I will visit 10 countries during…
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If you have had an enjoyable time on the road one of the tougher questions on returning is what did you enjoy the most? It’s a question I’m now in the fortunate position to consider after being back in Australia now for over a week. This trip was made up of two different tours between…
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Tour Title: Best of Sri Lanka and Test Cricket Tour Company: On The Go Tours Tour Leader: Manoj (Private Tour guide – Jehan) Cities Visited: Negombo, Anuradhapura, Giritale, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Udawalawe National Park, Colombo, Galle, Hikkaduwa Countries Visited: Sri Lanka Dates: 30 July 2016 to 9 August 2016 (Duration 11 days) Note: I did…
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Thursday 11 August and Friday 12 August Highlights: Sri Lankan Airlines Lounge, Qantas flight home The long trip home included a 3 hour car from Hikkaduwa to Colombo, a 3 hour 10 minute flight from Colombo to Singapore and finally a 7 hour 25 minute flight from Singapore to Melbourne. I had organised a private…
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Wednesday 10 August 2016. Photos and Videos. Highlights: Whale and Turtle Watching, Exploring the Galle Fort. Today was my last full day in Sri Lanka before I begin the long journey home tomorrow and I wanted to make the most of it. Late yesterday my tour guide Manoj suggested that the remaining members of the…
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Established: 68 AD Population: 15.4 million Religion: Buddhism Capital: Phnom Penh Order of Visit: Fifty-Fifth First Visit: 21 July 2016 Last Visit: 25 July 2016 Duration: 4 Days Must Do: Angkor Wat, Phare Cambodian Circus, S-21 Prison, Khmer Rouge Killing Fields, as many temples as possible at Siem Reap Places Visited: Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh, Siem…
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Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Established: 2 September 1945 (Independence from France), 2 July 1976 (Reunification) Population: 96,208,984 (2019 census) Religion: 73.7% No religion, 14.9% Buddhism, 8.5% Christianity Language(s): Vietnamese Capital: Hanoi Order of Visit: Fifty Fourth First Visit: 16 July 2016 Last Visit: 21 July 2016 Duration: 6 Days Visit Highlights: Cu Chi tunnels,…
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Official Name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic Established: 1353 (Kingdom of Lan Xang), 22 October 1953 (Independence from France) Population: 7,123,205 (2019 census) Religion: 66% Buddhist, 1.5% Christian, 32.3% Traditional or other Language(s): Lao, French Capital: Vientiane Order of Visit: Fifty Third First Visit: 13 July 2016 Last Visit: 16 July 2016 Duration: 4 Days Visit…
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Tuesday 09 August 2016. Photos and Videos. Highlights: Walking Hikkaduwa Beach A free and easy day watching the Olympics, visiting the beach, packing and checking my gifts, and starting to plan for my next trip to Africa hopefully in late 2017.
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Monday 08 August 2016. Photos and Videos. Highlights: Mangrove Safari, Turtle Sanctuary, Tsunami Musuem Today was full of replacement activities for the unneeded 5th day of the Sri Lanka vs Australia Cricket Test March and our guide Manoj came up with some very worthwhile events.
