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- #01 November 2019 & January 2020 – The Novel Coronavirus begins and breaks out
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Monthly Archives: February 2026
Day 21. 28 February 2026. Maldives Six Senses Laamu to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Woohoo, we managed breakfast this morning, none of this brunch in disguise, 8:30am counts as breakfast. 🙂 After breakfast we checked out, got a boat to the float plane pontoon at around 9:40 and flew to Male for our connection … Continue reading
Day 17, 18, 19 & 20 24- 27 February 2026. Maldives Six Senses Laamu
Day 17 24 February We managed to get to breakfast by around 9:30, so nice to take our time. After breakfast we walked to the dive shop and pick-up our snorkelling gear, then walked back to our villa to relax. … Continue reading
Day 16 23 February 2026. Negombo, Sri Lanka to Male, Maldives and onto the Laamu Atoll.
We left our hotel at 8:35am. Overnight we got a message to say our flight had been delayed until 12:17pm, the original departure time was 11:15. So it was a longer wait at the airport than we expected. By the … Continue reading
Day 15 22 February 2026. Sri Lanka Wilpattu to Negombo
We left at 10am , our last road trip in Sri Lanka! Our first stop was on the outskirts of Puttalam to visit a community known as “Ceylon Africans”. They are the descendants of slaves from Mozambique and Tanzania … Continue reading
Day 14 21 February 2026. Sri Lanka Mannar to Wilpattu
We left at 8am bound for Wilpattu and the Leopard Trails Camp. Around 8:40am we were pulled over for speeding again, doing just under 70 in a 60 zone. No fine , just a contribution to the police breakfast and … Continue reading
Day 13 20 February 2026. Sri Lanka Mannar
Our bird watching began today, so it was an early start, 6am pick-up. The high priority this morning was Flamingos, a must have for Deb. With her good camera primed for the occasion we set out on a bird hunt, … Continue reading
Day 12 19 February 2026 Sri Lanka Anuradhapura to Mannar
We had checked out and on the road by 9:30am. Our destination, Mannar, has been described as a future Dubai of Sri Lanka. It has the potential to become an economic hub for Sri Lanka because of its significant natural … Continue reading
Day 11 18 February 2026. Sri Lanka Anuradhapura
I apologise in advance for the length of this days blog, we did so much and it didnt seem right to take a short cut on any of it. Our dinner to finish the day was a true highlight. And … Continue reading
Day 10 17 February 2026. Sri Lanka. Sigiriya to Anuradhapura
10Sri LankaWe were awake around 5am, Deb a bit/lot earlier than that. We were at the resort front gate by 5:40am ready for our 6am pickup. It’s Sigiriya Rock Fortress or Lion Rock morning. It’s time for a hike, 1300+ … Continue reading
Day 9. 16 February 2026 Sri Lanka. Sigiriya
We left our “resort” at 9am on the road to Polonnaruwa the second capital of Sri Lanka ruled by King Vijayabahu after the destruction of Anuradhapura by the Southern Indians, it was the longest serving capital city of Sri Lanka … Continue reading