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Days 23 to 24. 2 & 3 March 2026. The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia

Posted on 04/03/2026 by Deborah

It seems strange to say this, but it has taken until we arrived in Malaysia for us to have an electronic lock on the door of our accommodation. All through Sri Lanka and even in the Maldives, all our accommodation … Continue reading →

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Day 22. 1 March 2026. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur to The Datai, Langkawi.

Posted on 01/03/2026 by Deborah

Well that was an “interesting” night, not! We finished up changing rooms at about 12:30am because the hotel decided to have maintenance works done at night, and it was too noisy for sleep! Our/Deb’s alarm went off at 6am and … Continue reading →

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1 March 2026 Middle East & Pakistan/Afghanistan Conflicts

Posted on 01/03/2026 by Deborah

Just a quick note for anyone concerned about our safety as things go crazy. We are both safe and expect to stay that way. We are not flying anywhere near the areas above. We are in the Malaysian jungle and … Continue reading →

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Day 21. 28 February 2026. Maldives Six Senses Laamu to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Posted on 28/02/2026 by Deborah

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 →

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Day 17, 18, 19 & 20 24- 27 February 2026. Maldives Six Senses Laamu

Posted on 28/02/2026 by Deborah

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 →

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Day 16 23 February 2026. Negombo, Sri Lanka to Male, Maldives and onto the Laamu Atoll.

Posted on 25/02/2026 by Deborah

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 →

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Day 15 22 February 2026. Sri Lanka Wilpattu to Negombo

Posted on 24/02/2026 by Deborah

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 →

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Day 14 21 February 2026. Sri Lanka Mannar to Wilpattu

Posted on 24/02/2026 by Deborah

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 →

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Greg and Deb’s Circumnavigation of Australia Day 19 – Kimberley Cruise Day 10

Posted on 27/05/2024 by Deborah

An early start again for our last day of exploration, 6.30am breakfast and we headed out at 7:15am We got the second Explorer off the boat to head up the King George River to see the Oomai (King George Falls). … Continue reading →

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Greg and Deb’s Circumnavigation of Australia Day 18 – Kimberley Cruise Day 9

Posted on 26/05/2024 by Deborah

Today we visited Banjal, or Vansittart Bay – Jar Island & the Anjo Peninsula Deb stayed on-board this morning and I took the second Explorer for the morning adventure. There were 2 explorers from the Coral Explorer in the water … Continue reading →

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