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Day 3 10 February 2026 Sri Lanka Colombo to Galle

Posted on 11/02/2026 by Greg

A slow start today, we both slept pretty well last night, which was good. I’m happy to report that all the vehicle horns are still working properly and often/constantly! 🙂 Today we drive down the west coast to Galle, about … Continue reading →

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Day 2. Sri Lanka 9 February 2026. Colombo

Posted on 10/02/2026 by Greg

Happy birthday Ben, we hope you have an amazing day. I forgot to mention in yesterday’s blog, we got upgraded to a Jnr Suite at our hotel, The Galle Face Hotel, a very nice surprise for two very weary travellers. … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka 8 February 2026. Just a bit of travel. Adelaide to Colombo

Posted on 09/02/2026 by Greg

We left home at 7:30 and were checked in, through immigration and in the lounge by 8:30. That was really easy. Its the first time we have been in the new lounge on the other side of immigration at Adelaide … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka, Maldives and Langkawi, Malaysia February – March 2026

Posted on 05/02/2026 by Greg

Let the adventures begin. We leave this coming Sunday 8 February, it seems so long since we booked this. And now its about to happen. First stop is Sri Lanka for a busy 2 weeks exploring, then a few days … Continue reading →

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It’s 2026. Time to start exploring

Posted on 12/01/2026 by Greg

Just a tease. Our next adventure starts in less than a month. Stay tuned Number of Views :292

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Day 3   UAE to Home. 20 October 2025

Posted on 21/10/2025 by Greg

I lied, this (maybe) is the last post of our 7 week adventure. Our flight boarded after a final carry on search for liquids. Seemed an ad-hoc thing, a little disorganised. We were on board, they had closed the doors … Continue reading →

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UAE Day 2 Dubai 19 October 2025

Posted on 20/10/2025 by Greg

https://www.facebook.com/Greganddebstravelblog?mibextid=ZbWKwL #Retiredlyf The beginning of our last day in Dubai. We had breakfast at 8, the same as yesterday. Delicious again served by the very cheerful Rowena. This morning we did a tour “Culture on Wheels& Cultural Brunch through the … Continue reading →

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Dubai Day 1 Dubai UAE 18 October 2025

Posted on 19/10/2025 by Greg

Another slow start to our day, a late night/very early morning arrival into Dubai will do that. We had a leisurely breakfast out on the creek foreshore, watching the Dubai world go by, particularly up and down the creek. We … Continue reading →

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Spain Day 23 Barcelona to Dubai 17 October 2025

Posted on 18/10/2025 by Greg

#Retiredlyf Adiós Barcelona, hola Dubai. Yes, we said good bye to Barcelona and Spain to hello Dubai today. We had a slow morning, breakfast. Fi ished packing and got our ride to the airport at about 11:55am. We got to … Continue reading →

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Spain Day 22 Barcelona 16 October 2025

Posted on 17/10/2025 by Greg

Today was a free day for us to do, or not, whatever we wanted. That automatically means a slow start to our day. Breakfast at some time after 9, then we sat in our Junior Suite and watched the 36’ers … Continue reading →

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