Category Archives: 2026 Sri Lanka Maldives and Langkawi Malaysia

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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Day 13 20 February 2026. Sri Lanka Mannar

Posted on 24/02/2026 by Greg

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 →

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Day 12 19 February 2026 Sri Lanka Anuradhapura to Mannar

Posted on 20/02/2026 by Greg

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 →

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