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Sri Lankan Foodie – ආහාර (āhāra)
As a part of every travel; it is indeed a good way to know more about a country’s culture with their food. Sharing a separate blog post of our gastronomic adventure in Sri Lanka! Trivia: While in Sri Lanka, the 3 of us never had lunch!!! Wanna know why? . . . Read on! :) Two (2) of the three (3) days tour that we had started early in the morning because of the distance of the sites we visited. Day 1 & 2 – we had our packed breakfast. The hotel packed a very “safe” set of breakfast for the three of us: Cheese Sandwich, Orange or…
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In-TEA-resting
Glenloch Tea Factory. See my short review of this place on Trip Advisor. In-TEA-resting: Glenloch – Tea Farm/Estate & Factory Address: Nuwara Eliya Katukithula, Sri Lanka Phone Number: 094 052 225 9646 www.glentea.com As I have mentioned on my SL Day 1 blog, this “in-TEA-resting” visit is worth a separate blog. So here it goes! Among the five (5) sites we visited for our first day (14 Sept 2016) tour is Glenloch Tea Factory. I was happy to learn about something about TEA. I love drinking tea and it helps to actually understand and know about how it is being processed and prepared. It took us around 1 hour plus to…
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SRI LANKA Day 1 – Kandy & nearby areas
After the “CEYLON” intro blog and the summary of our SRI LANKA Itinerary, here comes day 1. Day 1 – Kandy and nearby areas – Left the hotel at 6:30 am – Elephant Orphanage – Spice & Herbs Garden – Temple of the Tooth – Tea Estate – Ramboda Waterfalls – Head home, dinner on the way @ Dee Tree – Arrived hotel at 10:30 pm Elephant Orphanage @ Dept. of National Zoological Garden (Colombo Zoo) www.colombozoo.lk – Pinnawalla Rambukkana • Entrance Fee – 2500 Rupees (67 AED) – with 1 AED = 37 Rupees The elephants are trained to carry their own food and even some logs. We…
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Sri Lanka Trip Itinerary Summary
As of writing, the 3 of us (Kokobear, Ate Amie and I) are now in the airport going back to Dubai/Abu Dhabi. It’s 5:27 am – from Colombo airport there is a layover to Mattalla for an hour then Dubai. While waiting to board FZ 551 I have chosen to start this series of blog with the summary of our itirenary! Day 0 – Arrival Checked in the hotel – Paradise Beach Hotel in Lewis Place Negombo. It is 15-20 minutes ride from the airport. Talked to HF (Holiday Factory) representative – Mr. Vasantha regarding our plan for the daily tour. We walked the street in Lewis Place where restaurants…
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Ceylon | 2016
A Detour to Ceylon To some of you who know our Eid getaway plan this year, perhaps you’ll be surprised that #ByaheNgKokobears is heading to another destination. Don’t wanna mentioned where we’re supposed to be but this time we are heading to CEYLON or now called SRI LANKA and we have a special guest, Ate Amie joins the adventure! After the twist and turns of events, I started reading about this new destination and found some interesting places and activities. As an intro blog, I will be listing below what I expect to experience and shall update this once we complete or miss those items. While reading this, we maybe…
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10 Must Visit Places when you’re in Cebu (City)
CEBU – My beautiful city has so much to offer. But what if you only have a short time to stay? Here are my “MUST VISIT” places when you visit the Queen City of the South! Above photo is from Kasia of Stylish travel Trips. * * * 1. Sto. Niño Church – also known as Basilica del Santo Niño It is in Osmeña Boulevard, D. Jakosalem St, P. Burgos St. and the Plaza Sugbo where the Magellan’s Cross is located. The main entrance is on Osmeña Boulevard. Two blocks north of the basilica is the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. It holds…
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Of Heartaches and Pain
Of Heartaches and Pain When a dream becomes elusive And couldn’t make it exclusive How do you mend a broken heart? – this song people associate love and hurt And, where do broken hearts go? However cliché this question be, what do I do? No, this is not what you think, A goal flashes and perishes in a blink Why Oh why, this brought me tears to cry How do you face rejection? Causing an uproar emotion Heart dropped down – raised my head up Cover me Father, allow me to hear you, carry me when life is low Of heartaches and pain Feels like drenched in the…
