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Maldives 2015
I’m creating this #throwback blog post as a simple guide of the 4-day #Maldives Trip. A special travel for me and Kokobear way back 2015. In fact, this is our first international trip – not counting the 18-hour stop-over in Singapore. Where I fell in love w/ SG! Before we tied the knot, it has been on our plan that we are making a yearly trip as a couple. Travel as a family someday with kids at least once a year in God’s will. So, in 2015, we ticked it off! This happened during the Eid holiday September 2015. We purchased a holiday package that covers our two-way flight tickets,…
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SRI LANKA Day 3 – Galle
Welcome to day 3 of our Sri Lankan adventure. If you enjoyed Day 1 & Day 2, well there is more! See the summary below. Day 3 – Galle – Left hotel at 9 am – Turtle Farm – River/Mangrove Tour – Buddha Statue – Moonstone/Gem Factory – Dutch Canal – Galle Jewelry Street – Skills fishing (missed) – Head home, dinner on the way @ KFC – Arrived hotel @ 10 am Turtle Farm @ Arun & Aman Turtle Conservation and Research Center Entrance Fee – 1000 Rupees (27-30 AED) Tip – Expected Kokobear holding a 5-kilo turtle. Sri Lanka has 5 out of 7 (in the world) species of…
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SRI LANKA Day 2 – Sigiriya, Elephant Ride & Safari
It’s day 2 blog now! Catch the earlier stories and previous post links at the end of this blog. Day 2 – Sigiriya, Elephant Ride & Safari -Left hotel at 5:30 am – Hike Sigiriya Mountain – Elephant ride – Safari – Head home, dinner on the way at Mango Mango – Arrived hotel at 11:30 pm Climbing Sigiriya in Dambulla Entrance – 4620 Rupees (125 AED) – Kinldy note that Locals & Foreighners have different entrance fee. Tour Guide – starts at 400 Rupees ( more or less 35 AED ++) – Optional. SIGIRIYA as you read it on Wikipedia is world reknown site (a rock fortress)…
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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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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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Puerto Princesa Palawan – PH
This is the 4th leg of our 2015 Vacation Itinerary. This is another #ByaheNgKokobears Special! This post will be short, just an overview of the 3-days we spent in this beautiful place. Separate blogs with details will be shared as well soon. Day 1- Island hopping (2 Islands only due to the rainy season) An exclusive boat for 4! The Kokobears, our tour guide and the boat man! :) Luli Island Caption this blogger pose moment :) Just happy! Sharing this moment with Kokobear! Cowrie Island This is the cue for the lunch… Although not allowed to swim, but this line of trees with autumn coloured leaves give you a great…
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Maldives Memories 2015
This post is dedicated to the whole of Maldives, the travel log, the budget (envelop), the city, the buildings, our hotel, the kick off travel by bus to Dubai, the tickets and more! See the complete guide on a special #throwback blog on Maldives 2015.
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Maldives: Chaya
Maldives Day 2 is another cloudy day – not sunny but cloudy, based on the weather forecast another rain is about to come at around 4:00 pm. Meeting place at Eve’s once again, then headed to another Ferry site going to Chaya Island. This time we have a 12-seater speed boat! We had a bumpy & fun ride as the speed boat maneuver into the sea jumping/leaping into big waves. I can hear my tourist-mate enjoying the ride… with Ohhhh~~~ woooow~~~ Oppsss… water splashing in and out! It took us 15-20 minutes to land Chaya’s dock. We were greeted with a very nice view – a pre-entrance view and a…
