July 2017 – Two Brits Abroad

Where we stayed – Sri Lanka

July 25, 2017 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

We spent 10 days exploring the island of Sri Lanka, mostly in small family-run ‘homestay’ style hotels. Of the different accommodation website, booking.com seemed to work best. Here’s where we went and where we stayed: 1) Habarana – Mutu Village To explore the ‘Cultural Triangle’ area of Sri Lanka, we based ourselves in Habarana, as it is well located for visiting Sigiriya, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa and Minneriya National Park. Following a strong recommendation in an online travel discussion, I booked us…

Sri Lanka’s ‘Cultural Triangle’: Part 1 – A big rock and some caves

July 24, 2017 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

After enjoying our first Hindu wedding in Chennai, India, we flew to Sri Lanka for 10 days to explore the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’. It was just a short hour and half flight across the Indian Ocean. Very excited to be at Sigiriya We spent our first four nights in the country in Habarana – a town in an area of Sri Lanka known as the ‘Cultural Triangle’. There’s not much to see in Habarana itself, although I did…

Eating and drinking in Bruges

July 15, 2017 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

Say Belgium and the following culinary delights come to mind: chocolate, waffles, fries and of course beer. And if you want to indulge in any of these, Bruges will not disappoint. Here’s our experience of eating and drinking in Bruges: 1) Delicious veggie (yes veggie) friendly restaurant Reliva As a vegetarian who loves food, I often get disappointed with the opportunities for eating new and interesting food when we are travelling. I wanted to make sure that I had at…