accommodation – 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…

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Where we stayed – Naples, Capri & the Amalfi Coast, Italy

November 28, 2015 Sarah Comments 2 comments

Our recent trip to Italy wasn’t quite as ‘budget’ as some of our other travels. We paid somewhere between £70 (US$105) and £100 (US$150) a night for accommodation for the two of us, which for Western Europe ain’t bad for what we got! Here’s where we stayed: NaplesFollowing a recommendation by Anglo Italian, we chose Hotel Micalò for our stay in Naples. From the outside, the 17th century building that houses this boutique hotel looks tired and not particularly appealing. However,…

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Where we stayed – Colombia

February 19, 2015 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

Bogotá: We’d advise booking ahead for hostels in Bogotá. We booked through hostelworld 4 days in advance and really struggled to find vacancies in those places we’d been recommended or which had the best online reviews. We ended up in the Explora Hostel in the Candelaria area of the city, where we didn’t have the best of stays. When we arrived they’d lost our booking and the woman on reception really struggled to know what to do to resolve the…

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Where we stayed – Brazil

January 24, 2015 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

As one of the most expensive countries in South America, you do have to shop around for a good deal on accommodation in Brazil. We paid around £10 ($15) more a night in Brazil, compared to Argentina, mostly staying in private double rooms. Here’s a breakdown of where we stayed for our just over two weeks in Brazil and what it was like. The Pantanal In the Pantanal, we stayed at the Pousada Santa Clara, which we’d booked after a rep from…

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Where we stayed – Chile

October 19, 2014 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

The courtyard at Hostal Iquisa San Pedro de Atacama – The small family run Hostal Iquisa is a quiet and relaxing hostel, 10 minutes out of town. Several reviews on hostelworld complain about the distance into town. While it definitely is a 10 minute walk, it really isn’t a big deal, and is quite a pleasant walk! However, it is a little dark getting back at night and so maybe not one for solo travellers. When the weather is warm…

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