Travel
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Transylvania, Romania: Land of Myths and Mountains
When I first read Bram Stoker’s classic “Dracula,” I harbored ever since a romantic and mythical perception of this mysterious country, hence why Romania made it onto our travel list in the first…
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One Night in Lille
Enroute to and from the Champagne region, we stayed one night in Lille, a small town where French elegance meets Flemish flamboyance. Long gone is the gritty industrial city; Lille has undergone a…
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Sipping Champagne in Reims & Epernay, France
The beverage of choice to mark special occasions such as weddings, birthdays, promotions, graduations, champagne has become synonymous with celebration, style, and luxury. Of course, you can only call champagne if, and only if,…
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Manchester, The Rainy City
Greetings from Manchester! Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve last posted a blog. So sorry! I’m not sure where the month of March went, but it has been insanely busy with…
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Midnight in Paris
Paris is a lovely city and full of surprises too! Two Fridays ago, I took the Eurostar after work to meet Kenz in the City of Lights for a short weekend getaway. He…
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The South Coast: Tangalle, Unawatuna, Galle
The Sri Lankan coastline is endowed with miles of glorious sandy beaches fringed with palm trees and aquamarine sea. We spent the last five days of our trip being lazy beach bums, soaking…
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Safari in Yala National Park
Upon reading about Sri Lanka’s famous Yala National Park in one of my favorite travel magazines, I knew we had to incorporate a mini safari adventure into our two-week itinerary. From Ella we…
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The Hill Country: Ella
The train journey from Hatton to Ella was even more breathtaking than I anticipated. Unlike all our other crowded train rides in Sri Lanka, this journey on the second-class carriage was comfortable and…
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A Pilgrimage to Adam’s Peak
Religions collide at Adam’s Peak, one of three holiest sites in Sri Lanka along with Kandy and Katagarama. At the top of Adam’s Peak, or Sri Pada, there is a sacred footprint in…
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The Cultural Triangle: Sigiriya & Dambulla
From Kandy we hired a car and driver to take us to the southern edge of the so-called “Cultural Triangle” which includes the ancient cities of Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura, cave temples of Dambulla,…
