The Whinging Pome: A Very Diverse Bangkok … Revisited

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It has been twenty years since my last visit to Bangkok. Yet, having done two trips there in six months I see much has changed. A b...

How to Travel on a Budget and Still Have the Time of Your Li...

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Think a vacation is out of reach because of your bank balance? Think again. Traveling on a budget isn’t just doable—it’s an adven...

The Whinging Pome: Exploring Little Sigiriya

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When travelling around Sri Lanka, you can’t help but see how many temples there are. Not surprising when seventy per cent of the popu...

The Whinging Pome: Good Morning Vietnam

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Vietnam just beat Thailand in football for the first time in twenty years. Nobody is going to bed tonight. The country is one of the fa...

Backyard Adventures: How Sri Lanka’s Youth Are Redefining ...

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For years, young Sri Lankans had one goal when it came to travel: the overseas trip. Whether it was backpacking through Southeast Asia ...

The Whinging Pome - Verona: Where Love Abounds

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Most people know Verona from all those love-themed movies like “Letters from Juliet,” “Romeo and Juliet,” and “Love in the Vi...

Travel Smarter: Your Digital Guide to Effortless Adventures

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In an era where smartphones have become our most trusted travel companions, discovering the hidden gems of Sri Lanka has never been eas...

The Whinging Pome: Don’t go chasing waterfalls

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There are said to be over four hundred waterfalls in Sri Lanka. Lanka Council of Waterfalls say there could be more, some known to loca...

The Whinging Pome: Hikka Beaches Boats, and Booze

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For the first decade of living in Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa was a place I drove through to get to my favourite city of Galle. It is seventee...

The Whinging Pome: Jhalana Leopard Reserve

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It’s five a.m. and we set off to Jhalana forest some twenty minutes away from our base in Jaipur, Northern India. It’s January and ...

Tag me @danu: A Week in Paradise - Discovering the Seychelle...

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When life gives you an invitation to the Seychelles, you pack your bags, grab your camera crew, and dive headfirst into this tropical w...

The Whinging Pome: Untangle in Tangalle

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Tangalle in southern Sri Lanka on the A2 is noted for its bays, beaches, reefs, and mangroves. There are also turtle projects on some b...

Sri Lanka Shines At World Travel Market

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The recently concluded World Travel Market (WTM) in the UK saw Sri Lanka’s largest-ever contingent, with over 100 booths representing...

W15 AMBULUWAWA: LUXURY IN THE MOUNTAINS

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The newest addition to the W15 Collection – W15 Ambuluwawa blends itself into the mountain folds of the Ambuluwawa Biodiversity Compl...

Malta: The Crossroads of Cultures and Centuries

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In the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, on the crossroads of many cultures since 6000 BC lies Malta. Hence, an island of immense histor...

The Whinging Pome: Hunting Ass in Sri Lanka

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There are two major places on the island of Sri Lanka to find the ass, Kalpitiya and Mannar. Ass is both a singular and plural name for...

The Whinging Pome: Kandy The City of Hills and Heritage

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Kandy is said to be the most tourist visited city in Sri Lanka. It has a long history and was established back in 1470. The English nam...

The Whinging Pome: Negombo - Fishing Village to Tourist Have...

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Negombo in Sinhalese is ’’Meegamuwa’’ which means, ’’mass of bees’’. Well, I certainly got stung; I built a house close...

The Whinging Pome: Is this seat taken?

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For those who have flown economy, boarded a flight, walked nervously down the aircraft aisle, looking ahead with fear and trepidation t...

The Whinging Pome: Festival of Faith, Culture and Camels... ...

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The Pushkar Camel Fair is held in Rajasthan, India in November each year. It coincides with the Kartik Purnima full moon celebrations. ...

The Whinging Pome: Little England, Nuwara Eliya

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It’s our fourth stay at the hundred and f ifty year old tea estate bungalow. We like to be just out of Nuwara Eliya in the hills of S...

An hour to spare in Maradana, Colombo

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We, that’s my driver and I start with four goals in Maradana, Colombo. The Railway Station, the Tower Theatre, Elphinstone Theatre, t...

Mysore… The Jewel In The Crown

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On my Indian bucket list, there are so many places I still want to visit, though I’ve spent over a year in the country. They includ...

SANDALS: Step into luxury

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Sandals Balapitiya, part of the prestigious Edwards Collection portfolio, is a small, intimate villa offering a serene escape with stun...

The Whinging Pome: Arugambay

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Arugam Bay is the most popular tourist destination in the east of Sri Lanka and is a premier surfing and chill location for the young a...

TEN.30: A Hideaway in Hikkaduwa

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Travelling down south is always a pleasurable experience. This time was no different as I stayed at Ten.30 Villa in Hikkaduwa which wa...

Druvi Gunasekera

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Druvi Gunasekera has been a prominent figure in the travel industry for over 15 years. She is widely recognized as the flagbearer for S...

The Whinging Pome: Galle’s Rich Past and Vibrant Future

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My favourite seaside place in Sri Lanka is Galle, on the south-east coast. It’s also my most visited location on the island. Despite ...

Trains: Railways and Stations in Colombo

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A ferroequinologist is someone who is recreationally interested in trains, and there are all kinds of them. There are people who apprec...