In full honesty, India was the country I was most nervous about visiting on our one-year RTW trip. I wasn’t sure how I’d react to the crowds, pollution, dirt, and otherwise general chaos that I feared would engulf me as soon as I stepped off the plane. After reading in my guide book that between […]
Kandy, Ella, and the Slow Train in Between
After a few days in Colombo, it was time to venture into the center of Sri Lanka for some cooler weather and greener scenery. We took a train to Kandy, the cultural capital of the country. With sizeable Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and Christian populations, Sri Lanka is a religious melting pot, though Buddhism is the […]
Circling Southwest Sri Lanka
I try very hard to have no expectations for the places we go on our trip. I find this usually prevents me from getting too high of hopes, and I usually end up pleasantly surprised. Chris, on the other hand, can’t help himself. Case in point: Sri Lanka. Chris had sky-high expectations Sri Lanka, going […]
A Miles and Points Moment about Marriott
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Miles and Points Moment, but our recent streak of amazing hotel deals in Africa has inspired me to write a quick one on Marriott Rewards. We started our trip with a bank of around 150,000 Marriott points after taking out two credit cards: the Marriott Rewards Premier credit […]
Our Africa Budget
We had intended to spend a full month in Africa, but an unexpected trip back to the States caused us to cut Tanzania and Rwanda, shortening our time here to just two and a half weeks. But we loved every second of it. From the world-class wine and food of Stellenbosch and Cape Town, to […]
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