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Riding trains and drinking tea

What little person doesn't enjoy travelling on a train? We caught a train from Ahangama to Matara (around 30 minutes), firstly because we thought Rocky would enjoy a train ride, but also with the intention of checking out another part of the south coast. We arrived at the train station and bought our ticket which… Continue reading Riding trains and drinking tea

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Monkeys, Dogs, and Cold Turkeys

Its been so great to settle in to our new place knowing that we’ll be here for 5 months. We're a 10 minute walk to Kabalana Beach, and 5 minutes in a tuk tuk to Ahangama, the nearest town. Our villa has 5 bedrooms and a pool and even comes with a groundsman who looks… Continue reading Monkeys, Dogs, and Cold Turkeys

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Settling on Sri Lanka’s south coast

Rocky and I stayed at 'Way of the Bay', lovely family run cabanas right in the heart of Arugam Bay. When I picked up Rocky from the local nursery on the Thursday they told me Friday was a holiday so no nursery till Monday, there goes my Friday morning yoga. So I decided to take… Continue reading Settling on Sri Lanka’s south coast

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Ups and downs on Sri Lankas East Coast

Travelling days, even if we're only moving 8 kms away, are always a big effort. We have with us two suitcases, a travel cot (the very compact Baby Bjorn), a stroller (the very compact yo-yo), a car seat, and a surf board bag. We don't travel light. We arranged for a jeep to pick us… Continue reading Ups and downs on Sri Lankas East Coast

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Our first few days in Sri Lanka

The journey Needless to say this trip has been a long time coming and a lot of work has gone in to organising everything… packing up the house, arranging bank accounts and insurances, storing the cars, along with a long list of other things. So when we finally checked in at Brisbane airport and got… Continue reading Our first few days in Sri Lanka