Grand Escapades’ Travel Guide To Sri LankaIn February 2016, we discovered Sri Lanka on a short but quite intense 10 day trip: we spent 5 days on the Northern Cultural Triangle (Anuradhapura, Mihintale, Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya & Dambulla), which was the bear minimum to be able to somehow discover those places. Then followed 3 days to […]
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Sri Lanka – A Selection Of 47 Pictures
We spent 5 days on the Northern Cultural Triangle (Anuradhapura, Mihintale, Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya & Dambulla), which was the bear minimum to be able to somehow discover those places. Then followed 3 days to get a glimpse of the Highlands and the Tea Plantations (Kandy, Nuwera Eliya & Ella). Last but not least, we headed south […]
Grand Escapades’ Travel Guide To Sri Lanka
Easy To Travel & Full Of Highlights Itinerary And Time Of The Visit Never have we bought a long-haul plane ticket 6 days before departure… But when a window of opportunity of 12 days in February 2016 aroused, the decision was quick. With only 10 days in Sri Lanka, we had to make some bitter […]
Grand Escapades’ Budget Guide To Sri Lanka
A Budget Destination Type Of Travel This trip was to some extend both “Flashpacking” & “Mid-Range”. Flashpacking because we chose mostly small and cheap but pleasant guesthouses, went to small local restaurant and actually did nothing special but for… The car! Since we only had 10 days in Sri Lanka and wanted to make the […]
Wildlife Watching In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is famous for its excellent wildlife watching opportunities, but with only 10 days at hand, we had to make choices… Wildlife came short! Obviously, Leopard spotting is still easily possible if you have enough time in the National Parks (and there are not that many places where your odds are good), and Asian […]
Budget For Long Term & Short Term Travel
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Grand Escapades’ Travel Guide To Bali
Bali – The Perfect Travel Destination With A Baby! Itinerary And Time Of The Visit We spent two weeks in Bali in the first half of April 2019. The first week, we rented a very comfortable villa in Seminyak, and discovered the more popular, more touristy south of Bali: Seminyak of course, Pura Tanah Lot […]
Grand Escapades’ Budget Guide To Bali
Depending On Your Expectations! Type Of Travel Bali was our first long-haul trip with an infant (at the time of travel, Jules was 9 months old), so we traveled accordingly: (more…)
Mirissa & Galle – A Quick Glimpse Of The Coast
Sri Lanka is famous for its stunning, partly secluded beaches and its world famous surf spots. With hardly enough time to discover the country, beaches were immediately out of focus. We solely dedicated 2 days to the south of the country. Needless to say that it is not enough… (more…)
The Highlands & The Tea Plantations
With only 3 days at hand for the Highlands & the Tea Plantations, we had once again to make choices, somehow followed the recommendations of our driver and actually ended-up doing several mistakes… (more…)