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Review: The Trevene Hotel Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya is in the hill country of Sri Lanka and was built by the British colonists. The temperature during the day changes from 17C to 22C so you can understand why British people decided to start a city so high up. Plus, this is the place where some of the best tea in the world is grown and made. This review of The Trevene hotel will hopefully provide you with an opinion of our…

Review: The Bartizan Courtyard Room – A Colonial Boutique Hotel In Galle Fort

It was our last night during our 15 day Sri Lanka trip (and how I wish we were here for longer) so we decided to splurge and get some luxury accommodations. As we were visiting Galle Fort, we knew we wanted to stay in an old colonial style building, because they have such an old world charm that both Cody and I really like. We found The Bartizan boutique hotel which has a nice sitting…

Review: Gloria Grand Hotel Unawatuna – Honeymoon Room

Very rarely does Cody outright book a honeymoon room when we travel, although we have been upgraded for free a few times. This time however, he was looking the day before and found a great discount: $47 a night. So this hotel review is for the Gloria Grand Hotel Unawatuna honeymoon room The Gloria Grand Hotel The Gloria Grand Hotel in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka is a four story hotel on the main Beach road. In…

Hotel Review: Ella Sisila View

So I should start off by saying this isn’t a hotel, so much as a homestay. This is actually my preferred way of doing accommodation in Sri Lanka as the prices are usually better, and you get to have some great conversations with locals and travelers alike. The Ella Sisila View is located in…you guessed it…Ella. Ella, which was the last city on our traipse around Sri Lanka’s hill…

Hotel Review: Bee View Kandy

When Cody and I were looking for places to stay in Sri Lanka we found it quite difficult as much of the good stuff seemed so far away from the center. Luckily we decided that we’d rather be in a nicer place further away, then in a shoddy place in the city center. Let me tell you, this was the right decision. Our stay at Bee View Kandy was absolutely delightful, and I…

Which Gili Island Is Right For You

If you are traveling around Indonesia, chances are you’ve heard of the Gili islands. The name is a bit of a misnomer as ‘Gili’ means Island in Indonesian, but that’s just like calling something Chai Tea or what have you. These three tiny islands are off the northwest coast of Lombok. In order of size from largest to smallest they are: Gili Trawangan (aka Gili T), Gili Meno, and Gili Air. Each of…

Hotel Review: Lucky’s Bar & Cottages Gili Air

If you have ever have been to Bali, you have probably heard about three islands not too far away, where many people go for a few days. All the stories make you imagine a paradise with white send, warm water and tropical fruits. So that was what I was expecting from this part of Indonesia as well. What I saw when I arrived, and what bloggers forget to mention about Gili islands and what’s…

Hotel Review: Song Broek Jungle Resort

We were first inspired to stay at Song Broek Jungle Resort because of their fantastic pool. It is a bit like a discount version of the famous Hanging Gardens of Bali, and as we weren’t trying to spend $500+ a night, this place worked out perfectly. The hotel is located about 30 minutes north of Ubud city in an area called Pajangan. We decided to come here after staying at Rumah Erwin in central…

Rumah Erwin Review

It was our second week in Bali and we made it to Ubud. Since we didn’t want to pay for a fancy place but still wished to stay somewhere cute, Cody rented a room at Rumah Erwin (Gekko poolgarden studio), a nice guest house 10 minutes walk to the main street. On the photos this place looked small but clean, and it had a pool; What else do you need in Bali. And on…

Pondok Joglo Canggu Review

Bali is a dream place for lots of people. For us, this was our second trip to Bali (and third overall to Indonesia). Here we decided to spend all December. The first time we stayed at the expensive Westin Nusa Dua and didn’t really get the experience and emotions everyone talked about, so this time we decided to stay in relatively cheap places (compare to Klapa Resort in Uluwatu) – at the Pondok…