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      • Your Thailand Songkran Water Festival Guide
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    • Belize
      • Ambergris Caye
      • Caye Caulker
    • Cambodia, Koh Rong Samloem
    • Costa Rica
      • Arenal and La Fortuna
      • The Osa Peninsula, Corcovado National Park
      • Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Guatemala
      • Lake Atitlan
    • Indonesia
      • Ambon, Maluku
      • Bali
      • Gili Islands
      • Kai Island, Maluku
      • Raja Ampat
      • Sumatra-Belitung Island
    • Mexico
      • Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo
      • La Paz
      • Patzcuaro
      • San Miguel De Allende
      • Todos Santos-The Antidote To Cabo!
      • Zipolite Beach: A Complete Travel Guide
    • Portugal
      • Beach Porn Alert: 7 Reasons Why You Need To Put Lagos, Portugal On Your Bucket List Now
      • The Top Portugal Beaches To Visit
    • Sri Lanka
      • Colombo, Sri Lanka
      • Ella
      • Mirissa Beach
      • Yala National Park
    • Thailand
      • Bangkok
      • Koh Lipe
      • Phi Phi
      • Phuket
      • Railay Beach-Krabi Town
      • Your Thailand Songkran Water Festival Guide
  • Places To Stay
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    Pictures From Colombo, Sri Lanka

    June 1, 2013 / 5 Comments

    Colombo, Sri Lanka wasn’t my favorite place to visit, but I still found beauty in this hectic city.  I still managed to find tranquil spots, interesting people, and more than my share of interesting stories to tell!  I hope that you enjoy my pictures of Colombo, Sri Lanka!

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    For those of you who have followed along, you know that my visit to Sri Lanka has not been the greatest.  It has been unsafe to travel here as a single woman, and many unfortunate things have happened to me along the way.  This is a sad country with an even sadder government, and the people who I have met have talked about their feelings of repression, and how they envy my freedom as an American.  The person with the most moving story was my driver, Michael. Michael told me the story of how when he was 28 years old, he traveled to the Philippines.  He happened to fall in…

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    April 28, 2013 / 2 Comments

    If you are looking for a cheap hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Clock Inn is a good place to stay.  It is in a great location on Galle Road close to good restaurants such as the Barefoot Garden Cafe and The Gallery Cafe.  The room is stylish, though small, in the European fashion.  It is fairly clean.  I did find several hairs on the floor, so it’s not immaculately clean, but clean enough.  There are both private rooms and dorm rooms. The private rooms have  AC, free Wi-Fi,  a TV with LCD flat screen, and hot water. They are $50 a  night. The dorm rooms are $16 a night and…

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About Me

I am always looking for the perfect escape, the perfect paradise, the kind of place that tosses your cares into the sea. Fortunately, I have discovered many! I created this site to show you where to go and how to get there. My goal is to show you that Paradise is only a plane ticket (or boat ride) away. I have inspired many others to travel and to create a better life. I am available for inspirational speaking, coaching, writing, travel planning, and photography.

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