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      • Zipolite Beach: A Complete Travel Guide
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      • Beach Porn Alert: 7 Reasons Why You Need To Put Lagos, Portugal On Your Bucket List Now
      • The Top Portugal Beaches To Visit
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      • Colombo, Sri Lanka
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      • Mirissa Beach
      • Yala National Park
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      • Koh Lipe
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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
  • Food
  • Contact Me

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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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    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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