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Last Thursday my boss told me I had overstayed my visa and needed to book a ticket out ASAP. Friday afternoon I headed to the airport. After paying a fee at customs I took an hour and a half flight to Male-Maldives. I took a short shuttle boat ride to Male from the island theContinue reading “24 Hours in the Maldives”

A month or so ago I went up to Colombo with the family for a few days while our main gate was being fixed. Because I worked a few days straight I had two extra days off and decided to head up to Udawalawe National Park. (This was May 23) I hopped on a busContinue reading “Udawalawe National Park”

After a Month in Sri Lanka, I am still loving this country it as much as when I arrived if not more. Life is different, slower, and not so superficial (I say this after I noticed the many bottles of white enhancing lotion today at the pharmacy). Tuk Tuks are the new Uber and insteadContinue reading “Life in Sri Lanka”

At 6:20 I hopped in a tuk tuk for the 10 minute ride to the Galle train station. This was probably the first time the roads were not packed with traffic of tuk tuks, dogs, buses, cows, or cars and was relatively quiet. We pulled up to the station which has two ticket booths justContinue reading “Mirissa and Weligama – Sri Lanka”

Unexpectedly I was given a month off at the end of August as my host family’s grandparents were flying in from England for some much needed R&R. I was given the option to either stay and continue working or fly somewhere in Australia for a month- hard decision there. I looked at hostels for aContinue reading “Cairns to Darwin Road Trip”

Friday Jessa and I headed to Betelnut Café recommended by the guys from the camp for its cheesecake. We did some shopping along the way and then checked out Deus before heading home for a swim. We met a guy (Steve) hanging at the pool who was also from Sydney and talked for a while. He told usContinue reading “Bali (part 2)”

I went to Bali!!!! I had the month of July off and was trying to figure out a road trip in Australia for the longest time before I realized all of the things I wanted to do were in Bali and it’s warmer and cheaper! I decided to book 2 weeks at a surf campContinue reading “Bali (part 1)”

Monday night we left Seattle and headed to Vancouver. We stopped at the border, declared our mace, had it destroyed, and stayed the night in Vancouver. Upon crossing the border I had a moment of panic when I realized I had no idea what anything in kilometers was to miles-our phones didn’t work so weContinue reading “Vancouver, Victora, Tofino, Whistler”

Sunday afternoon we headed to Seattle. We stayed in the Fremont district at Hotel Hotel Hostel. This was a cute modern hostel on a side street with easy parking. Close walking distance to stores,  restaurants, and a grocery store.  Our receptionist was less than congenial and the hostel was located above a pub, but luckily theContinue reading “Seattle”