After another great breakfast at Resort Deepika, this time including a banana and chocolate pancake, we checked out and met our driver Sumeera from Sri Lanka Driver Guide, who would be our personal driver and guide for the next week of our trip. We loaded our bags into the car …
We left Galle Fort and arranged a taxi through the PickMe app, although it took a few attempts before we actually got moving. After cancelling three different drivers, including one who called asking for more money before the ride had even started, we finally found a driver who was happy …
Our Sri Lankan adventure started with a long but fairly smooth drive from Albury to Melbourne Airport. Travelling on Easter Friday, we were expecting heavy traffic heading into Melbourne, however and quite surprising, we had a very smooth ride with barely any traffic. Once at the long-term parking at Melbourne …
After two weeks exploring the famous (and very busy) sights of Japan and its busy cities, we traded neon lights and shrines for sunshine, sea breeze, and the beautiful beaches in Okinawa. Leaving Tokyo was a bit of a chaos, we left our Airbnb and squeezed onto the train at …
After riding aboard the Nozomi Shinkansen from Hiroshima for nearly four hours, reaching speeds of up to at least 299kph (which was what I was able to clock on the GPS app), and having seen a very shy mount Fuji hiding behind some clouds, we finally reached our destination, Tokyo! …
After spending a few days exploring Tokyo, we decided to slow things down a bit, leave the city and take a day trip to Hakone, a region known for its scenery, views of Mt Fuji and relaxing Onsen baths. We got the Hakone Free Pass prior to the trip, which …
After we left the island of Miyajima, we took a train to the Hiroshima Station, again using our ICOCA cards for seamless travel. Our hotel for the night was the Sotetsu Fresa Inn, which was only located a few minutes’ walk from the train station. And again, although it was …
Leaving Osaka behind, we boarded the Shinkansen train which left Osaka station at exactly 9:02 am, bound for Hiroshima. With speeds reaching up to 299 km/h (according to my GPS app), the ride was smooth and impressively punctual. And thanks to buying the tickets through the offical app and linking …
Our second day in Osaka was reserved for a one thing, Universal Studios Japan. We ensured that months ago we got our entry passes and also some express passes and arrived at the entrance to the park around 09:00 where after passing through security and ticket checks, we were ready …
After a few great days in Kyoto it was time to move on and we caught an express train to Osaka, meaning our ride was under 30 minutes. The only drawback was that the express train was packed, so we had to stand all the way. At least since we …