From the humid beaches in the south of Sri Lanka we slowly make our way up to the highlands. On the long drive we all fell asleep. At some point the driver stopped and showed us a waterfall as we were winding up the steep streets of the mountains. To be more precise we were headed to Ella. Many people come here to watch a spectacular sunrise and we planned to do the same. Everyone starts the pilgrimage to the…
We left Bali to fly to Sri Lanka. To get there we had to first land in Kuala Lumpur. Yes again… Third times a charm I guess. We were a bit unprepared for what awaited us on the plane, as we were looking at our seats. The seat number is the number two. We walked through rows and counted. One, two.. Huh… We stood there in disbelief. This is a first class seat. We were confused if this was our…
On the Gili islands we relaxed from the exhausting hike of the Mount Rinjani. The island vibe is very nice and relaxed. There is no motorized vehicle allowed on the Gili islands. This makes it an amazing place! You can go everywhere by bike and you don’t have annoying loud traffic. Everyone is cruising around on bikes, electric bikes or horse carriages. The Gili Islands are also known as turtle hotel. The reason being are the many turtles swimming around…
We wanted to climb the Mount Rinjani in Lombok. The Mount Rinjani is the highest mountain in Lombok with 3726 meters high. In addition to that it is also an active volcano. For the hike we have to get to the small village of Senaru. Here a few tourists come everyday for exactly this reason. In Senaru you can also see two tremendous waterfalls that you can check out. Sally wanted to reserve her energy for the hike. I checked…