by Sue Davies | Jul 14, 2017 | Sri Lanka, Temples, Women
The Polonnaruwa Ruins are a World Heritage site and date to 1270 AD. It was the second most ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka. There are hundreds of Temples and other structures at Polonnaruwa. Polonnaruwa was the capital of the South Indian Chola dynasty in the late 10th...
by Sue Davies | Jul 8, 2017 | Asia, Buddhism, Sri Lanka
We spent the last two days visiting ancient temples and ruins in the northwestern part of Sri Lanka. Today we were in Anuradhapura at Jetavaranama–the first capital of Sri Lanka from 380 BC to 1200 AD–and then Minhitale Temple–one of the most sacred...
by Sue Davies | Mar 29, 2017 | Asia, Food, Singapore
Eating Like a Local–Singapore Food It’s noon, we are starving and we have 45 minutes before we need to be back for an appointment. We noticed a sign for the Market Street Food Center (at the junction of Market Street and Malacca Street). In my opinion, the...
by Sue Davies | Mar 29, 2017 | Asia, Food, Singapore
Ask the Locals about Singapore Cuisine Singapore cuisine is a hot topic among Singaporeans. Ask a group of Singaporeans about their favorite dish or place to eat and you are likely to start a long and spirited debate about the best Hawker Center, the best place for...
by Sue Davies | Feb 15, 2017 | Europe, Portugal
See our article on our road trip through the Algarve in Portugal published in Adventuress Travel Magazine. Leave Your Heels Behind: A Road Trip to the Algarve in...
by Sue Davies | Feb 5, 2017 | Travel Hacking & Tips
Top 10 things I learned at the NYT travel show: When booking flights: First step before booking check flights using aggregators (momondo, skyscanner, google flights – sign up for alerts when fare changes). Most of these are not booking engines but search the internet...
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