Sri Lankan Traveller

Since the day SL railways introduced a new Intercity express to Badulla 'Denuwara Menike' I wanted to visit Badulla. However, reservation of seats was difficult due to high demand and my mom was able to reserve tickets only for our return journey. We decided to leave to Badulla on the night mail train. But our train journey was interrupted  due to the bad whether and when we were in the station it was announced that the train will leave only to Bandarawela. We instantly changed our plans and our journey decided to get down at Haputale another famous hill station in Sri Lanka. We found a decent hotel online and staff was happy to accommodate our request for early check in. Once the accommodation issue being sorted we took a Tuk to Adisham Bungalow. Adisham Bungalow This is a Benedictan Monastery housed in a Country House built by a English Planter in 1930's when British were ruling the country. This looks like an English country cottage and have been preserv...

Day 03 @ Dubai So my 03 day visit to Dubai is coming to an end. We were planning to study some history about the city on the third day. To start our adventure on the third day we visited Al Sabkha terminal to experience the Abra ride across Dubai Creek. Abra Ride Across Dubai Creek Dubai Creek is a natural salt water creek in Dubai. This creek divided the ancient Dubai to two parts known as Deira and Bur Dubai and along the ancient shorelines of Dubai Creek the city of Dubai started to develop. Traditional mode of transport in the Dubai Creek was the use of Abra boats. Which are still in use, We used Abra boats to reach Bur Dubai from Al Sabkha. Bur Dubai Mosque Once you get down at Bur Dubai you find totally different side of Dubai with ancient buildings and little shops. Amidst this historical city lies the Bur Dubai mosque. Though we were not allowed to enter the mosque the area around was impressive. Dubai Museum Dubai Museum is housed in an ancien...