Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine myself starting a day by staring at the beautiful view of the first light of the sunrise shimmering over the Annapurna mountains. SubhanAllah, amazing view. More of these breathtaking photos in my Part #3 of #NepalAkuDatang post. In the meantime, please allow…
#NepalAkuDatang (Nepal, Here I Come). This page is the “table of contents” of my recent trekking adventure in Nepal. My good friend and I had the chance to experience the basic yet challenging Ghandruk Trek in Nepal covering a total of more than 33 KMs and 20 hours of trekking…
Shopping was kept as the last agenda of our Sri Lanka trip. After 4 days experiencing nature and wildlife at the southern part of Sri Lanka, we found ourselves back at the largest city and main gateway of Sri Lanka — Colombo. Click here to re-cap on my previous Sri…
This post is a continuity of my previous Sri Lankan trip post on the journey from Yala to Colombo. If you have not read any of my previous posts, click here to visit the Sri Lankan trip directory. The Galle Fort is the main attraction of Galle city, being built…
After spending 4 days in the southern part of Sri Lanka, we were all set to hit the road one more time on a long 6-8 hours journey back to Colombo from Yala. We had 4 days of fun exploring southern park of Sri Lanka and enjoying the safari at…
“Let’s find a place that blends in well with the ‘back-to-nature’ theme of our trip”. Those were my exact words when my wife and I were discussing about accommodation for our two nights stay in Tissa, Sri Lanka. Tissa is the gateway to Yala National Park which was the main…
After the unique experience witnessing wild elephants up close at the Udawalawe National Park (click here to read), my wife and I had high expectations for our second wildlife safari experience at the famous Yala National Park. Before I continue, a couple of things: a) This post has lots of…
Tissamaharama town or Tissa as commonly known by the locals is a small ancient town located in the southern part of Sri Lanka. Like many other visitors, my wife and I spent 2 nights in Tissa/Weerawila area as the starting point for our safari trip to Yala National Park. Tissa…
Our first ‘pit stop’ in Sri Lanka was at the Grand Udawalawe Safari Resort. This brand new 4-star hotel is the only hotel of its class in the area. Located just 5 minutes from the Udawalawe National Park (click here to read about my safari trip to this park), it…
After weeks of planning, sorting out travel arrangements via email, checking out the weather, it was finally 9th November 2012, the start of me and my wife’s year-end holiday for 2012. We came to an agreement that we wanted to go somewhere a bit further from South East Asia that…
This page is the “table of contents” of my Sri Lanka trip with the list of all the relevant blog posts. Starting from 22nd November I will be sharing the trip reports and reviews in phases. Please do check out AzuanZahdi.com from time to time or follow @azuan1880 at twitter…
I was told by a local dude that it is a must for any tourist visiting Adelaide to take the "Glenelg tram" from Adelaide city centre to the beach at Glenelg. So on our last day in Australia we took the advice and explore this popular beach-side suburb of Adelaide.…
