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  1. Traveling With Trip Advisor

    Blog: Ottsworld - 19 May 2011

    I walked into the room and there it was staring back at me, frozen in place next to my suitcase. I stopped abruptly, sighed and looked carefully at its shiny black body and spindly legs. The one light bulb in the room seemed to make the big cockroach’s body shimmer even more in ickiness. I [...]

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  2. Lady in Galle

    Blog: A Lady in London - 14 January 2011

    I love train travel. I never traveled by train growing up, and despite taking trains all over Europe since moving to London, it’s still a novelty to me. When I booked my trip to Sri Lanka, I planned to take the trains as much as possible. Unfortunately, my itinerary and the train schedules didn’t allow [...]

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  3. Lady in Unawatuna

    Blog: A Lady in London - 5 January 2011

    After a great day first day in Sri Lanka, I waved good-bye to Colombo and headed south. With me was a friend of a friend, who drove the two of us and his brother to Unawatuna—a beach town near Galle—for a big New Year’s Eve party. The road to Unawatuna was packed with delightful distractions, [...]

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  4. Paradise in Sri Lanka – Auraliya Villa

    Blog: Ottsworld - 3 June 2010

    On the southwest coast of Sri Lanka lies a little piece of paradise; and I was lucky enough to experience it. Sure – the beach is stunning, but what makes this ‘paradise’ is the combination of beach, accommodations, and service. I recently visited Sri Lanka and stayed at a large family villa, Auraliya, located [...]

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