The Determined Traveller

No BS solo female travel

  • Travel
    • Asia
      • India
      • Laos
      • Malaysia
      • Sri Lanka
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
    • Europe
      • England
      • Italy
      • Poland
      • Ukraine
    • Middle East
      • Turkey
    • North America
      • USA
    • South America
      • Argentina
      • Chile
      • Uruguay
  • Food and drink
  • About Me
  • Need an editor or writer?
  • Privacy Policy
  • Travel
    • Asia
      • India
      • Laos
      • Malaysia
      • Sri Lanka
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
    • Europe
      • England
      • Italy
      • Poland
      • Ukraine
    • Middle East
      • Turkey
    • North America
      • USA
    • South America
      • Argentina
      • Chile
      • Uruguay
  • Food and drink
  • About Me
  • Need an editor or writer?
  • Privacy Policy

No Widgets found in the Sidebar Alt!

  • What to do in Sri Lanka: A two week itinerary

    October 28, 2019 /

    Let’s be real. Two weeks isn’t long enough to experience all of Sri Lanka. However, it’s certainly possible to cover a fair bit of ground in this amount of time. This itinerary means you’ll get to experience tea plantations, beaches and even a safari – making your two week trip feel like a lot longer. Isn’t that what we all want from our holidays? Days 1 – 3: Negombo Here’s a not very interesting fact: Colombo airport isn’t actually in Colombo. It’s in the town of Negombo, just to the north. It’s worth knowing this not very interesting fact because Negombo is actually a much better place to stay than…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    Six must-eat dishes on Jalan Alor

    September 10, 2019

    Where to eat great food in Fort Kochi

    September 2, 2017

    Yala National Park: Is it any good?

    September 24, 2019
  • Yala National Park: Is it any good?

    September 24, 2019 /

      Sri Lanka is justifiably famous for its wildlife and one of the best ways to spend a few days while in the country is to go on safari. There are three national parks to choose from – Yala, Udawalawe and Wilpattu with Yala being the most popular thanks to its leopard population and its location in the more visited south of the country. But does popular equal good? Not necessarily… I visited Yala as part of a wider trip throughout the south of Sri Lanka. Wilpattu is in the far north so it wasn’t practical to visit on this occasion. Udawalawe is the place to go to observe elephants…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    Travelling around northern Laos on the ‘vomit bus’

    February 7, 2021

    Monk chat and the pursuit of happiness in Chiang Mai

    April 26, 2018

    Why you need to visit Pondicherry

    January 15, 2020
  • W15 Escape: A Sri Lankan escape from the rat race

    May 14, 2018 /

      Sri Lanka was the first country I visited after I quit my job, my house and my life in London, and I’m sad to say that I probably didn’t do it justice. A two week dash through half of the country while trying to get my head around what the hell I had done was not exactly conducive to a fun time. But when we arrived on Sri Lanka’s sleepy, surfy south coast and checked into the gorgeous W15 Escape for a few days, I finally felt like things might just be ok. As a backpacker, you don’t often get to stay in luxurious hotels. Of course, there’s the…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    Monk chat and the pursuit of happiness in Chiang Mai

    April 26, 2018

    Primates and pirates in Borneo

    July 17, 2019

    Six must-eat dishes on Jalan Alor

    September 10, 2019
  • The Grand Hotel in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

    August 26, 2017 /

    To say that we were a bit wet is an understatement. Our hike through the verdant tea plantations of the Sri Lankan highlands was cut soggily short with the arrival of the downpour to end all downpours. As we waited for our tuk-tuk driver in a nearby cafe, the thought of returning to our chilly and damp guest house did not fill us with excitement. We were desperate to get out of our sodden clothes and have a hot shower, but we knew that nothing was going to dry at our current abode. A cheeky thought occurred to us…why not treat ourselves to a night at The Grand Hotel. The…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    Three historic bars in Ho Chi Minh City

    April 11, 2018

    Yala National Park: Is it any good?

    September 24, 2019

    Searching for wild elephants in Munnar

    November 19, 2017
  • Esala Perahera in Sri Lanka: what you need to know

    August 13, 2017 /

    I’ll be honest. I had never even heard of the Esala Perahera before, let alone considered getting in on the action. But, in one of those wonderful strokes of luck, we arrived in Kandy in time for this most magnificent of Asian festivals. The Esala Perahera is linked to the Buddhist Temple of the Tooth in the Sri Lankan hilltop town of Kandy. The temple holds the sacred Buddha’s tooth and, for 10 nights every summer, a grand procession is held to honour this relic. It’s one of Sri Lanka’s – indeed, Asia’s – biggest festivals. So that’s why it helps to be at least a little bit organised if…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    Six unmissable bars in Kuala Lumpur

    November 13, 2017

    Teaching English in Laos with Big Brother Mouse

    November 4, 2019

    Monk chat and the pursuit of happiness in Chiang Mai

    April 26, 2018

Follow me on:

Recent Posts

  • Chiloe: witchcraft, mermaids and saltwater
  • Travelling around northern Laos on the ‘vomit bus’
  • Lanna food: the flavours of northern Thailand
  • Steak, sunsets and the magic of Montevideo
  • 14 Ton That Dam Street: Ho Chi Minh City’s hidden cafes
Booking.com
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT