Tag: Train
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Day 130 – Da Nang to Hue
Train Journey via the Vietnamese Coast on NYE Today we left Danang Seawind Beach Hotel and ordered a Grab (uber like app) to take us to Da Nang Train Station (85,000 VND / $5.18 AUD). We went past another landmark, which is the Dragon Bridge. As the name suggests, this massive bridge has been constructed […]
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Day 61 – Kyoto
Today we walked from Santiago Hostel to Fushimi Inari Taisha. Fushimi Inari is a site full of thousands of Torii Gates that have been donated over the years. The site has been around since before 794 AD. We spent around two hours there climbing the trails around Mount Inari. While here, we had a chance […]
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Day 55 – Nikko to Kawaguchiko
Today we checked out of our accommodation Sleping Nikko Inali. Before we left Nikko though, we decided to have a quick look at the temples we had missed yesterday, with our newly found tour guide friend, who was kind enough to say she will show us around and the super cool Canadian guy. We had […]
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Day 52 – Tokyo to Nikko
Today we left Japanize Guesthouse bound for Asakusa Station. Here we walked to the Tobu Skytree Line’s Station which is close by. As we had opted for the cheaper option (I know, suprise, suprise) of the non express train included in the Nikko Pass, we had to find our way to the correct platform. The […]
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Day 49 – Tokyo
Today was our first day exploring Tokyo. We slept in, so by the time we were able to get ready and leave the hostel, it was close to midday. We decided to walk towards the tourist information centre near Tokyo Station, where the staff member was very friendly and gave us maps and suggestions on […]
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Day 30 – Bangkok
Today we left our hostel Oh Bangkok at 7am for a tour which we purchased the previous day from a hostel down the road. The van arrived around 10 minutes late which had us worrying after hearing about a few scams around town. Maeklong Railway Market First we went to the Maeklong Railway Market at […]
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Day 15 – Anuradhapura to Weliweriya
Today we left our accommodation and and spent the entire day on the train coming back Colombo. From Colombo we just took a PickMe (Uber like app) back to our home base in Weliweriya.
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Day 11 – Colombo to Kandy
Summary: Today we caught the Main Line train once more to resume our journey. We stopped at the ancient capital of Kandy in the afternoon. After arriving at Dreamscape Home Stay (affiliated link) in Kandy we used a PickMe down to the famous Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) which is the location of […]
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Day 5 – Colombo to Ella Train Ride
Summary: The train line to Ella is known as the Badulla or Main Line and a 2nd class ticket to Ella is 350LKR / $2.85 AUD. The journey will begin from Colombo Fort Station (also known as Kotuwa) and takes around 10 hours. During the journey from Colombo to Kandy the train is going opposite […]
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