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Welcome to the Grand Pacific Drive Lets face it, most travellers arrive in Sydney, drool over the harbour bridge and the opera house before heading on up north towards Byron Bay, the Whitsundays and the Great Barrier Reef. The Grand Pacific Drive doesn’t even come onto their radar. I say this with reasonable confidence as in 2008 I joined the legions of travellers adding my footprints to this well trodden path. Heading out on the Grand Pacific Drive With the way our flights, Christmas and car hire plans planned out we landed in Sydney on Jan 1st 2018 and we were flying out to Hobart on Jan 10th. So we had a grand total of 9 days, not a huge amount of time. Especially as one half wanted a couple of days in Sydney. We landed at 10:00am and by 10:45 we were in our bright blue Toyota corolla that we…

Beach Hopping in Southern Sri Lanka Southern Sri Lanka has been a mainstay for holiday makers for years. Despite its popularity there are still a few hidden gems along this stunning coast line. We stayed in Marakolliya, Hiriketiya, Mirissa and Delawella moving in that same direction, west to east. Any other beaches we visited we did so by either renting a scooter or taking a tuk tuk. We spent 10 days beach hopping along Sri Lankas southern coastline and below are all of the beaches we visited with a rundown of the things we liked and didn’t like. Marakolliya Located 2.5 hours south of Udawalawe Marakoliya is a stunning expanse of sand close to Tangalle. Many travelers end up in Tangalle for couple of days before heading on to some of the more popular beaches along the coast. Due to the fact that it is bypassed by the majority this…