The only traveller and the vlogger that I see on utube with that bubbly and effervescent smile no matter whatever she does or wherever she is on her travelling conquests 🙏💐🌹 So, God bless you dear and may the weekend be as beautiful as you are!! Hugs.xoxoxo Gams ❤️
Some places to visit whilst you are in Sri Lanka: - Cinnamon hotel (Colombo) - Coral Beach hotel (Mirissa) - Tree of Life hotel in the mountainous area of Kandy - Yala National Park - Ridiyagma Safari Park - Sigiriya, ascend the steps to the top to see an incredible view Cities and coastal towns to visit in Sri Lanka: - Colombo - Kandy - Ella - Mirissa
Hi Amanda, I'm an Aussie of 51 years, but born in SL! Thank you for showcasing my homeland as you have with your series of videos. It's been a pleasure to watch! 🙏👏👏👏👍
Hi Graeme, thanks so much for this comment and for watching. I’m so glad that they have been well received, especially by Sri Lankans! That is the most important! Thanks again 🙏🏼
@TheLensCapChronicles Thanks Amanda, so glad you saw a Leopard!! 🐆 Wishing you and your partner more exciting adventures in 2024. Look forward to your future videos! 😊🖐
Hi! Thanks for the comment - I 100% agree! I really felt quite anxious about booking a trip from afar with no real knowledge and actually even wondered if the car would turn up on the first day of our trip - which was important - Sigiriya!! I had 2 friends personally recommend drivers and then I did a Google/ TripAdvisor review/search to check out their companies and names. I actually ended up going with a company who I had planned to go with in 2020 just before Covid hit! They were purely from a search with background check on reviews. I can send you all 3 contacts if it would help? I absolutely relate to this feeling. Although on touch down to Colombo Airport, there are multiple vendors advertising drivers who can help. So I wouldn't say it's imperative to book before arrival, although it definitely made me feel more at peace to have it arranged beforehand.
@@TheLensCapChronicles Hi , watching all your SL vlogs . Really informative 👌 we are doing roughly the same route but have 4 weeks , staying on the south coast last 2 weeks , do u think 1 week in Marissa then move around to the west coast ? We are 60 years old so more relaxing not clubbing 😂 🙏
Hi! Thank you so much for this lovely message!! Hmm... we didn't have a huge problem with mosquitos when we were there but I can't comment on the true monsoon time. We used mosquito repellant only a couple of times in the evenings when we ate dinner outside. I certainly don't recall them being much of a problem for us! Hope they behave for you!
Hi Amanda, great videos. How did you work out where and how to hire a driver? The SriLankan travel site has many drivers registered. It's a bit overwhelming.
Hi! Thanks for the comment - I 100% agree! I really felt quite anxious about booking a trip from afar with no real knowledge and actually even wondered if the car would turn up on the first day of our trip - which was important - Sigiriya!! I had 2 friends personally recommend drivers and then I did a Google/ TripAdvisor review/search to check out their companies and names. I actually ended up going with a company who I had planned to go with in 2020 just before Covid hit! They were purely from a search with background check on reviews. I can send you all 3 contacts if it would help? I absolutely relate to this feeling. Although on touch down to Colombo Airport, there are multiple vendors advertising drivers who can help. So I wouldn't say it's imperative to book before arrival, although it definitely made me feel more at peace to have it arranged beforehand.
Thanks for your reply Amanda. I really appreciate your committment. I will look into your suggestions. I generally like to be fairly organised before arriving anywhere to minimise 'the noise' of choices when on the ground.
Thank you for the great overview. 🙏 Which month were you there? Also, if you went on a short trip to SL (1.5 weeks) and could only stay in two places, where would you pick? Thanks! 😊
Enjoyed your travel adventures in SL, I will be going in November and interested in finding a driver, sounds like you were satisfied with yours. Any suggestions? Thanks
Hi! Thanks for your comment. For our trip, we liaised with the manager of Taxi Ceylon/Sheema Travels called Ameen. The whatsapp number was +94768109510. He is wonderful and very responsive and arranged our driver for us. Our driver was reliable and was called Mr Ajantha Herath. His number is +94777829380. Hope this helps! Have a great trip to beautiful SL!
Hi Aron! Thanks for reaching out. For our trip, we liaised with the manager of Taxi Ceylon/Sheema Travels called Ameen. The whatsapp number was +94768109510. He is wonderful and very responsive and arranged our driver for us. Our driver was Mr Ajantha Herath. His number is +94777829380. Hope this helps! 😃
@@TheLensCapChronicles Thank you .. I was watching your videos and got lot of insight for the planning my trip. Looking forward visiting the wonderful country.
Hi! For our trip, we liaised with the manager of Taxi Ceylon/Sheema Travels called Ameen. The whatsapp number was +94768109510. He is wonderful and very responsive and arranged our driver for us. Our driver was Mr Ajantha Herath. His number is +94777829380. Hope this helps!
Hi! Thanks for the comment - I 100% agree! I really felt quite anxious about booking a trip from afar with no real knowledge and actually even wondered if the car would turn up on the first day of our trip - which was important - Sigiriya!! I had 2 friends personally recommend drivers and then I did a Google/ TripAdvisor review/search to check out their companies and names. I actually ended up going with a company who I had planned to go with in 2020 just before Covid hit! They were purely from a search with background check on reviews. I can send you all 3 contacts if it would help? I absolutely relate to this feeling. Although on touch down to Colombo Airport, there are multiple vendors advertising drivers who can help. So I wouldn't say it's imperative to book before arrival, although it definitely made me feel more at peace to have it arranged beforehand.
Great video, thanks for sharing! The last tip is the most important, we always travel with an emergency pack of tissues for those situations.
Hi Ben & Haley! Thanks so much! Haha I agree - one can never have too many spare tissues when travelling! 😄
You've done a commendable job Amanda. Thank you for helping Sri Lankan tourism.
Thank you so much for watching the videos and for your comments. Much appreciated! 😊
The only traveller and the vlogger that I see on utube with that bubbly and effervescent smile no matter whatever she does or wherever she is on her travelling conquests 🙏💐🌹
So, God bless you dear and may the weekend be as beautiful as you are!!
Hugs.xoxoxo
Gams ❤️
Thank you, Gams! Really appreciate your support. Definitely try to stay positive ☺️
Have a wonderful weekend too! 🙏🏼
Love your smile and cheer! keep up the great work! : )
Thank you so much! ☺️
Some places to visit whilst you are in Sri Lanka:
- Cinnamon hotel (Colombo)
- Coral Beach hotel (Mirissa)
- Tree of Life hotel in the mountainous area of Kandy
- Yala National Park
- Ridiyagma Safari Park
- Sigiriya, ascend the steps to the top to see an incredible view
Cities and coastal towns to visit in Sri Lanka:
- Colombo
- Kandy
- Ella
- Mirissa
Thank you! We visited many of these places. You can see our travels in my 3 part vlog series on Sri Lanka ☺️
Hi Amanda, I'm an Aussie of 51 years, but born in SL! Thank you for showcasing my homeland as you have with your series of videos. It's been a pleasure to watch! 🙏👏👏👏👍
Hi Graeme, thanks so much for this comment and for watching. I’m so glad that they have been well received, especially by Sri Lankans! That is the most important! Thanks again 🙏🏼
@TheLensCapChronicles Thanks Amanda, so glad you saw a Leopard!! 🐆
Wishing you and your partner more exciting adventures in 2024. Look forward to your future videos! 😊🖐
Thanks for the great content ❤
Can enjoy every bit of it
Thank you for the comment! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
your videos are fantastic ,thanks for supporting Srilanka
Thank you so much for watching and for the encouragement!
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. Awesome experience
100% agree! 🙂
Hope you will visit SL again. Keep smiling !
I hope so too! Thanks! 🤩
hope you will come again ❤️🇱🇰
Me too! ☺️
Great effort 🎉
Thank you 🙏🏼
Definitely well explained indeed
Thanks for the feedback. I’m so glad to hear this. 😊
Nice vlog 🎉
Thank you 😊
Hi Amanda, I really enjoyed your 3 episodes. On the SriLankan Tourism page, there are pages and pages of drivers. How/where do you find the right one?
Hi! Thanks for the comment - I 100% agree! I really felt quite anxious about booking a trip from afar with no real knowledge and actually even wondered if the car would turn up on the first day of our trip - which was important - Sigiriya!! I had 2 friends personally recommend drivers and then I did a Google/ TripAdvisor review/search to check out their companies and names. I actually ended up going with a company who I had planned to go with in 2020 just before Covid hit! They were purely from a search with background check on reviews. I can send you all 3 contacts if it would help? I absolutely relate to this feeling. Although on touch down to Colombo Airport, there are multiple vendors advertising drivers who can help. So I wouldn't say it's imperative to book before arrival, although it definitely made me feel more at peace to have it arranged beforehand.
@@TheLensCapChronicles Hi , watching all your SL vlogs . Really informative 👌 we are doing roughly the same route but have 4 weeks , staying on the south coast last 2 weeks , do u think 1 week in Marissa then move around to the west coast ? We are 60 years old so more relaxing not clubbing 😂 🙏
I've watched the entire Sri Lanka playlist several times. Thank you! Any comments on mosquitos?
Hi! Thank you so much for this lovely message!! Hmm... we didn't have a huge problem with mosquitos when we were there but I can't comment on the true monsoon time. We used mosquito repellant only a couple of times in the evenings when we ate dinner outside. I certainly don't recall them being much of a problem for us! Hope they behave for you!
Can you mention all the beautiful places you covered....
Hi! If you check out my 3 vlogs you’ll be able to see all the places we went to… so many beautiful places!
Hi Amanda, great videos. How did you work out where and how to hire a driver? The SriLankan travel site has many drivers registered. It's a bit overwhelming.
Hi! Thanks for the comment - I 100% agree! I really felt quite anxious about booking a trip from afar with no real knowledge and actually even wondered if the car would turn up on the first day of our trip - which was important - Sigiriya!! I had 2 friends personally recommend drivers and then I did a Google/ TripAdvisor review/search to check out their companies and names. I actually ended up going with a company who I had planned to go with in 2020 just before Covid hit! They were purely from a search with background check on reviews. I can send you all 3 contacts if it would help? I absolutely relate to this feeling. Although on touch down to Colombo Airport, there are multiple vendors advertising drivers who can help. So I wouldn't say it's imperative to book before arrival, although it definitely made me feel more at peace to have it arranged beforehand.
Thanks for your reply Amanda. I really appreciate your committment. I will look into your suggestions. I generally like to be fairly organised before arriving anywhere to minimise 'the noise' of choices when on the ground.
@@JJones-ek6wo Me too. Exactly how I feel when travelling! Let me know if I can help further. Wishing you a wonderful trip!
@@TheLensCapChronicles love your video ❤️ I am planning a trip to SL and would really like to have some tips for a private driver/company😉
Thank you for the great overview. 🙏 Which month were you there? Also, if you went on a short trip to SL (1.5 weeks) and could only stay in two places, where would you pick? Thanks! 😊
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Enjoyed your travel adventures in SL, I will be going in November and interested in finding a driver, sounds like you were satisfied with yours. Any suggestions? Thanks
Hi! Thanks for your comment. For our trip, we liaised with the manager of Taxi Ceylon/Sheema Travels called Ameen. The whatsapp number was +94768109510. He is wonderful and very responsive and arranged our driver for us. Our driver was reliable and was called Mr Ajantha Herath. His number is +94777829380. Hope this helps! Have a great trip to beautiful SL!
@@TheLensCapChronicles Thank you!
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Thank you! I love Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🙏
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What company or how did you get your own driver , i am very keen to do as we did this in India Also, regards Aron (Perth WA)
Hi Aron! Thanks for reaching out.
For our trip, we liaised with the manager of Taxi Ceylon/Sheema Travels called Ameen. The whatsapp number was +94768109510. He is wonderful and very responsive and arranged our driver for us. Our driver was Mr Ajantha Herath. His number is +94777829380. Hope this helps! 😃
@@TheLensCapChronicles Many thanks for quick response
@@TheLensCapChronicles Thank you .. I was watching your videos and got lot of insight for the planning my trip. Looking forward visiting the wonderful country.
@@amitpingale6500 That’s my pleasure and I’m so glad that you found them useful! I hope you have a wonderful trip to Sri Lanka ☺️
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What month were you there?
Hi! We were in Sri Lanka in February.
When will you be back Amanda
Your driver number?
Hi! For our trip, we liaised with the manager of Taxi Ceylon/Sheema Travels called Ameen. The whatsapp number was +94768109510. He is wonderful and very responsive and arranged our driver for us. Our driver was Mr Ajantha Herath. His number is +94777829380. Hope this helps!
Hi Amanda, I really enjoyed your 3 episodes. On the SriLankan Tourism page, there are pages and pages of drivers. How/where do you find the right one?
Hi! Thanks for the comment - I 100% agree! I really felt quite anxious about booking a trip from afar with no real knowledge and actually even wondered if the car would turn up on the first day of our trip - which was important - Sigiriya!! I had 2 friends personally recommend drivers and then I did a Google/ TripAdvisor review/search to check out their companies and names. I actually ended up going with a company who I had planned to go with in 2020 just before Covid hit! They were purely from a search with background check on reviews. I can send you all 3 contacts if it would help? I absolutely relate to this feeling. Although on touch down to Colombo Airport, there are multiple vendors advertising drivers who can help. So I wouldn't say it's imperative to book before arrival, although it definitely made me feel more at peace to have it arranged beforehand.