Around the globe in 365 days: FFG Travel Round up 2014

It was definitely a year to remember when it comes to travel in 2014. Over 160,000 air miles earned in travel and more hours on an airplane than I care to admit to. Let’s just say I’ve certainly seen every new release movie on every airline going. When not in the air, I was discovering new countries for the first…
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Escaping it all at Cape Weligama

From seaplane to neverending coastal road, past a string of stick fishermen and up a steep winding and rugged street, you’ll find a Sir Lankan hideaway built into a steep cliff that has all the character of a luxury resort with the rich flavor of local people and the traditions they hold dear. This is Cape Weligama, the modern and…
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Sri Lanka Travel: Flying high over Adam’s Peak (Sri Pada)

Our Sri Lanka travels continue and yesterday we made our way, by seaplane again, from Ceylon Tea Trails to Cape Weligama. I wouldn’t normally be one to get excited about two seaplane journeys in one trip, but we ended up having the same pilots with Cinnamon Air and they took us on the most scenic route as we headed for…
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Postcards from Ceylon Tea Trails: Tea and Trekking

Here’s a little secret for you: I’m not much of a holiday “experience” girl. I like to sit back swinging in a hammock as a man with a tray delivers a daiquiri, while the furthest I have to walk is from sun lounger to sea and the most I have to think about is whether or not I’ll have the…
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Flying high in the sky with Thai, Royal Silk Class, darling!

So you’ve either landed yourself here because you’re a regular reader or you’re researching travel to Thailand and you enquired after “best way to get to Thailand” sites. Well, folks, let me introduce you to the luxe layer when it comes to flying from London to Thailand, with Thai Airlines Silk Class. Last week I flew from London to Bangkok and…
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