Sri Lanka is the antithesis of Qatar. Green, inexpensive, and lacking massive amounts of natural oil and gas reserves. It’s also the first country any newcomer to the region visits. Safe and affordable with activities for every traveler. It’s the 1990’s undiscovered Thailand.
Train Travel
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Marie-France furnished advice about cycling, beer, and chocolate in Belgian at which point, in a moment of weakness mixed with genuine hospitality, as could be read on her face, she shared a single piece of chocolate from her personal stash.
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The original road trip to Belgium and visit to The Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren was cancelled due to the exorbiant price for train tickets, I chose the alternative, the clock and watch capital of Europe, Luxembourg.
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When my flight from Ireland via Frankfurt arrived during the brisk Geneva evening at 7:30, I had already mentally prepared to stay the night in Switzerland and travel onto France the next day. Yet, the last train to Besançon left in an hour. Not an overabundance of time to execute an international arrival and subsequent train departure.