Colombo and the Hilton Colombo Residences with a Tuk Tuk Tour. Tour of Sri Lanka Episode 1

This is Episode 1 of our 6 part series where we tour the Island of Sri Lanka. In this episode we travel from the Hilton Amingiri in the Maldives and we arrive in Colombo to start our 35 day tour of Sri Lanka. Our car didn't turn up so we braved the roads of Colombo in an Uber and arrived at the Hilton Colombo Residences to the weirdest Hilton we have ever stayed in. We take a tour of Colombo in a Tuk Tuk and go up the Lotus Tower. We are here over New Year so we watch the fireworks from our balcony. Episode 2 Sigirya and Elephant Safari Episode 3 Kandy and Kandy Hospital Episode 4 Ella Odyssey and Ella Episode 5 Hilton Yala Episode 6 Safari in Yala Block 1 and 5 #lotustower #srilanka #hilton #travel #globalnomadtravel #worldtraveller #worldtravel #hiltonhonors #slowtravel #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #retireearly #retireearlyandtravel #financialindependenceretireearly Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Leaving the Hilton Amingiri Maldives by Speedboat 02:15 Arriving into Colombo 02:47 Hilton Colombo Residences review 18:43 The Sri Lankan Visa on arrival 20:11 Flow Restaurant and a Hopper 21:35 Tuk Tuk Tour of Colombo and the Lotus Tower 29:38 New Years Fireworks at the Lotus Tower 30:22 Extending our Visa online 31:05 Summary and Raj's Barber Shop 31:51 Thanks for watching Hi we are James and Helen and we are Global Nomads. We are a pair of British Expats that decided to retire in our early 50’s to travel the world full time. In 2004 we left Leicester in England to live in Davenport Florida and set up a Flower Shop. We brought our 2 Rottweilers along for the ride and they had a great life in the sun. Through all of the trials and tribulations that involves (Recession, COVID, Hurricanes, Inflation and everything else) in 2023 we sold that flower shop, our house and our car to become nomadic. We sold everything we own aside from some items in our storage unit mainly photos and a few keepsakes. We made the decision to be carry on only so while we do swap out our clothes dependent on the season and where we are going we travel light. In April 2024 we set off with 10 million credit card points and the money we had saved to become Global Nomads. We plan to use the credit card points to travel until they run out and will then start to spend our money on accommodation. So in the first 2 years or longer we will primarily be in Hiltons, Hyatt’s, IHG and Marriotts as we have Hotel status with all 4. We are not budget travelers and will fly first class if it is affordable or we can get it for points. We will take cruises to help us go from a to b or geoarbitrage as it is now called and because we want great deals with special experiences plan 18-24 months out. We then fill in the gaps as we get nearer to the time. Helen has an autoimmune disease which makes walking hard and accessing doctors and bloodwork were a major concern on our travels. We will document the process of appointments, prescriptions, bloodwork and keeping on top of all of that when you are thousands of miles from your primary care Doctor We love Formula 1 so will be at races if they match our dates and plans. Helen travels with a Nikon camera so wildlife photography is definitely a passion, as with all photography it comes with a lot of heavy gear that takes up valuable space and weight! Life is short, we intend to see everything we can while we are young….ish https://www.facebook.com/GlobalNomads93/ https://www.instagram.com/globalnomads93?igsh=emg1ZzkybnJyOXZv Email: globalnomads93@gmail.com