Lion Rock, Elephant Safari, Polonnaruwa and a tour of Sigirya Forest Edge. Tour of Sri Lanka Part 2

This is Episode 2 of our 6 part series where we tour the Island of Sri Lanka. In this episode we travel from the Hilton Colombo Residences to our next hotel, the Sigirya Forest Edge which is a small resort but will soon be a lot bigger. We take a couple of Elephant safaris and see plenty of Elephants before we take a tour of the Lions Rock Complex. We conclude our video going to Polonnaruwa, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Episode 1 Tour of Colombo by Tuk Tuk and Hilton Colombo Residences 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 #sigirya #srilanka #sigiryaforestedge #travel #globalnomadtravel #worldtraveller #worldtravel #slowtravel #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #retireearly #retireearlyandtravel #financialindependenceretireearly Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Leaving the Hilton Colombo Residences 04:14 Sigirya Forest Edge 08:44 Room Review 16:58 Resort Tour 23:11 Elephant Safari No 1 Morning 26:55 Elephant Sarari No 2 Evening 29:43 Lion Rock 33:35 Tuk Tuk Tour of Lion Rock Complex 35:04 Polonnaruwa Tuk Tuk Tour 39:11 Summary 39:42 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 / globalnomads93 https://www.instagram.com/globalnomad... Email: globalnomads93@gmail.com