Ella Odyssey Kandy to Ella and 9 Arch Bridge. Tour of Sri Lanka Episode 4
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It's a bit fluid. Um, so I'm not sure for us it took around seven hours. Um, but that's the the length of the journey. So it's you're there for the experience, not the speed.
The biggest issue in first class is that the windows don't open. Um and part of the experience is to be able to lean out and all of that stuff. So that was the biggest difference.
I'm glad we did it. Um but yeah, use use some common sense a little bit. There's a lot of overhanging trees that if you're not careful, you'll get scratched and injured.
Unfortunately for us, it did rain the whole journey. Um the train actually starts in can in uh Columbbo and it takes about eight hours to get to Candy where we joined the train and um following Ella where we got off.
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This is Episode 4 of our 6 part series where travel from Kandy to Ella on the Ella Odyssey, one of the most famous train journeys in the world. We experience this in First Class on a rainy day in January. When we depart the train we go to the historic 9 Arch Bridge to see the train the following morning depart and cross the bridge. We then head to Yala visiting the Ella Viewpoint and Ravana Falls. 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 #kandy #srilanka #kandysrilanka #Ellaodyssey #ella #ninearchbridge #travel #globalnomadtravel #worldtraveller #worldtravel #slowtravel #digitalnomad #digitalnomadlife #retireearly #retireearlyandtravel #financialindependenceretireearly Our Photo guide Web : https://www.bslpat.com TripAdvisor : https://www.tripadvisor.com/10716392 Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/saman.weerathunga Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/Beautifulsrilankaphotography Contact Numbers : (+94) 77 3857 015 OR (+94) 77 3857 710 Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:57 Kandy Railway Station 02:27 12GoAsia and the classes of ticket 05:27 And we are off 07:32 Seat Review 09:51 Hanging out the train 12:14 The Scenery and why you do this train 16:26 Ella Station 19:28 9 Arch Bridge 24:28 Ella Lookout and Ravana Falls 25:11 Summary 25:41 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