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Hi Nikhil, The hotel’s name was Tea Queens Bungalow, but I can’t see it listed anywhere anymore. There is one with the same name but it is not the one we stayed at, ours was next to the Argyle. In the same area I recommend The Danish Rock bungalow, lovely place and great food. We spent 6 days there😊

@@roamaniacs thanks, much appreciated!

Thanks so much, glad you found it helpful. In fact, we might edit some more footage from Sri Lanka 🥰

It could be even more expensive now, that was 2022 price :(

@@PadminiJayasuria Our pleasure. We LOVE Sri Lanka♥️

@@NikhilPatildriving Arrangement available at the top for a small fee. Depending on the time you go, the stairs can be hot to walk barefoot ☺️

@@NikhilPatildriving Thank you! 🙏

This was in 2022, when not so many tourists returned to the Philippines yet ☺️ In Balabac we had a private tour so that’s why we are alone :)

@@Mhaie_TV We went early June. I think January to end of June should be fine. The seasons lately are not what they used to be, so it can be a hit and miss anytime ☺️

@@roamaniacs oh thanks! Im planning to visit by May nxtyr! Cant w8😍

@@Mhaie_TV May should be great. Be careful with the Nik Niks on the end of Onok Island (opposite to the docking port) There are SO MANY of them😭

We haven’t visited Bentota beach 😞

It’s all about perspective, what’s beautiful for me might not be as beautiful for you 😊 There are plenty of places in this world to satisfy our individual visual pleasures, thankfully 🙌

Agreed, the rough sea is the only reason we don’t go back yearly, even for decent swimmers like we are, it can be risky (we had a near miss too in Dikwella) Other than that, everything is amazing in Sri Lanka, I miss it so bad!♥️💚

Not sure what you mean?

@@japphineering Glad you enjoyed this video 🫶🏻

@@eshratsefat Not too long, maybe 30 minutes

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@@jeanmoralles977 Whilst it will be great for the people of Culion to get more tourism income, I hope they will take measures to preserve the area 🙏

@@roamaniacs Of course they will!

@@munirah_a Between December and March. Sri Lankan beaches are generally not crowded or party beaches. But we also look for more laid back beaches :)

@@roamaniacs thanks so much for your reply🙏💜

Although the Philippines is famous for the beaches, sea and white sand, for us this was the most memorable place 😍

Yes, Sri Lanka is generally very affordable

Hey Christina, we have done the 2 day trek, but we suggest to do 3 days if you want to spend more time with the locals in the villages 😊

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Ipil yes, which is a standalone island, this is Ipil 2 Beach, along the shore between El Nido and Corong-Corong 😊

@roamaniacs oh yeah my bad, I meant Pinagbuyutan island. Thanks for letting me know

There is no store, only private tours come here. But on Bugsuk island where the basecamp is, they do have a sari sari store, you can buy chips and crackers and stuff like that :)

Thanks 🤗

Awww, so sweet of them! 🥰

Thanks for the recommendation, we definitely plan a more intense exploration of Luzon next time😍

@@roamaniacs nice, the view there is more scenic! its more higher and colder.

I can get rabies if they bite me 😊 Just by touching you won’t get rabies..

Thanks for your input, agreed, Batad Rice terraces are much more beautiful 😍 Please watch the other videos we posted from the area: Mayoyao and the 2 part series on trekking from Batad to Banaue through Pula and Cambulo! I left my heart there 💚

Mayoyao: th-cam.com/video/bKDxds4DeSQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=hviiVtXcHQ0L18c3

Pula & Cambulo th-cam.com/video/8AtGap7qpCo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KFlz5Ud6BemU7urN

Batad th-cam.com/video/1bZ9weJx28w/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4ikNqSqB8l9aKeBL

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Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad you made it out safely! I think people don’t always take the waves seriously so it is important to raise awareness. Although we were in Dikwella for a few weeks already, we also had a horrendous experience with the rip current and almost didn’t make it out. Through the waves you could barely take a breath of air, the current would already pull you back and the second wave would drag you rights underwater. Over and over again, swimming uselessly 🥹 Luckily George managed to reach closer to shore where his feet was steady on the sand and turning back he managed to catch those few seconds between to waves and current to come and pull me out🙏 I’m a decent enough swimmer, but after so many tries to get out and always getting pulled back in, I was almost certain that would be my last day. Incredibly grateful to be alive! 💚🙏

@@roamaniacsphew! that was exactly my experience in Vietnam 🤣🤣🤣.. only that i had the safety of the ball strings.. Glad u had George by ur side! i know how it feels🤤

Thanks Marius! 🤗

Hi! In this video we used DJI Mavic Air 2S 😊

We miss Sri Lanka dearly and plan to visit again in the future ❤️🥹

We visit Sri Lanka in the next Winter time. We are thinking this time for 3 month. When we are landing in Colombo we drive this time to east side and drive to the west side. We was 8 weeks back in Germany and miss this country all people are friendly and here in Germany is the feeling not so good, the most people are aggressive but in Sri Lanka everybody is smiling and say hello or good morning. I wish you visit so fast you can Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

Yes, we are aiming to do that in the future when budget allows 🙏

Hahaha, I worked with a lot of Filipinos😆

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It is our favorite part of the Philippines so far and we can’t wait to go back there one day. There is so much more to experience there and stories to be heard from locals 🙏

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Didn’t visit 🥹

We was this year in hikkaduwa in hotel vibration it’s a nice beach there but the waves is ruff

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much! 🥰

Thank you 🥰

Thanks so much, so kind of you 💜

Hahhaha, it seems so! 😁

Thanks for watching 🥰

@@roamaniacs I am a subscriber......I will always support your channel🥰

@@PinoyEntertainmentWorld Thanks so much, more Philippines content will follow and also about converting our van and travelling in it as a campervan🤗

Thanks so much! This area of the Philippines is so undertaken (you can tell by the number of views on the video too) but it is one that we would recommend to all nature lovers! We are really happy if this video helps someone to plan their trip there, you will not regret going the effort of the long bus ride and trek🙌

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This was early June (5-8 June). Happy to hear the information is useful!

Maybe it is not clear enough that this was not spent just living in our home town in a van. These are expenses while travelling in a campervan in Italy. Explained it in the comments that we were eating out once a week for this reason ☺️ Grocery expenses were lower the next month when we were in Sicily and supermarkets are slightly cheaper.