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Laurel Munshower | Travel Writer & Editor in Abu Dhabi & Dubai

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Category: Asia

5 of the best temples to visit in Angkor (that aren’t Angkor Wat)

Posted on May 9, 2020 by travelaurel

Reading time 7 minutes

Asia Maldives Published Writing

Hotel review: The Residence Maldives at Dhigurah

Posted on August 1, 2019 by travelaurel

Reading time 8 minutes

Asia India Published Writing

Hotel review: Roseate Ganges Rishikesh, India

Posted on April 1, 2019 by travelaurel

Reading time 9 minutes

Asia Cambodia Published Writing

Where to stay in Siem Reap

Posted on November 1, 2018 by travelaurel

Reading time 2 minutes

Asia Published Writing Sri Lanka

Hotel review: Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Posted on December 1, 2017 by travelaurel

Reading time 6 minutes

Asia Maldives Published Writing

Hotel review: Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives

Posted on August 20, 2017 by travelaurel

Reading time 16 minutes

Asia Published Writing Sri Lanka

The artistic heritage of Sri Lanka

Posted on February 18, 2017 by travelaurel

Reading time 6 minutes

Hotel review: Amanwella, Sri Lanka

Posted on January 30, 2017 by travelaurel

Reading time 6 minutes

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The Abu Dhabi Snack Stroll
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Here’s to long weekends and whatever relaxation, adventure, indulgence or — like myself — government-mandated house-bound quarantine you’re partaking in. #EidMubarak

For my first trip abroad since the pandemic, I had to return to Sri Lanka. I’m hesitant to travel somewhere I’ve never been in these times, in case I arrive and the situation changes and things end up more restricted and I can’t explore — which is exactly what happened on this trip. I researched and booked my hotel — @kahandakanda — with that possibility in mind, however, and I couldn’t be happier spending a week on this little tea estate just above Lake Koggala. There’s wildlife aplenty, gorgeous greenery, it’s thoughtfully designed and the cuisine is phenomenal.

[SOUND ON!] It’s the Holy Month of Ramadan and one of my favorite traditions is the iftar cannon. Every evening cannons go off across the city to announce the sunset maghrib prayer, which is what you hear calling out immediately after the cannon fires, and that it’s time to break the day’s fast. This cannon, at the historical Qasr Al Hosn site, is just a stone’s throw from my flat and very loud — so loud, in fact, that just this evening I discovered I could even hear it while taking a shower with all my windows closed. If I forget about it and am not waiting for the ka-boom, it tends to give me a little jump!

I haven’t posted on my blog since I moved to Abu Dhabi and the whole reason is simply because I’ve been perfecting the perfect snack stroll to share. Yep that’s exactly why. Head to www.travelaurel.com (link in bio) to follow my neighborhood food trail.

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5 of the best temples to visit in Angkor (that aren’t Angkor Wat)

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