Turkish Airlines VIP Lounge

This post comes to you from a shower room at the Turkish Airlines VIP Lounge in Istanbul. THIS PLACE IS AMAZING! I've been planning this 6 hour layover for months. We were going to venture into the city, see at least one site, have some Turkish coffee and come back to the airport. I was very disappointed when our flight was delayed enough to cancel our adventure. But this lounge is a great consolation! Starting with the amazing shower I'm about to have...

Rajaratnam

This is Rajaratnam. He's our tailor. He only speaks Tamil. My sister and I don't speak Tamil. This resulted in him making things with sleeves when we wanted them without sleeves. Next time, there will be drawings. He's a sweetheart and a very good tailor and I hated asking him to redo my stuff. 

Last day in Sri Lanka!

This has been an amazing trip! We drove around most of the island and met and reconnected with wonderful people. We saw wild elephants, eagles, peacocks monkeys and bunnies! We packed our bellies with delicious food and we packed our bags full of beautiful things. We visited an Ayurvedic hospital, a few Ayurvedic spas and had an authentic Thai massage. Hoping to make one last pilgrimage to Barefoot for a bite and to see Radhika in action promoting her new book!

Spa Day

Today was a spa day! We started off with a 7am yoga class at the hotel next door. After class we made appointments for Ayurvedic massage, shirodhara, steam, and bath for after breakfast. Breakfast is included at our hotel -- a full Sri Lankan and western spread. I had string hoppers and fish curry with all the fixin's. Might do the omelette/waffle thing tomorrow. We had a leisurely lunch after our treatments and ended the day with authentic Thai massages at another nearby hotel. All of our treatments were great and I feel wonderful!