Category: Sri Lanka
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Negombo and the West Coast
Travelling the breadth of Sri Lanka, we reached Negombo. A small seaside town north of Colombo. Not seaside like Bournemouth, but the seafood on offer was just as fresh. Sadly though no fish and chips. The hotel; the St Lachlan, was a nice change from the home stays we were used to. This was luxury, for…
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Trains, Tea and Thirteen Degrees in Hill Country
We took the train for the next part of our trip. After booking 2nd class reserved seats on a train out of Kandy we arrived an hour early to make sure everything went smoothly, except we still managed to nearly miss the train, by boarding the 2nd class unreserved carriage and having to run for the…
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Kandy Land
After Sigiriya we journeyed south, further through mid-country. We shared a taxi with an English couple we met at our last hotel to split the bill as they were travelling the same way. We had the driver for the whole day, so could stop wherever we wanted. Of course, we were offered the usual sales…
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Welcome to Sri Lanka and the Cultural Triangle
It took over 20 hours to reach our final destination. Probably the longest journey so far of our travelling lives. But hey, who are we to complain? This is the lifestyle we’ve chosen for the next four months! So we arrived at Bandarenke International Airport, just outside Colombo, and as we touched down the Sri…