Destination: Sri Lanka
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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By simon_hennig | Views [514] | Comments [3]
24/07/2008 Colombo, Sri Lanka. And so, in a true spur of the moment decision, i have ended up in Sri Lanka. After meeting an Aussie couple in the back of a taxi on Koh Phangan who live and work here in Colombo, and then finding out ... Read more >
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 | By stephen_haynes | Views [877] | Comments [3]
Wow, it is hard work keeping this site up to date when there is so much relaxing, surfing and partying to do here! So, I made it into Sri Lanka meeting up with another Aussie dude Andrew at the airport who would become my on/off travel buddy for most ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 28 Mar 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [273] | Comments [2]
Hi every one, I just arrive to Sri Lanka Yesterday, andthe less we can say is that it`s completely DIFFERENT ! The heavy warm air, about 32 degrees with a very hight level of humidity.., the wowens in colorsfull Sari, the market completely dirty ... Read more >
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By rebmason80 | Views [534]
So this is how it all came about....
Staying in Hikkaduwa, on the south coast of Sri Lanka Ant and i decided
to venture off the beach and visit a recommended turtle farm a short
bus ride away. Within hours of visiting and returning to the ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By rebmason80 | Views [530]
A jeep for seven, gears crunching as we roll backwards and forwards, smoke chugging out the back…not the ideal way to lure a leopard but still the search continued…… Yala National Park is located on the south east coast of Sri Lanka covering an ... Read more >
Tags: ant stone, john hatt
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [263] | Comments [3]
Voila en gros la philosophie du voyage, pas trop de plans et de prises de tete avec le timing, de la spontaneite et de la souplesse. Cest comme ca que je me suis retrouvé dimanche ( avec un gros, gros coup de pouce de Dieu, faut le dire ) dans la maison ... Read more >
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 | By susannah_palk | Views [255]
Today we saw the sites of Kandy, including the Botanical Gardens, a Batik factory and a woodcarving factory, wandered the central bazaar and vegetable markets and also caught the Kandy dancing show, which was pretty impressive. But by far the most interesting ... Read more >
Sun, 6 Jan 2008 | By rebmason80 | Views [234]
'Travel' the word conjures up so many different thoughts, your imagination goes a little crazy.....for me it means exploration, experiences, self knowledge and gaining a new outlook on life. It is great to be able to travel freely, moving on when ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Sun, 18 May 2008 | By will-n-raina | Views [234]
Well once again I write this blog, post experience and once again I have uploaded loads of photos to do the talking for us. To sum up, two weeks was not enough time for us to see all that we wanted in Sri Lanka. After so long in India I guess we had ... Read more >
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By susannah_palk | Views [180]
The weekend is here! Well kinda…we have taken an early mark and skipped cleaning the beach to head to Kandy. Kandy is the capital city of the hill country and is a good five hours drive from Kosgoda. Only half an hour into our travels we head inland ... Read more >
Tue, 21 Feb 2006 | By kev_desilva | Views [273] | Comments [1]
Travelling with Matt who has a 47 inch waist...bear witness.
Tags: The Planning Phase
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 | By greenguava | Views [219] | Comments [1]
Korkkaanpa blogin Münchenin lentokentällä to 2.10.2008 19:00 paikallista aikaa. Suomessa kello jo lienee 20:00. Matka tähän asti on sujunut jouhevasti, vaikka vähän väsyttää. En nukkunut koneessa Helsingistä Müncheniin, vaan juttelin mukavan suomalaisnaisen ... Read more >
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 | By susannah_palk | Views [163] | Comments [1]
The first thing on my mind when I wake is… what on earth am I going to teach these children and how in hell am I going to control them? But, before I can worry about teaching, we get in our daggy t-shirts and head to Titus’ house again. Where, having ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 | By susannah_palk | Views [726]
Today we have a change in plan. No construction work today (my arms are quite relieved). Instead we head across the road to the turtle hatchery. Here we empty all the turtle tanks, clean them, by scrub them with brushes and dried coconut shells (surprisingly ... Read more >
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 | By rebmason80 | Views [383]
‘Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies’. Ahhh, that psychadelic song by The Beatles. I am desperately trying to lull myself to sleep with that line as I lie beside Ant though he could well be Indiana Jones as ... Read more >
Sun, 26 Feb 2006 | By kev_desilva | Views [281]
Off to do a bit of travelling in Sri Lanka (will avert civil war!), India (will solve the Kashmir dispute, will get rid of nuclear weapons and call centres) and maybe Nepal (will pound the King into submission and install multi-party democracy yeah!).... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 | By rebmason80 | Views [229]
A cuppa char, A brew, There is nothing quite like a nice cup of tea. Visiting a tea factor, seeing exactly where it comes from, swept off the floor, handled by yours truly…thank goodness we made it using boiling water. Ant, Maureen, Steve and I ... Read more >
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 | By greenguava | Views [222]
Kotona Evergreen Parkissa la 11.10. klo 11.45. Parina viime päivänä ei ole tapahtunut ihmeempiä. Torstaina meillä oli Sallan kanssa todella mukava iltapäivä ja ilta. Kävimme Bambalapityassa isolla ostoskadulla ja löysimme todella hyvän paikallisen ... Read more >
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 | By susannah_palk | Views [220]
Another cloudy overcast day for my last day of ‘working’, as tomorrow is a ‘Poya day’, - a Buddhist holiday, everyone gets a day off, yay! So, today instead of working at Titus’ house we must clean the turtle tanks, which we would usually do tomorrow.... Read more >
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By greenguava | Views [214]
Evergreen Park 23.10.2008 klo 10:50. Eilen sain viimein yhdestä Bambalapityan kirjakaupasta käsiini kaupungin bussikartan. Tosin siitä ei ollut kotiinpaluun kannalta kauheasti hyötyä, koska joko en löytänyt oikeaa pysäkkiä tai sitten ko. poikittaislinja ... Read more >
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 | By greenguava | Views [206]
Narahenpita,
Colombo su 6.10.2008 klo 19:55.
Ystäväni, matkakumppanini ja
jälleen Aasian kämppäkaverini Salla saapui lauantaina
myöhään iltapäivästä Lontoosta Horton
Gardenin guesthouseen, jossa olimme ... Read more >
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By greenguava | Views [205]
Evergreen Park ma 17.11.2008 klo 10:20. Tänään alkaa jo kahdeksas perättäinen viikko täysin tuottamatonta toimintaa. Luulin ensin, että tämä on vasta seitsemäs viikko. Olen siis ilmeisesti kadottanut jonnekin yhden viikon?! Cheers to that! Mikäli joku ... Read more >
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By susannah_palk | Views [198]
I wake up early at around 5.30am (either it’s jetlag or something is very wrong with me). After reading my guidebook for a few hours I decide it’s time to go exploring. I haul myself out of bed and turn my creaky ceiling fan off as I shut the door. ... Read more >
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 | By susannah_palk | Views [196]
Wonderful, glorious cool weather! I didn’t think I could be happy to see cloudy grey skies, but I am. The coolness and the breeze seem to have swept away yesterdays lethargy and today we are all new people. This is my last day working at Titus’ ... Read more >
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By greenguava | Views [195]
Evergreen
Park su 19.10.2008 klo 13:30
Eilen
vietimme mukavan illan paikallisella R'N'B -klubilla, jossa Sallan
sri lankalainen ystävätär Raajnie oli keikalla bändinsä
kanssa. Tutustuimme bändin jäseniin ... Read more >
