Sri Lanka
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Day 27 – Bangkok THAILAND
We landed at Bangkok Airport with no plans on what to do in Thailand. After clearing customs we got a SIM card and then went to the Information Centre at the airport and worked out how to get to our accommodation, Baron Residence Bangkok. This required us to take a train from within the airport […]
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Day 21 – Arugam Bay to Weliweriya
From Arugam Bay to Weliweriya Today we left Surf & Sand Hotel early in the morning at 5.01am to the empty streets of Arugam Bay. We finally saw a three wheeler (tuk tuk), but he didn’t stop for us. Luckily the 2nd three wheeler stopped and gave us a 10 minute ride down to Pottuvil. At […]
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Day 20 – Arugam Bay
Another hot day in paradise. Once we got up, the host at Surf & Sand Hotel made us Chocolate Rotti which was really good. They even offered me a second serving as I just scoffed it down. We were having a great conversation with the owner and then out of the blue, he told us […]
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Day 19 – Panama to Arugam Bay
Today we left the comfort of the Lagoon Cabanas in Panama to travel the short distance to Arugam Bay by three wheeler (tuk tuk). Turned out it was the same driver who took us to Kumana National Park yesterday. The short ride was surprisingly expensive! Once at our new accommodation we were able to check […]
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Day 18 – Panama (Kumana National Park)
Today we left Lagoon Cabanas early in the morning to leave for Kumana National Park, which was arranged by our accommodation. The young driver rocked up in a safari jeep just after 5am. We left the Navy Base and drove around 30 minutes to Kumana National Park. We actually went for the cheaper option of […]
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Day 17 – Pasikuda to Panama
After checking out from Passi Villas, the cousins were nice enough to drop us off 30km away in the town of Batticaloa. From Batticaloa we took a bus down to Pottuvil. From Pottuvil we took a three wheeler down to Panama. Once we were in Panama we had issues finding our accommodation as Google Maps […]
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Day 16 – Pasikuda
It was early in the morning just after 4am when we left home for our first road trip in Sri Lanka with my wife’s cousin and husband. My cousin-in-law drove the entire ~260km with only a few stops for breakfast and lunch. Solid effort. Once we reached the accommodation Passi Villas it was definitely a […]
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Day 15 – Anuradhapura to Weliweriya
Today we left our accommodation and and spent the entire day on the train coming back Colombo. From Colombo we just took a PickMe (Uber like app) back to our home base in Weliweriya.
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Day 14 – Anuradhapura
Its my Birthday! We woke up to a Peacock just outside the home stay in Pollonaruwa. which isn’t something you see everyday. Once we had packed to leave again, we went out for breakfast and to our amazement there was a birthday cake to go along with our breakfast. Then we took a bus to another […]
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Day 13 – Polonnaruwa
Summary: Today we bused to the ancient capital of Polonnaruwa in the morning. We stayed at Siyapath Holiday Resort, and the hosts were able to get us a English speaking tour guide to take us to Polonnaruwa which is a UNESCO World Heritage site on the same day which was awesome. Most of the ruins are […]
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Day 12 – Kandy to Sigiri via Matale
Details: We woke up to an amazing sunrise from our accommodation Dreamscape Home Stay (affiliated link). The very kind hosts / family organised a three wheel (tuk tuk) driver who they know / are related to, for a tour of Matale and to climb the legendary Sigiri Rock. We left early in the morning and […]
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Day 11 – Colombo to Kandy
Summary: Today we caught the Main Line train once more to resume our journey. We stopped at the ancient capital of Kandy in the afternoon. After arriving at Dreamscape Home Stay (affiliated link) in Kandy we used a PickMe down to the famous Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) which is the location of […]
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