Wednesday, 20 Jan 2016 | Views [488]
We arrived in Negombo about half 1 so the journey - despite some horrible traffic - wasn't as long as expected. We checked into the hotel - Sahasra - which is quite nice, the bathroom is utter luxury compared to what we're used to but still only three ... Read more >
Sunday, 17 Jan 2016 | Views [454] | Comments [2]
We left the hotel about 11 to make our way to climb Dambulla Rock stopping on the way at a spice garden. In the spice garden they grow all sorts like cardamom, cocoa, coffee, cinamon, cloves, pepper and more that I can't even remember. He took us round ... Read more >
Sunday, 17 Jan 2016 | Views [592]
We left the hotel around 10 after having breakfast - we each had a thin omelette, a slice of pineapple, a banana and some bread. The bread here is always served stale which is so odd.
The roads were really windy again which again made everyone feel ... Read more >
Thursday, 14 Jan 2016 | Views [528]
Checking out of the hotel was a blinking nightmare. We went down to do it and no one had any idea how much we had to pay and they didn't speak very good English. We sat waiting for a while and then they called the owner who must have been away for a ... Read more >
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2016 | Views [505]
We left Unawatuna about half 9 and arrived at tissa around 3ish - it was a very long drive. Thank God for air con. We arrived at the guest house which was nice - very quiet as it was just us staying. We spent an hour or so there and the owners made us ... Read more >
Monday, 11 Jan 2016 | Views [491]
On the 10th Our driver Ashan -pronounced Hey-sian - picked us up from our hostel about 9ish and we started the long drive down to Unawatuna. We paid him 20,000 rupees (about £100) for the next 10 days to drive us on our route and make recommendations ... Read more >
Sunday, 10 Jan 2016 | Views [397]
Hi Mum!
So we have arrived safe and sound on Friday at about 2.30, flight was a bit delayed but it was fine. Very long flight but there were some good films so it wasn't all bad. Amy was very excited about the flight, she said it was the best she's ... Read more >
