Tag: intrepid travel

  • Sri Lanka 3 – Sore bums and Kotu.

    Sri Lanka 3 – Sore bums and Kotu.

    Day 3 – Cycling around Ancient Anrathapura. Not a great nights sleep. Our aircon unit was clicking, zapping and sparking throughout the night, but it worked. Just dodgy wiring. Breakfast was a Western affair except fried slice cooked in coconut oil/butter with sweet syrup poured over. Yumm. A short bus ride to the unesco world…

  • Sri Lanka 2 – Stupas and Buddha

    Sri Lanka 2 – Stupas and Buddha

    Day 2 – Negombo to Anuradhupara After a breakfast of coffee, chicken curry and milk rice (sticky rice cooked in coconut milk and served in chunks), we loaded up to head to Anuradhupara, one of the ancient cities. On route we stopped at The Murugan Temple, a huge shrine to the Hindu god Skanda (big…

  • Sri Lanka 1 – Bum Guns!

    Sri Lanka 1 – Bum Guns!

    Day 1. Negombo. Ayubowan (hello in local lingo). Took off from Heathrow with the plane rocking from side to side and landed an hour late due to storm Eunice delaying our departure. Found a lovely taxi driver who ferried us to the hotel in his hybrid Toyota. Everyone is wearing masks. Indoors, outside, riding your…

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