Having opted for the 6:40am train to fit the most we can into the day again we were up at 5:30. Sassi had found another tuk tuk driver to take us to the station. Just a short hop it wasn’t worth getting out of bed for so it was a job for an early riser. … More Chilling in Colombo
For the first time we had some proper flexibility to determine our schedule as the plan was to catch the bus down to Dambulla, a large town 30 minutes away, and then pick up a bus to Anuradhapura. Buses are frequent and all up the journey should only take about 2 hours. With lots to … More Dealing and wheeling in Anuradhapura
The key part of our Sri Lanka plan was to visit the ancient cities in the centre of the island. Polonnaruwa was the capital in the 11-13 centuries. The ruins are now part of an archaeological park which is a UNESCO world heritage site. Our plan for the day was to see the park and … More Exploring ancient cities
We left Kandy not feeling like we were short changing it with our limited time there. The only thing we would have added would have been to get out into a tea plantation, though if we’d been more planned it turned out we could have fit that in too. It was Sunday, and we were … More Searching for elephants – a Sri Lankan safari
As we set a 7am alarm at midnight after a very long day of international travelling we wondered if we were being a bit too optimistic, but we really wanted to make the 8:30am train to Kandy. It turned out no alarm was needed, our bodies were tired but too confused to sleep properly and … More In the heart of hill country – Kandy
3am alarms are ridiculous but a necessary for 6am flights. With not much sleep to had before the alarm or on the plane, we landed in Melbourne in desperate need of coffee. With an 8 hour stopover and our bags checked through to Colombo we whizzed through immigration and security and hopped on the Skybus … More Ayubowan Sri Lanka
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