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Unawatuna Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
Unawatuna
... dogs harass a cow and squirrels playing in the palm trees then walked the three kms to Weligama, another small town similar to Unawatuna. We then traveled to Colombo having realized that there is actually no other way to change our flight tickets (I had ...
take care misunderstanding
We've booked 4 nights at the beach bungalow and had a surprise ! We misundrstood with th etravel agent on the name of this hotel. Indeed, there is TWO "beach bungalow" places but one is a resort worth 80 $ for one night and the other is a hôtel that is ...
Beach time baby!
... , had lunch at a 5* hotel and then splashed about in their fabulous and completely empty pool! Then a quick bus ride to Unawatuna and it became apparent later that evening that Katy and Lucy had got horrendously burnt playing in the water (even though ...
Unawatuna and Galle
... outside; adults, teenagers and children were playing cricket in every town we visited and it was what people often spoke about. The Sri Lanka vs England cricket match was on whilst we were in Unawatuna and we thought we would take a look. Watching any ...
Unawatuna - oh yes!!
Now this is more like it. Soft golden sand, palm trees, big waves and beers on the beach. The ground is still a building site with two days to go. If they call it off (rumour is it could be moved back to Colombo) I think a few of us will just be ...
Kandy to Unawatuna
... to the early hour......four hours later arrived in colombo and got the next train to galle (access point to the village of unawatuna aka paradise). After arriving here, we got a room and headed straight for the beach......only problem here was wigan robs ...
Unawatuna
... it would have been difficult if we'd have gone by bus. For hundreds of years, the fishermen around Ahangama on the southern tip of Sri Lanka have been sitting on the top of the poles sunk into the sea floor and fishing for small fish to both feed their ...
Tangalla
... it would have been difficult if we'd have gone by bus. For hundreds of years, the fishermen around Ahangama on the southern tip of Sri Lanka have been sitting on the top of the poles sunk into the sea floor and fishing for small fish to both feed their ...
beaches and relaxing and posh hotel
Due to no tourists we got the posh room for 3000rs - air conditioning, big balcony overlooking pool and sea, satalite tv and mosquito net... really lovely place.. was stunning... so we decided to stay for 3 nights... well how can you not stay when the ...
Days of beaches (2-7 March)
... than it was, so bit of a dash to the airport, three bus journeys later I arrived several hours early for check in. Sri Lanka? Nice place definitely very pretty in places but is becoming built up. The nicer area areas are becoming spoilt with ...
Welcome to Paradise, Unawatuna!
... cold Sri Lankan beer by the beach while eating lunch, and then went for a swim in the heavenly water. Lauren: Sri Lanka Travel Tips or otherwise known as 'Things I wish I knew when planning my trip'- The intercity Luxury class trains are ...
Anita in Asia (with us)
Brainstorm - I always tell my pupils - so here goes: Long car journeys, horrendous bus drivers, cows at the side of the road, tuk-tuks, storms, aching legs, greasy massages! Unfortunately, not our most successful trip....typical, when you have a 3rd ...
Down the coast to Galle.
... . It has many muslims too, so alcohol is basically banned - this annoyed Ryan but luckily that night we took a three-wheeler to Unawatuna, a nearby beach resort, where we drank cocktails (I had a Tom Collins of course) and chatted to cool Sri Lankan guys, ...
A waiting game...
... stuff with Charlotte, the last week on the beach kind of dwindled into a waiting game for my flight to Bangkok. I enjoyed Sri Lanka, but like I've mentioned before - compared to India, for me, the fascination factor wasn't there. However - the ...
Unawatuna – Buddhism Strikes Back
... but we had paid for them and weren’t moving. On arrival in Galle we changed buses for the ten minute journey to Unawatuna. The buses don’t actually go into the village and drop everyone on the main road but the old adage, "when in doubt ...
Unawatuna
Unawatuna was really nice. It was great to have a bit of time to relax after all the sight-seeing, walking and safari-ing. The beach was clean, if a bit narrow and over built up. Spent a 2days enjoying the chilled atmosphere: reading, sunbathing, ...
Sri Lanka so far
We have been in Sri Lanka now for 3 weeks and it has changed quite a bit from last time we were here, the end of the war has made it more relaxed, a bit more developed and therefore…. a bit more expensive! (still pretty cheap though compared ...
Another amazing spot
Unawatuna is similar to Marissa beach but more explored. There are a lot of small guesthouses and places to stay and plenty of palces to go and eat. If you want to buy some handcrafts , here also there is plenty of offer, but maybe more expensive ...
Chilling on the Beach
... rough for snorkelling the water is so warm as well 30 degrees great. I meet Rohana and he assures me the diving is good in Unawatuna and is getting better every day im here at the start of the diving Season which is the beginning of November , im hoping ...
Hot tuna Turtles
We finally made it to the south coast after being in the rainy hills for weeks only to find more rain! Unawatuna is very touristy and expensive. The only things to report from here were a dead scorpion and giant sea turtle. The turtles nest near here ...
Getting my creative streak started
So there is not much to do to pass the time around here when it is raining and so I thought I might start getting creative with the abundance of photo apps at my disposal. I will keep adding to this along the trip when ever a gat pic comes my way. ...
Sri Lanka: Sacred Mountains, Elephants & Beaches
... , noisy, mixing good smells with bad. I hopped off the plane with a six-hour layover, caught a local bus downtown to the Sri Lanka Airlines office. Miracle, I found it and they were there. It took a few hours and much cajoling, they changed my ticket ...
Scuba Watuna !
... roads were not as bad as the guide books would have you believe. Tarmac , no holes and not that busy. Ofcourse its not Sri Lanka unless the vehicle you are in has to overtake everything else on the road, preferably on a bend but unlike the Indian drivers ...
Sri Lanka
... to Unawatuna. I stay in Surfcity guesthouse which is almost on the beach and is Dutch-run place. The Dutch owner is not in Sri Lanka right now but his Sri Lankan partner is very friendly. I prefer the beach at Tangalla because it's much bigger and cleaner ...
Oct 07, 2012
The Coast
... with clean water and fish to see. Excellent veggie restaurant where we ate every night. Run by Phillip, once from Newport, and his Sri Lankan wife who is expecting twins. Best bit here was whale watch trip from Mirrissa. Quite rough trip out and just ...
Onawatuna
Rakt utanfor mitt hotel gar bussen till sodern var 10 minut. Jag hoppar pa och far en mycket behaglig resa mot Onawatuna. Sitter vid fonstret och har varldens utsikt. Nu forstar jag hur stor stad Colombo verkligen ar. Tar 1 tim att ta sig ut fran staden. ...
Unawatuna
... the day on the beach. It is beautiful and I am getting tan. Oh yeah – I tried my first pizza since arriving in Sri Lanka. Found a place that displayed a stolen Pizza Hut sign out front (and another that said “real Italian pizza), so I figured ...
Snakes and Ladders in Sri Lanka
... Ive got to a email station which both works and doesnt cost more than a kidney. Whats been happening? Well I got to Sri Lanka in the dead of night and was reinformed of the Muslim pilgirmages uptake of all columbo accomodation before surrendering to ...