Colombo Guest Houses - Reviews and Rates

January 20, 2007. The first day of the 3rd EWA conference. Getting to Colombo has been a long journey for some of us because of the waiting time between flights. In the case of the Philippine contingent, Agnes, Kristine, Jeane, and I were supposed to leave Manila January 19, about 8:30 in the evening. The plane did not leave until about 9:20 and...

Last Thursday I got a ride into Colombo and took advantage of the opportunity to get a checkup and some shopping done. How very exciting... But Denise and I had a great time as usual - we convinced 3-wheel drivers that we were famous opera singers in town for an exclusive show and ate the most delicious sushi! Many thanks to Elfriede and Mike wh...

Arrive in the airport. I was surprise that Sri Lanka has a nice airport, as I was here five years ago, and it was an old shabby airport. Now, it was so different, this is almost like Singapore Airport.... Except the baggage claim area, where it was still old and dirty. I bet tsunami aid has give Sri Lanka some money to refurbished the airport. J...

TANGALLE TO COLOMBO As we left Tangalle, we felt as though we had hit another wall. It was frustrating to know the need for help was widespread in Sri Lanka, and we felt disappointed at a personal level not to have found a niche in Tangalle. We agreed when we came to Sri Lanka that when we ceased to be of assistance, we would leave for Singapore...

Headline News - an assassination attempt is made on the president of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumaratunga. Thus we are diverted from docking in Colombo. In October 1999 Kumaratunga called an early presidential election. She lost her right eye in an assassination attempt, allegedly by the separatist Tamil Tigers, at her final election rally at Colomb...