Asian Jewel Boutique Hotel Hikkaduwa

... sandwich au poulet oeufs et fromage, trop bon avec un fanta, apres avoir pique une tete juste devant le restau.
Rejoins ensuite Andreas au bar habituel, commande une biere et vais me baigner. Ensuite grosse larve sur ma chaise longue jusqu'a 16h30. Alternance de baignades et bronzette, eprouvant... Mate les jeunes srilankais completement bourres, un a fait un comas ethylique, et deux autres se sont battus.. Les blairots..
Retour a l'hotel prendre une douche ...

... from whom we buy our cigarettes and occasional ice cream cones could have burned me for 1k rupees the other night. I handed him a 2k note, thinking that it was a 1k, and started to turn away when he gave me the change I expected. "What I owe you?" he said, with a laugh. I truly had no idea. . "Guess," he asked, and I really did not know what he was getting at. After a minute or so, he opened up the second drawer (the one they keep the bigger notes in), and handed me a 1000 rupee ...

... and various other creatures of the sea. So the other two carried the vegetable goods back to our place while myself and Doron waited for our ship to come in, so to speak. After about a half hour or so, one of the trawlers pulled up to the crowded dock and began unloading its catch. Over to the captain, we got a price of 100 rupees for a funny-looking fish called "chicken fish," the singhalese name for it being too tough for a couple of tourists to ...

... could smell the fisherman's nets and the romance between the young lovers sitting under sun umbrellas. You could almost touch the coconut palms and Buddha shrines from village to village. The sea is everywhere. There were many moment of contemplation during this trip, including the realisation that the tsunami had come from this entity so central to people's lives. Only seeing it like that could one begin to ...

... hit by the tsunami and the effects are still quite evidences, we've herd some very sad tales. On the train journey from Colombo we could see quite a lot of devastation, with just the remains of buildings dotted in fields. There are still people living in camps because new homes haven't yet been built for them. In Hikkaduwa town there is a battered train that was hit by the tsunami- 1200 people were either killed by being trapped on the train or were ...

... patterns, sounds, sensations... I can't wait to get back out there! Last weekend Denise and I spent in Hikkaduwa - a really touristy beach about 2 hours North of Matara. The beach was packed with surfers, good food, cheap accommodations and had more of a 'western' atmosphere than I've felt in a long time. It was a nice change. The climate here has changed a little bit ...

... between the government and the Tamil Tigers. We spent our first night in Negumbo, near Columbo, before heading down to the south. We took a taxi because we were told that the trains were often stopped at military checkpoints which could delay our journey. Although it was more expensive it certainly seemed the best idea. When we arrived in Narigama, just south of Hikkadua, we settled at a newly built place called Sweden In (sic) on the opposite ...

... The past two days we went on an eventfull bike trip. Tostart with we hired a scooter for 2 days ad we planed to travel around the coast 180km to Hambantota. It was a nice day and was great about 4pm where we stoped at a blow hole. We had to pay 50 rupies each to get in and it was a very long way off the main road. A guide took us up to the edge of the cliff and we stood for a few minutes and then i decided to leave. The guide said ' your leaving?' and i said ...

... of his family home. He told me how he lost close family members, just metres from where I was standing. I would entreat everyone who reads this to come to Sri Lanka and spend money at small businesses along the coast, it's still a great place to visit. Many places are re-built or re-building and need the tourists to return. Unfortunately it was unusually rainy while I was there, so no sunbathing. I was ...

... the ancient cities. Once in the northern part of our trek, we'll decide whether it's safe to push on north bound for Jaffna. Just in case, Affan will have the van stocked with water, beer, pillows and blankets for the journey should we have to sleep in the van. -- Sunshine, Jetlag and Valium My stay in Mirissa consisted mostly of playing checkers with some local Sri Lankan boys on the sunny beach, reading the paper searching for information on the "Jaffna situation" and ...