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Grand Ella Motel

411, Galle Road, Bambalapitiya, Columbo 4 Ella, Sri Lanka

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

A travel blog entry by jamieparkins

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It felt very eerie to be the lone person eating breakfast at the Lake Side Inn, indeed I was reliably informed that only 5 tourists had stayed in Tissa overnight. After two decades of the civil war, visitor confidence appears to be at an all-time low in the south-eastern region in particular. The history of Sri Lankan politics is incredibly …

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Another scenic town but very cold and wet

A travel blog entry by senorbrian

So we took the train here which ended up being 9:30 to 15:30 despite it being advertised 9:30 to 13:30 so it took about 6 hours to cover 30km in the train there was some delays, the scenery was amazing though but we missed some due to the clouds and heavy rain.
would be a fantastic town to stay a few days if we were not forced indoors due to the heavy rain and ...

The Cricket Match

A travel blog entry by karl.and.kat

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... been envious.

On the few occasions the batsman missed the ball and wicket keeper, the ball would disappear into the dense shrubs at the foot of the small cliff. Play would stop and the teams would root around in the grass and shrubs to find the ball. The ball would be found and play would resume. Occasionally the ball would hit the wickets to huge cheers from the crowds. However, the teams only had one set of balls, ...

Ella: Sri Lanka

A travel blog entry by tom_hollie_2010

This is a top pick!
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... even if you have a driver. The journey from Ella to the "Little England" toytown ambience of Nuwara Eliya is especially nice.

Unfortunately we were only in Sri Lanka for 10 days to get our visas to India, luckily we got them the night before our flight. We could definitely spent longer in this beautiful country and its a place we plan to return to one day.

Love Thomas and Hollie x x x
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Tea and Rocks!

A travel blog entry by deb4grey

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... didn’t seem bad, so we checked in. It was only when we went to bed (again at 9pm!), that we realised the sheets weren’t fresh i.e. they had already been slept in, and there were fresh blood stains on both beds – yuk! It was too late to move hotels and so we get out our sleeping bag liners and sleep in them, but not before a huge cockroach had decided to show his presence! Our first “First Night Folly” – of which I’m sure there will be ...

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