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Sri Lanka: A Land like no Other. 8) Hill Country

A travel blog entry by drfumblefinger

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I grew up on the glaciated plains of central Canada, land as flat as a pancake, and vividly recall my first visit to the mountains as a child, that being a trip to the Banff. I was fascinated by the Rockies, have loved mountains ever since and go out of my way to visit them whenever possible.

The coastal regions of Sri Lanka are fairly …

Sri Lanka: A Land like no Other. 9) Horton Plains

A travel blog entry by drfumblefinger

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My first introduction to Horton Plains National Park was in Hans Mohemius' photo room at his home in Colombo. Hans was a skilled amateur photographer who shared with me a magical photo of a sunrise on Horton Plains, the setting misty and light softly diffused over frosted grass and trees. I knew at that moment I had to visit this place so on my …

I See My First Elephant......

A travel blog entry by valetroy

...and it was riding in the back of a lorry!!! After ostriches riding in lorries in South Africa I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised.
Had my denim baseball cap nicked from off my head by some little toerag in a rickshaw just outside the Tropic Inn before I left Colombo. 5 days hatless and it gets pinched in 5 minutes!
I'm now in …

I Am Stoopafied

A travel blog entry by valetroy

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I feel like I've wandered into the Jungle Book; lost cities, ruined temples, monkeys everywhere. Lost count of the number of stoopas/dagobas I've seen today.
Buddhists..................I call them sadists. At every temple they make you take off your shoes and hat, and umbrellas aren't allowed either (yeah, I'm turning Sinhalese, I really think …

I Go Rock Climbing

A travel blog entry by valetroy

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After climbing the sacred rock at Mihintale in my socks, at least they let me wear my sandals for the ascent of Sigiriya - the 200m high standing stone in the middle of nowhere. And boy was it scary. The last part up small metal rungs set in the rock face was the worst. Well actually the really worst was coming down the same way as I had to look …

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