LTI Sinbad Kalutara

St. Sebastian Road, Katukurunda Kalutara, Sri Lanka

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Udawalawe National Park and the City of Gems

A travel blog entry by jowhiting

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... hotter we spotted a young elephant laying down under a tree in the shade – very sensible I thought. He looked so sweet laying there, more like a huge dog than an elephant.

On the way back we stopped at Ratnapura the 'City of Gems’ and the main gem mining centre of Sri Lanka. It is said that there are over 2,000 private mines in the area. Sapphires, rubies and other gems are mined here. Alongside gems it is also known for its rice and fruit cultivation. We ...

Galle and the 2004 tsunami

A travel blog entry by jowhiting

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... quite dark the waters looked almost inky black in colour.

We had seen quite a few kites being flown since we had been in Sri Lanka but it was quite a surprise to see a Union Jack one on the boat trip. There it was floating over the river but we couldn’t see who was flying it. It just seemed rather surreal.

Sri Lanka is an important place for turtles and our next stop was one of the many turtle hatcheries in the area. There are ...

Kalutara Town and images of the tsunami

A travel blog entry by jowhiting

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... had been badly affected. The earthquake that had triggered the tsunamis occurred on Sumatra and measured 9 on the Richter scale. The first sign something was wrong was when the ocean started to retreat, there had been no warnings and many of those who died had come down to the beach to see the strange phenomena of the sea receding. When the first tsunami wave approached they didn’t have a chance. It seemed strange to stand in a place where such ...

'Little England' - tea country

A travel blog entry by jowhiting

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... the manoeuvres. As we came back down towards sea- level the countryside changed and we were back to seeing fields of rubber trees and coconut palms.

At last we finally pulled in at the Royal Palms and first impressions looked good. We had a lovely room with a sea view and the air conditioning was cool. We had a look around and I loved the fact the smell of cloves permeated around the hotel. In the lobby there were huge gold palm trees flanked by white elephants and ...

Sri lanka ka ka ka ka

A travel blog entry by jamesandlou

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... Soz mum) a mountain temple where the biggest sleeping buddah lay and a spice garden where we saw red pineapples & got a free head massage, and lucky James also got his back arms & hands done for free!!! Also bought some gifts, that we're still carrying round in our backpacks whilst we look for a post office with a wrapping service!
Spent the next day burning to a crisp on the beach...not a good idea or look!! (rock lobster!!)

We set off the ...

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