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Aluthgama – West Coast Ride Begins
... have deserved its name at one stage of its existence and indeed it has a fine stretch of beach, but the name "Bricks & Mortar Island" is now more appropriate. The whole Island is completely covered by non-descript five star eye-sore’s which at this time of year are totally deserted.
We decided to walk back to our accommodation, yes walk, there is a bridge and came across a local shebeen which was making and selling ...
What the voc!
... VOC (a Dutch trading company from the 1700's) had a branch. To defend this position they also built a couple of fortresses with names like Akersloot, Triton and Utrecht. There is also an old Dutch church with tombstones with Dutch texts from the 1700's. Interesting to see.
Nice to know is that the Dutch fortresses were undamaged after the tsunami of 2004. Other parts of the city and surrounding areas were seriously damaged. Still some damage can be seen.
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Soleil, chaleur et farniente
... sur une longue plage). .
Nous avons donc alterné entre les 2 formules, avec heureusement le retour du soleil. Et quand je commence à fatiguer de ce programme un peu répétitif, je pense aux tempêtes de neige du DK, les flyvedragter des enfants le matin, les madpakker à préparer le soir... et je me dis que nous avons bien de la chance. Seul point négatif, la ...
Ladies and gentlemen... the Beach Boys
... cheia...a ilha está pesada...sim, é do ambiente...ou não!
O Sri Lanka é, portanto, uma espécie de Cabo Verde ou Gambia. A Tailândia das senhoras, com a diferença (enorme) que não são só senhoras mais “entradotas” que vêm aqui para se divertir. Muitas são giras e completas fãs da mestiçagem.
O resto da população são casais...peganhentos! No entanto, tive a sorte de conhecer a pequena franja, 0.1%, dos ...
Galle
... making a nuisance of himself, trying to extract money from tourists and guest houses without doing anything useful.
Later we had a nap in the cool air-conditioned rooms of our guest house. It was a real oasis from the sweltering heat of this coastal town. In the evening, after it had cooled down slightly, Gregory and I had a walk around town. (Christopher had left us earlier in the afternoon to visit the nearby beach town of Hikkaduwa, where he could ride ...


