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Discover Trincomalee and cruise to Thangalla
... Overlooking the Kottiyar Bay, Trincomalee is one of the main centers of Tamil speaking culture on the island. The city is home to the famous ancient Koneswaram temple alluded to in its historic Tamil name Thirukonamalai from which its anglicized name is derived, and has been a sea port that has played a major role in the maritime and international trading history of Sri Lanka. It is referred to as Gokanna in Pali[1] or Gokarna in ...
And then it was over for another year....
... not as upset as i have been before.
Anyway.. I came back in the house and a song popped up on my mp3 called the sgn by the might foos.. set of lyrics caught my attention so I will leave you with those.. pretty much sums up how i feel about everyone I have met here....
"Just give me the sign and I'll come for you
Give me the sign and I'll be your rescue.
I'll run your way when I hear you calling me".
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The Minibus's tale.
... teachers got their feet cut and it was rediculously violent. Apparently not for the first time, the Irish one fell flat on his face playing a game.. there was sand everywhere!!
On the way back to the school, I enjoyued hearing the children and teachers join in lots of songs in Singala. The confused look on the westerners faces told me they had no idea what they were on about.. one thing is for certain though.. a good day was had by all. ...
Sri Lankan Waves and Curries
... 8217;t so impatient was because we sat on the beach and watched a bright orange full moon light up the sea and sky. Two and a half hours later food was served, and to be fair to the guys it was definitely the best Sri Lankan curry we had had so far, so we didn’t much mind the wait. Tangalla was a really nice place, very chilled and that’s just what we did. Next stop – Polhena.
Best Wishes
Heather and ...
Leaving the Tourists Well Behind
... There were four of them altogether and they'd been travelling around Sri Lanka in a privately-hired vehicle complete with driver. Unfortunately though, they'd often run into disagreements with their driver so their holiday wasn't as smooth-sailing as one would hope. After gorging on ourselves on treats such as a whole steamed crab and banana fritters, I headed off to bed praying a tsunami didn't hit during the ...


