Serendib Bentota

... another one of those where's a tuk tuk when you need one moments, we just managed to find one before the rain really started bucketing down!<br><br>There was mass amounts of thunder and lightning but not enough to stop about 9 keen as hell Sri Lankans heading out into the surf, the surf was suprisingly clean considering the weather but some monster waves sets were sneaking up every now and then. It was good fun to watch!<br>

... Sri Lanka is free from violence. Everybody can come here and enjoy yourself. Feel free to contact me if any queries about Sri Lanka. diveunawatuna@gmail.com.<br><br>See some photos in Facebook<br><br>http://www.facebook.com /home.php?#/album.php?aid=3409&amp;id=1 00000258665142&amp;ref=mf<br><br><br><b r><br><br><br><br>

... the well-lit air conditioned shop we later saw the mounted stones &#8211; and a treasure trove of other stones. Dominika and I strongly resisted the urge to buy and we were pleased that we emerged without a purchase. This was a miracle.<br><br>Now I have only 7 working days below I leave for London and then a trip to France for some wine-tasting. I&#8217;m not looking forward to feeling the cool freshness of Europe again and to sock-wearing conditions.

... They are professional for jewellery design, manufacturing and quality gems. They are very friendly people. modern designs, best quality hand made jewellery with pure metals, genuine gemstones are there. we were very satisfied the jewellery what we bought and their service.<br>If you are stay at royal plam hotel or near to that area, visit freedom jewellers and see the diference. <br>thank you,<br>

Quite an interesting journey to Bentota. We stopped in Galle to see the fort, at Hidakkuwa to see the beach, at a natural moonstone mine to get talked into buying some jewellery and at a turtle hatchery. I think we avoided the rest of the tourist traps! In places the journey was a bit sad. We went through areas that had been badly hit by the tsunami. And the turtle hatchery even had stories of how ...

... from the Wunderbar hotel. The drive is to Wunderbar is about 2 hours in normal traffic...but we're in rush-hour now and it's still raining so it's going to be more like 3. First impressions of Sri Lanka...surprisingly good. The airport was very, very modern; the duty free was better than most India duty free stores; the cars are more modern; the road are cleaner and modern; and everything seemed to be a bit more orderly than India ...

... Sri Lankan builders are certainly more 'relaxed'. We had a talk the other night about the history of Sri Lanka where we were told that a common Sri Lankan trait is sleepyness, bordering on laziness! I now know what he meant. The builders aren't lazy but they do alot of staring out of the window! The Indian builders on the other hand always tried to anticipate what you might want. I guess it's a cultural difference. This ...

... the nasty habit of waking me up at ungodly hours of the night, sunrises as well. So overwhelming was this private addiction that I'd been known to stop my car on the side of the freeway to enjoy the soothing orange glow of a satisfying sunset from time to time, and now I'd make it my mission to get the "perfect sunset" and the "perfect sunrise" on film. It would be hard to beat the sunrise from atop Sri Pada but damn it, I'd try. First I'd need to set a criteria, some form of ...