Thaproban Beach House Unawatuna

... mon linge (ca yest il sent moins le moisi!) et boire un the en lisant la troisieme partie de Millenium. La internet, puis bang lassi (lassi+weed) au meme endroit que mon roti ce midi, puis vais aller manger au restau allonge sur mes coussins a boire des mojitos et finir ma weed avant de partir demain pour Negombo. Snif. Mercredi matin depart de mon avion a 7h15 pour l'Inde, donc petite nuit en perspective. Jsuis un peu vert de partir car il fait de plus en plus beau ...

... d'un hotel. Rentre deposer l'appareil et le rejoins sur la plage, allons a l'autre bout et nous installons a une table sur le sable et les pieds dans l'eau a chaque grosse vague. Trop bien ai bu un jus d'ananas, un vrai pas en bouteille, puis ai pris une crepe coco banane miel avec deux boules de glace a la vanille, trop excellent, puis un jus de passion.Sommes restes au ...

... Visite la guest house ou il etait deja alle il y a 3 semaines, tres sympa au milieu d'un jardin superbe> Reussis a faire baisser le prix de 1000 a 800 roupies, et decide donc de rester ici. On est a 200 m de la plage, c'est pas enorme. Allons a la plage pour manger quelque chose, spaghettis carbonara pour moi avec une biere. Encore une fois la pluie arrive, et ce n'est pas une petite pluie. La plage ici est plus sympa, la ...

... The resort does well because the surf scene is still quite lively and noisy. We had planned to stop at The Strand home-stay which was described as "tranquil... a honeymooner's paradise" They have suites, apartments, AC, non AC and every room has a name. It's seriously expensive - $15 to $40 a night but we never found it. On the half kilometre strip there is a continuous line of room and ...

... have been indelibly stamped in my soul! The poor guy at the saree shop had rupees in his eyes when he saw us two foreigners approaching. Generally prices are ratcheted up when a 'wealthy' westerner inquiries, but as the bargain bin items were pre-marked, it was hard for him to extort any more than the 1,000 rupees (5 pounds! $10 bucks..) for the material I bought. I have gotten weary of the buying game. Fortunately I do not need to shop much. The ...

... dawn in two boats - Linda, her mother, myself, Lara, and two couples from the UK, Jeremy and Sue and Patrick and Ian. Watching the sun come up as we glided soundlessly over the dark water was a wonderful sight. It was cool on the water. We paddled to the island, and were greeted by the family we would visit when we docked our boats. They then showed us how cinnamon is harvested. Now I had no idea that cinnamon is ...

... over for a 2wk holiday which was really nice & she seemed to have a good time too. I've also started learning sinhala (the main language spoken here in Sri Lanka) which is good & making me lots of local friends. Think I'm going to do a sri lankan cookery course sometime soon too so I can cook proper rice & curry!!! Yum!!!!! It's actually really nice staying somewhere for a while & actually unpacking my backpack properly!!

Day 102 Sat 18th Feb 2006 My last full day in Galle First of all I know yesterdays travelogue was really long, but a lot happened! To day I rolled out of bed at 11.30, and that was only because I remembered about the parcel I was supposed to send to Australia (the post office closed half day today). I got the parcel ready and all sealed up, then got a tuk-tuk to the main post office in town. I took the parcel up the counter where I had asked the guy yesterday about pricing. The first ...

... toward a higher degree of normalcy. We stuck around Tangalle for a few days and helped with some small cleaning projects, but quickly realized that the area is, relatively speaking, pretty well off. Tangalle and the surrounding villages are receiving an abundance of attention and funding, and is being overseen by a group of expatriates that are keen to see the communities succeed. Since there wasn't a particular need for our services in Tangalle, we decided to return to Colombo.

The Mr and Mrs R Travelling Circus has arrived in Sri Lanka.  Just in time to sit in the R Premadasa stadium for the best part of 2 days watching more rainfall than Soft Mick, serious plastic cover action, and a spectacular electrical storm. Frankly, the mad expensive dash from Bangladesh to Sri Lanka wasn't worth it, if quality of life is measured by viewing cricket (any cricket!) which of course it is.   Just about the only gratifying thing to have happened since ...