The Waterside Bentota

We make up reasonably early and got a ride by the freakiest looking Tuk Tuk driver ever up to Galle Train Station. Getting the tickets was easy enough and then it was just a matter of waiting by the platform.

Unfortunately we took a bit to long to get on the train and missed out on seats! But we did manage to get a ride in the end of the carriage with the doors open and a mere meter between where we were standing and ...

Best time to travel to Sri Lanka is all over the year depending on your requirement. Example if you want to have some rest in sandy beaches in Westerna and Southern part of coastal belt you would have to come from October to April, if you want such in Eastern coastal belt you have to come in from May to September.

Galle, Sri Lanka sirilaka

... attended my third kick-boxing aerobics class. I seem to be getting the hang of the kicking bits – so managed to execute a few without falling over. Our teacher is very creative with his floor exercises and this week had us lying around using a Swiss ball for exercises. I have never been good at managing spherical objectives and these Swiss ball things are no exception. Firstly he had us lying on them – our legs lying on them - whilst ...

we stayed at Royal Palms Beach hotel. It is a nice place, we were very happy with hotel. there are many shopping placess near the hotel. We want to buy some jewellery there. We visit more shops but its very defecult to find the place what we need to buy? some shops tell us very expensive price, some are selling synthetic stones and bad quality items. However we found the right place. it is a FREEDOM ...

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Bentota itself was a nice beach, but mostly aimed at rich people! Tons of big expensive resorts. We sat in one of them to have a drink before heading back to our scummy cheapy. While we ate dinner we were accompanied by 2 whining cats. We tried feeding them a chilli, but that didn't go down well, so we ended up giving them our chicken bones just to keep them quiet!

... relatively gentle day we thought some touristy exploring was in order so we took a trip to turtle hatcherys, spice gardens, temples and a boat ride, unfortunately everyone wanted excessive tips (there's me whinging again) but the turtle hatchery was great. We all donated so we could release a turtle into the sea, then raced them. Unfortunately as I didn't win I forgot to did, so I can't announce it here. With one more day to go before the first day of the cricket, Kerry, Rob ...

... inextricably associated with hotels that blur the distinction between interior and exterior spaces so that architecture and landscape become joined. Arrival at sunset, and the onset of a heavy shower didn't permit any exploration, but I still had a late one drinking beers and sampling arrack with Tarrick and Shelley, a cool young couple from Bournemouth, and Rosemary ("Ro"), a very well travelled 60-something from Bucks.

... 1 barman, 0 punters and no music or Guinness. I instead optied for th White Horse. again in a office block but with a dizzying 2 punters and some of the local 8% gear. 2 of these and a rice and Curry a three hour kip and I arrived at the airport at 3.30 am to catch my flight to Goa from where I type to you now. The End (thnak god -think the lack of sleep has got the better of me and my tendency to jabber in such circs has extended to mail) SOZ x

... beautiful setting! There was a happening party a couple of shacks away and we figured we'd head there eventually. Charith ( one of the guys with us on the trek to Adam's peak) also joins us with his girlfriend. Lovely people, great food - all is going well. Out of the blue the skies opened up and it started pouring cats and dogs! I love the rain so I was really happy and didn't really care. But we head inside the ...

... District. Wajira and his friend had been waiting for me in the living room where I staggered in lugging my backpack and threw it to the ground. I spent the next hour breifing them of my eventuous travels through their country. Sri Pada, the Safari, the beaches, the ancient cities, Galle, the dead body from the day before and of course, my journey up north. It was a much needed condiut for me to oncork some of the pressure on the vaste quantities of unshared adventures I'd built ...