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Villa Kusum Hikkaduwa

Patuwatha-Dodanduwa Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

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A mixed day

A travel blog entry by dbosson

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... on a bit, but that is just the way here, slowly slowly.

after a couple of hours, the tuk tuk was full to bursting of shopping, two hot people and a panting dog so we decided to go for some tea and sticky buns at a cafe that is still being built. it is basically a building site, but it is right on the sea, with a lovely breezy raised sandy balcony to sit and drink on. a slightly off thing happened whilst sitting, there was a group of very drunk fisherman at the table next to ...

SRI LANKA

A travel blog entry by dbosson

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... and 3/4 hours long, a little too long for my liking, but it was ok (i suppose)

we then arrived in sri lanka and were met by our driver, we had to pop into colombo first to pick up some cameras from dilini, a friend of my grandfather who had brought them over to sri lanka for us.

then after a long and boring 4 hour drive we arrived in hikkaduwa. to be honest my first impression was not great, it is pretty snakey here where ...

Turtle Power!

A travel blog entry by kritch

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... the turtle from swimming and therefore surviving in the wild.

Our trip to the turtle hatchery was such a great experience. We were lucky to arrive just after some of the baby turtles hatched and so we could lift them from under the sand and put them into thier special pool to swim in water for the first time.

Such beautiful creatures and a terrific organisation!


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Unawatuna and Galle

A travel blog entry by paulandeleanor

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... what was going on and why on earth people were clapping so loudly when the guy didn't even run. Paul knew enough of the rules to give me a basic knowledge and a Dutch guy and a very knowledgeable English woman filled in the rest. I found that I could quickly grasp it and started to enjoy myself to my surprise. Admittedly, the ultra fiery but delicious devilled chicken I had aided my enjoyment. The Sri Lankan people cheered enthusiastically whenever ...

Hangin' Out at a Surfer Beach

A travel blog entry by wasagadave

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... several hours earlier, presumably to set the net. This second phase continued for at least an hour, with more hands joining in. Three or four hardy souls were always in the surf, but eventually there were probably twenty on shore. As more and more net was drawn from the breaking waves, the net was strung out in a long line a few hundred metres parallel to the shore. Finally the net colour changed from blue to red and the catch was pulled up. What ...

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