Pottuvil, Sri Lanka

Finding a ride to Komari from Pottuvil at night and during a downpour requires not only the financial means, but also a bit of pleading. Being three young foreign women must have also helped in convincing the only tuk-tuk driver to be found in this town ...

... from the LTTE. Either way, we have been advised to keep a low profile, to avoid traveling and being in a city center. Pottuvil (where I am right now) has had its fair share of violent outbreaks. In fact, there was a protest and burning tires on ...

... me, everyday life for many Sri Lankans. Another 3 hour bus and a tuktuk ride later we arrived in Arugam Bay, the best wave in Sri Lanka (all 1 foot and 20 knot onshore in all its glory). We found a sweet little hotel on the water, ate some more curry and ...