Travel through Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka has been a wonderful break from my last leg of the journey! After food poisoning and 20+ hours of travel, I made it. Of course, it was after midnight and I was really hammered. My final airport journey, through custom and immigration procedures here, was exhausting after a full day. Multiple planes landed […]
Final writing from Sri Lanka! I fly out for India tomorrow morning. Still haven’t had success with WiFi so burning up remaining data on my iPhone using it as hot spot for connection. A few favorite moments from my trip. So many! Friends, food, experiences, wild life, train rides, people on buses, travel angels showing
Closing thoughts, leaving Sri Lanka…. Read More »
Maybe, with a lot of luck, I’ll be able to post a couple photo’s here??? I’m going looking for THE spot with the fastest wifi connection before trying that. For now, here’s the latest. Going in reverse, I’m in Pinnawala at the Elephant Orphanage. Waking before 6:00 am, I packed and got an early start.
One Final Sri Lanka Travel Day Read More »
Surprised to have not been able to get online. When I went to Jaffna, my friend told me they had fast wifi there. When I got there, it had difficulty loading a page! I didn’t resonate with Jaffna other than the sunset beer on Jet Hotel roof top bar with my new friend David from
Lots of traveling. One night here and there. Two days hiking. Two days riding a bike around the Sacred City. Now, I’m preparing to get on a train tomorrow and head to the Northern tip of Sri Lanka, Jaffna A glimpse: in Kansas and Colorado, it’s normal to have flocks of doves and geese flying
Cultural Triangle area of Sri Lanka. Read More »
Leaving Tengale, I was a bit disappointed I missed the elephant safari. However, it was so outrageously expensive, I didn’t want to feel taken advantage of. So I put the thought away and headed up to Ella. Once in Ella, I learned that it was pretty simple to go on the safari from here. Unfortunately,
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Finally, I’m feeling a travel groove here. I feel like the food poisoning affected me more than I thought so it took a while to be back to full strength. And, I got tired of the hot and muggy weather everywhere near the beaches combined with tourist crowds. In Galle, I went looking for good
From Ella, Sri Lanka Read More »
Exhausted, weary from travel, tired of the heat and humidity of the islands and not wanting to see rice or fried noodles for a LONG time, I made it to Sri Lanka. Exhausted, I didn’t sleep long. Three hours time change woke me early. Food poisoning! It’s taken a while to recover from the food
Delayed but alive! Weary! And safely in Colombo, Sri Lanka! Read More »