Justins World

My last day in Sri Lanka was mostly a day of travel and negotiation.  I caught the 10:55 express train from Galle to Colombo.  My ticket set me back 180 rupees for second class (no first class on this train).…

Yesterday I opted again to get a car to get me from point A to B.  The trains have been good, but the buses are like most of the developing world, overcrowded and run on a schedule of when full…

Today I arose at 4:30am to go on a Sri Lankan safari.  My breakfast consisted of some sweet bread I found at a small shop.  Its little things like not having options for tourists to have breakfast when 100% of…

After the wonderful train ride to Ella, how could things get any better? The scenery around here is just stunning. After a delicious breakfast on the balcony, with the sounds of birds, the odd sighting of jungle squirrel doing whatever…

After Buddha enlightened me yesterday, today was the turn for Sri Lankan railways to enlighten me further.  Fortunately the train was scheduled to leave Kandy at a decent time of 8:47am and actually left closer to 9am.  It had departed Colombo…

I arrived in Kandy before lunchtime. I’ve learnt that despite my guesthouse looking nice and close to the lake in Kandy (and it is), that the hills around Kandy are steep. I settled into my room, which is the smallest…

I awoke in Polonnaruwa, with a migraine and sore sinuses. I had an awful night sleep on a bed that could at best be as comfortable as a Chinese bed. The mattress was thin and the base as hard as…

An early start which wasn’t really an issue given the jet lag is pretty bad. Must be the 5 or 6 hr time change. Normally I adjust pretty quickly, but find myself dozing off at weird times.  I went to…

I thought the flights into Colombo would not be too tiring, but the last leg from Singapore to Colombo was a bit draining.  The plane was full and my back, neck, shoulders and butt all decided they wanted to ache…