Blogs from Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

9 KASIM 2023 PERŞEMBE Sabah erkenden yola çıktık… Chennai’den 9:40 uçağı ile bugün Sri Lanka ‘ya geçilecek … Chennai hava alanına zamanında vardık ve 11:30 civarında Sri Lanka’nın başkenti Colombo’ya vardık . Uçağa bindiğimiz andan itibaren bir "ayıboğan" dır gidiyor...hostesler herkese "ayıboğan" diyor .. Ben de nereden anladılar diye merak ediyorum .. Meğerse ayıboğan diye duyduğumuz "aybowan" ,günaydın,merhaba demekmiş...aklınızda olsun... Sri Lanka, Hint okyanusunda bir ada ülkesidir . 1972 de Sri Lanka adını almış daha önceki adı Ceylon ( seylan ) … Bu marka çok kuvvetli olduğundan hala bir çok ürünü ( özellikle Çay)..”Ceylon” diye pazarlıyorlar … Marka değiştirmek, belalı bir iştir …bilirim … Tarihine biraz değineceğiz ama yeri gelmişken söyleyeyim burası eskiden kahve... read more

Here I go again ! Last summer I was telling my travel agent I hadn't had any brain waves about where to travel in 2020 .I know there are many places I want to sèe in Europe that is not a location for a winter holiday . Then , at the seniors book sale , I purchased the EyeWitness Top 10 in the World To See and discovered that Sri Lanka was the only one I was missing in Asia . Then Gadventures had a sale on their tours and Susan found me a very reasonable flight fare . So , here I am. The flight was long . Regina -Toronto and a 10 hour layover . I took the train into the city , had lunch , walked a great deal and ended up spènding ... read more

Sunday 1 February, 2020 cont'd We were fairly wacked out after our wanderings in Colombo. We estimate that we walked nearly 15 kilometers all told. There are a lot of tall buildings and many currently under construction. The Chinese are involved with a lot of them. Lights out was 10 pm. Monday 2 February, 2020 We both slept well again and started stirring about 8 am. After showering and a slow start we left the room about 11.15 am. The room is part of a three story building. We are on the top floor, with an external staircase. The room has a shower and toilet. Outside is a kitchen area and washing machine. A little basic but adequate and we are only paying $84 for four nights. We walked along the coast road again. There are ... read more

yes, 2 days ago i was in colombo, sri lanka touring in a tuk tuk. tomorrow, the 26th of march we will be in mumbai. dubai on the 29th and 30th. muscat, oman on the 31st. transiting through the suez canal on april the 6th. then 2 days in haifa, israel on the 7th and 8th. seville, spain on the 13th, then disembarking in southampton on the 16th of april. i can't believe how quick this cruise has gone. the days have just sailed by! on march 17th we arrived in singapore for 2 days. very hot and humid. it was 34 degrees by noon. i was booked on a tour and was pleased to see tony from my dining table was on the same tour. the majority of the population in singapore are chinese (76%), ... read more

We got off the plane at half 11 Sri Lankan time, it was only a very small flight. Free wi-fi in the airport allowed us to book a taxi through “PickMe” which is the Sri Lankan equivalent of Ola. We changed our money (everywhere in the airport does the exact same conversion rate, however they only accept cash, as one stereotypically rude brit abroad found out (not us)). Immediately from the airport to the hotel, a half an hour drive, the roads seemed cleaner, palm trees scattered everywhere matched only in number by the large bodies of water. I’ve already had the talk with meg about staying 5 metres from the waters edge, as the island hosts thousands of Marsh Crocodiles along with a few saltwater crocodiles too. No thanks. We stayed in the Star Anise ... read more