Colombo

Touch down

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November 8th 2015
Geo: 6.92747, 79.8484Just arrived in Adelaide (oops Colombo Sri Lanka) same odd 2.5 hour time difference. It's wet and hot but the flight and the crew were amazing. Definitely an up an coming big player in the international market. The cabin manager gave me a cognac after dinner which was lovely but wanted to ply me with me. No way, I needed water and sleep to adjust ongoing time changes. No ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Western Province » Colombo

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more