Sri Lanka the second time round and a taste of India.


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January 15th 2014
Published: January 15th 2014
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Booyaka….shaaa you lot. And welcome to another post from John-Jo. I do hope you are well and enjoyed Christmas. I am going to be honest, my second visit to Sri Lanka did not start very well. I think my time in Iran had set my standards a wee bit high in terms of humanity. I knew this was a risk, I remember telling work buddies of my concerns months before I left the UK. Truth is the minute I ... Read Full Entry



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Steph hanging out some washing.
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So, these are the total sum of my possessions. And you know what? It is still too much. The key to happy travel is to have nothing. I must rid myself of such excesses as two pairs of shoes. And the Long Johns need to go.
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A church. They love Jesus in certain parts of Sri Lanka.
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He was born upside down and he died upside down. If you cant see this a dead bat.
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Ahhh, the venerable Mahinda Rajapaska. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Pesky chap seems to look down on you all the time. That grinning face.
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He even sent me a Happy New Year message.
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How on earth do Cola Cola get in to every nook and cranny of this huge Planet?
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My first picture of India. A ride in the Classic Hindustan Ambassador with a chap with a mustache. Don't get more Indian than that now do you?
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Varkala is all about sunsets. Dude.
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The Enfield. Still made here. Me and my Mate Gav still have the dream of buying one here and driving it back to the UK. I also think that my Mate Royst has one stored here from a previous trip.
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Varkala beach.
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Varkala is all about de Sunsets. Man.
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The yolkels have figured out that rubbish + beach + tourists = not a good look.
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I like Varkala beach because even though it is crammed with Foreign tourists it still attracts Indian tourists.
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I only took this picture because they didn't know.
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Varlaka is all about the Sunsets.Yeah. I am thinking of taking up Yoga so I can join the folk who head religiously to the beach every morning every evening to Yoga to the setting sun. I don't blame them.
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Pinacolada. Booom.
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I must admit this has mainly been my view for the last two weeks.
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Another sunset dinner view. Rad.
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A reminder that this is still very much India.
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Royal Enfield. Classic stuff.



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