Pickle seller

February 12th 2014
Last day in Sri Lanka of the (non) cycling holiday. Hot day again at 33 deg and no cloud. Spent 1/2 hr bagging up my bike for transit then walked into town to visit the massive market which sells everything from a ladle made from a stick with a coconut shell on the end to a metal pan scrubber. Clothing for ever, and more food than you think could ever be consumed. Fruit and veg, many of which are ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Western Province » Negombo

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

Message Follow (4) Comment

Richard Dugdale

Pennyfarthing

I am a retired engineer, born in 1945, who loves cycle touring. I started by riding Lands End John O Groats for charity. Followed by C2C, the Three Towers (Blackpool - London -Paris Blackpool), European section of North Sea Cycle Route (Rotterdam to Bergen, 3,500 km), several sportives and trips to Spain and the Alps, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Japan, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (India), Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Australia, including Tasmania and New Zealand. Kyushu Japan, USA, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Sicily. I ride two days every week with some retired riders and usually lead a... full info

Joined	January 4th 2008	Trips	13
Last Login	January 7th 2024	Followers	4
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	456	Guestbook	128
Photos	3,387	Forum Posts	5

[photo=7894642]

[blogger=56300]

[photo=7894642]

[blog=827005]

[blogger=56300]

Top Photos Trips (13)Blog Map

Tot: 0.805s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 13; qc: 41; dbt: 0.5126s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb