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The south coast

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April 21st 2017
Feb 6 - off to the south coast to the small town of Mirissa - this location chosen only because 6 hours of travelling seemed to be enough. The plan was to take the bus as far as Matara and then another local bus to Mirissa. By the time the bus showed up in Ella, it was already full and as we did not desire standing for the 1 hours drive down the switchback road (Ella Gap) to the plains, we sucked ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

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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