Local Beach

Decisions, decisions...

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June 14th 2012
Geo: 6.92747, 79.8484My plan was to return to Colombo to get my Indian visa for my flight out to Chennai, so I jumped the local bus back to Colombo which takes around 5/6 hours. The route takes you past miles and miles of stunning golden beaches and palm trees and with my window seat I enjoy the wind blowing through my hair, the taste of salt in the air and all the locals kind of laughing ... 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