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Quiet town in the Hill Country | Nov 19 07'
"Hakgala Gardens - swirling with clouds"
Rail journey to Bandarawela is 192 kms (119 miles) and the train goes from sea level to a Summit peak of 6226 feet near Pattippok. Bandarawe... Continue reading »
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Venturing to World's End | Feb 21 06'
Today was set aside as our "day off", however, I was up at 5:30am climbing into one of two small vans for a 2hr bus ride along with about... Continue reading »
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The big climb! | Feb 20 06'
Today was a day full of blood, sweat and tears. Whilst we were only riding a meager 45km, it was up a steep ascent!! Even the rise of 1100m was dec... Continue reading »
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Rolling on the River | Jan 26 08'
By ChristinaAfter a brief consultation with Maxi, we decided to change our travel plans and avoid the town of Ella, where we were scheduled to spen... Continue reading »
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I Want Kandy | Jan 22 08'
By ChristinaOur tour of Sri Lanka started off with an early departure from Colombo, as we wanted to be at the Pennewala Elephant Orphanage in time... Continue reading »
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Tissa - temples & safari | Jan 13 08'
Another crazy bus trip and we were in the small town of Tissamaharama (or Tissa for the locals & tongue-tied tourists).With a bit of careful ne... Continue reading »
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Kandian dancers and baby elephants | Sep 13 07'
We arrived to Kandy and hitched a ride to a great guest-house overlooking the Knuckles range and the Mahaweli river. We enjoyed breakfasts in the o... Continue reading »
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Gardens win out over temple | Nov 03 07'
Kandy’s Hotel Suisse is a very grand old place with large public areas, a swimming pool and some nice gardens. It was Lord Mountbatten’s headquar... Continue reading »
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Kandy and the "cultural triangle" | Jan 17 08'
After skirting far too close to danger on the buses we decided that we would travel from Ella to Kandy by train. Of course, with the escalating fig... Continue reading »
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Ella - a cool mountain retreat | Jan 16 08'
After travelling along the south coast for a couple of weeks it was time to head inland to the "hill country". The little town of Ella... Continue reading »
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Dreaming of Highways | Apr 02 07'
A whole day was spent driving interminably on winding roads. I don't mean just a few stretches of winding I mean continually curve after curv... Continue reading »
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Elephants galore | Feb 19 06'
The first 20km of todays ride was along a picturesque stretch of beaches with small islands just offshore. Little fishing markets were being setup... Continue reading »
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Back in the Hill Country | Sep 19 07'
"The Hill Club had not changed in the last 21 years, probably it had not changed since it was founded in 1876"
Going to Nuwara Eliya was like going home. My family had spent many weekends there and the places had changed so little, it was so familiar and wel... Continue reading »
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