Our next stop was Wilpattu National Park. The biggest national park in Sri Lanka and touted as one of the quietest in regards to jeep numbers, so we were pretty excited. Our guest house owner organized a jeep for us and a few hours after arrival we were off on safari. The national park hasContinue reading “Wilpattu National Park”
Category Archives: India and Sri Lanka
Negombo
We found ourselves with 3 nights left in Sri Lanka so decided to head to Negombo just north of Colombo where we booked in to a hotel with a pool to enjoy a few peaceful days before the craziness of India. The trip to Negombo wasn’t the greatest of bus trips as it was hot,Continue reading “Negombo”
Cricket in Colombo
Last day in Sri Lanka today, boo hoo. It has been an absolutely wonderful experience here and we were determined to enjoy our last day so we decided to head down to Colombo to watch the Sri Lankans take on the Bangladeshis at cricket. It would be fair to say that while the number oneContinue reading “Cricket in Colombo”
Welcome to India.
Due to repairs being carried out at the airport, all flights leave either very early morning or late at night and during the day they work on the runway. So for our one hour trip to Cochin we were up before the crack of dawn. We nearly didn’t make it on the flight as weContinue reading “Welcome to India.”
Exploring Kochi!
Yesterday was quite a day and was an almost exhausting load on the senses. Today we started nice and slowly with a Keralan breakfast courtesy of our hostess Jeen. We had some pancakes filled with coconut and some nuts accompanied by bananas and some sugary, milky strong tea. They were delicious and set us upContinue reading “Exploring Kochi!”
Bus to Alleppey
We had purchased SIM cards yesterday and after a form filling out process were expecting them to activate late last night but by the next morning they hadn’t. We also remembered that we hadn’t paid for them by mistake as the shop was crazy and we got passed around to a few people and soContinue reading “Bus to Alleppey”
Cruising the Backwaters of Kerala
Some of the prices we had been quoted for various trips on the backwaters behind Alleppey had been quite high. We weren’t sure whether we wanted to spend the money to stay on a houseboat so instead we opted to go on a canoe tour offered by our excellent host Matthew. There was a veryContinue reading “Cruising the Backwaters of Kerala”
Marari Beach
All the tuk tuk drivers in both Cochi and Alleppey kept telling us we needed to go to Marari beach so we thought we should check it out. After a late start where we watched some of the last day of the test cricket between India and Australia we were heading the 14km north inContinue reading “Marari Beach”
Elephant Parades in Kottayam
While some things we get to experience are easy to find out about, others are somewhat harder. There was meant to be a 10 day festival called Thirunakkara Arattu Utsavam happening at nearby Kottayam, the highlight of which was to be a parade of 22 elephants. We had found out some dates and had askedContinue reading “Elephant Parades in Kottayam”
Varkala
We awoke pretty lethargic after our crazy temple experience yesterday so needed a hearty breakfast. We found an Indian Coffee House right next door which is series of cafes all throughout India which have been set up as worker co-operatives. The prices are ridiculously cheap and the food is great. We actually went for ourContinue reading “Varkala”