Our nerdy selves couldn’t come to Sri Lanka and not go to Geoffery Bawa’s estate. For those not as nerdy as us, Geoffrey Bawa was one of the most famous architects in Sri Lanka. He built many beautiful homes and resorts in Sri Lanka and the Parliament House. After he died in 2003 he donated […]
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All the stats
So in total we did 1417km in our tuk-tuk and used about $140 in fuel. The tuk-tuk was just over $600 Aus to hire for 19 days and for an extra $20 the guys at the hire place organised our licence for us which saved us dealing with the Sri Lankan version of the RMS. […]
Turtles and tidal tidbits
One of the best things on the coast we did was swim with turtles. We got the heads up from one of the guys where we had been having coffee in the morning about a beach up from Hiriketiya called Turtle point. Wild turtles come in and just hang about, as you do if you’re […]
Ella
Lovely, lovely Ella. what’s not to like. Beautiful scenery, lovely people and amazing food. We stayed at Hillcrest Ella and it’s been such a great place to stay. The view from our balcony is stunning. The food is some of the best we’ve eaten here and the host is super friendly and helpful. We went […]
Dambulla/Sigiriya
I can’t explain in words how lovely this place is. There is accomodation for only 2 couples and you can barely see the other room from ours. We have our own pool and it’s insanely quiet. Getting here was an experience. We took turns driving and we’ve been driving pretty well. I had to negotiate […]