Hiring driver in Sri Lanka is your fastest and easiest way to get around the island. It is not the cheapest option, however.
As of now, Sri Lanka only has 2 highways. One from the international airport (Bandaranike International Airport) to Colombo and one from Colombo to Galle. Note that you are unable to get on and off the highway before Galle. Most of the public buses are very crowded and do not have AC and the tuk tuk drivers (which are now metered), tend to follow tourists around posing as tour guides.
Taxi’s generally have to be called ahead. What can you do? If you are short on time and want an explanation of some of the sites, please call Rechie Dullewa at +94714336374 (internationally) or email rechiedullewe@hotmail.com. He speaks fluent English and some Spanglish and is very knowledgeable about the different national parks and ancient temples. We just finished spending 10 days with him in the cultural triangle and hill country. He is a blast to hang out with and has been driving tourists around for the past 15 years.
Rechie joining us on Sri Lanka’s holly mountain
Another another interview got schedule on Korean radio! I was just recently contacted again by a Korean radio station to talk about my book Beautiful Eye and my travels around the world. Will be live on the air on March 27 from 11:30am to 12pm Korea time Please download the software at TBS eFM to […]
I have sparked a discussion on Facebook about legit travel agencies. Generally when I travel, I just book the flight ahead of time and then kinda backpack my way around the country with a travel book. I usually do not book anything ahead. I really hate to see people spend money and not get what […]
Getting interviewed before your book is published is a great way to stat promoting your book early on. This is a great idea to get another head start with book sales before your book is published. I first discovered that this could be done by joining different writers groups on LinkedIn. A journalist on […]
The other day a friend of mine in Korea informed me that she wants to visit Sri Lanka in April for 2 weeks. Of course I was very excited to hear this, but then she told me that a travel agency she was thinking about going through wanted to charge her US$7,000 for 2 weeks! […]
On February 15, 2014, I had the opportunity to attend the Sri Lanka Food Fest at the Seoul Millennium Hilton. This event was held in honor of Sri Lanka’s 66th Independence Day. Chef’s from the Colombo Hilton were brought it to make this event authentic. For directions on how to make Maldive Fish Sambol, please […]
Backpacking the Gobi: My summer vacation of 2009
One of my most memorable trips was backpacking the Gobi. This country is truly amazing with some of the friendliest people in the world. You can tell with the big smiles they carry on their faces. Mongolia has some of the tallest mountains in east Asia at over 4,000 meters high. Spend a few nights […]
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