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
This small temple by Beira Lake is beautifully lit at night. It also has a temple elephant and a collection of old cars.
Colombo is the place where I spent most of my teenage years. It’s quite the happening city with drivers on stand by to take you wherever you want. From tea houses to bakeries, to gourmet foods, it also boasts the latest in ready-to-wear fashions that is imported all over the world. Colombo also has fully […]
I am in Seoul today for some meetings and ended up having 4 hours of time to kill which is very rare for me. I decided to go to Insadong which is a Korean traditional craft area. This is a great place to be on a weekday as the crowds are so bad on the […]
First occupied by Buddhist monks in the 3rd century BCE, it was then turned into a palace by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 CE). After his death, it became a Buddhist monastery till the 14th century. The frescoes here are among the first paintings of the human figure ever in Sri Lanka dating to the […]
I am going to start adding my recipes from around the world. This is my first one up from Turkey. Enjoy! Spinach with Spices and Yogurt Ingredients 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin seeds pinch of cinnamon 1 garlic clove thinly sliced 1 cup yogurt (fat-free is fine) 1 […]
Backpacking the Gobi: My summer vacation of 2009
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