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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Sri Lanka day 33 – Goyambokka to Mirissa
Easy bus journey along the coast road to Mirissa involving a change at the bus station at Matara, the main transport hub on the south coast. Fares are under a pound for the two of us. Buses are the only … Continue reading
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Tagged Goyambokka, Mirissa, Palm Villas, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka day 32 – Goyambokka, Tangalle
A day for walking along the coast road into Tangalle stopping off at one picturesque and deserted beach after another. Just the usual palm-fringed, golden curves of tropical beach – idyllic apart from the roaring surf. Hard to believe that … Continue reading
Sri Lanka day 31 – Goyambokka, Tangalle
This is a lovely spot for hanging around doing absolutely nothing. It’s out of season and there are only two other people staying at Green Gardens, so apart from the inevitable building work that is going on behind us, all … Continue reading
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Tagged Goyambokka, Green Gardens Cabanas, Sri Lanka, Tangalle
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Sri Lanka day 30 – Tissa to Goyambokka, Tangalle
Travellers Home, in Tissa has been a great disappointment. We have grown use to the lack of maintainance and low-level grubbiness of budget guest houses in Sri Lanka; dirty walls in the bedrooms, grimy bathroom tiles and sinks that could … Continue reading
Posted in Sri Lanka, Tissamaharama
Tagged Goyambokka, Green Gardens Cabanas, Sri Lanka, Tangalle, Tissa, Tissamaharana, Travellers Home
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Sri Lanka day 29 – Tissamaharama
We have come to Tissa specifically to visit Yala National Park. The town itself is quite pleasant, surrounded by paddy fields and dominated by a huge white dagoba, but for tourists it is primarily a base for picking up tours … Continue reading
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Tagged Sri Lanka, Tissa, Tissamaharama, Travellers Home, Yala National Park
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Sri Lanka day 28 – Arugam Bay to Tissamaharama
What a mare of a journey! The most direct route from Arugam Bay to Tissa would be down the coast south but for the fact that the road stops at Yala East Natonal Park. The whole Yala National Park complex … Continue reading
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Tagged Arugam Bay, Monaragala, Sri Lania, Tissamaharama, Travellers Home, Wellawaya, Yala National Park
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Sri Lanka day 27 – Arugam Bay
We had intended to leave Arugam Bay today and head for Tissa in the south, but after my complete wipe out yesterday we are staying another day to chill and recuperate. Today I brave the waves for my first swim, … Continue reading
Sri Lanka day 26 – Arugam Bay
We take a tuk tuk and spend half a day exploring the coast as far as Okanda, taking a detour at Panama into Lahugala National Park. Okanda is about as far south as you can go before coming to Yala … Continue reading
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Tagged Arugam Bay, Crocodile Rock, Lahugala National Park, Murugan Devale, Okanda, Pada Yatra, Panama, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka day 25 – Arugam Bay
Arugam Bay is definitely work-in-progress. Hit hard by the tsunami in 2004, much has been rebuilt, with tight restrictions which prevent development within 10 metres of the beach. There is still evidence of the devastation wrought by the tsunami; the … Continue reading
Sri Lanka day 24 – Arugam Bay
A stroll along this golden beach flecked with black sand, lunch at Lucky’s on their raised,palm thatched dining terrace overlooking the sea. This is definitely the best food we have found in Arugam Bay, by a long way. The prawn … Continue reading
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Tagged Arugam Bay, Lucky's, Pottuvil eco tour, Sri Lanka
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