Yeah, no.
I’m a really lazy traveler if left to my own devices. I tend to plunk myself down in a particular town, find myself a particularly pleasing cafe and spend weeks just drinking coffee and watching the world go by. I’m much more suited to actually living in a place than just passing through it. I often feel like I’m missing half the story when I breeze through en route to somewhere else, ticking of a list of sights in a guide book.
I remain fully convinced that a significant proportion of my observations are either false, partially misinterpreted, or absurdly naive. It was only after at least a year and a half in both Turkey and China that I felt even remotely able to write publicly about them. I’m probably still wrong though.
The only reason why I’ve successfully circumnavigated the island of Sri Lanka is thanks to Doug, who is the master planner of all our major journeys. He has the momentum that actually gets me out of bed in the morning before ten.
We’ve seen a lot of this country in just three and a half weeks. What I want to present to you today is a list of the most unexpectedly awesome things that I came across during this whirlwind tour.
In no particular order, typed out carefully using a net cafe keyboard with most of the letters rubbed off, I give you the best of Sri Lanka as determined by someone who has no right to determine such things.
NOTE: I was only able to upload about half of the photos for this post as the internet is painfully slow here. Also, a cockroach just strolled up my pantleg and tried to investigate my knee. And I think someone with exhaust problems is idling outside the open door here and the room is filling with thick smoke. I’ll add the photos at a more amenable time. I think you will understand. (more…)
