Wave Running After the disappointment of the beach at Unawatuna we decided to try and get on a train to one further away. We had to settle for our second choice (Hikkaduwa) as some of the train times to Bentota were not good as it was a Sunday. On the way to the station we spoke with a German couple who were from our guesthouse who were heading back to Colombo on the train. The journey only took 30 minutes but we also got stuck waiting in Galle station for anoth...

Fort, Waves & Cricket After breakfast we headed back into Galle to look around the old fort (unlike Colombo, the old walls still exist). We started at the lighthouse, and then a bright white painted mosque over the road from it. On heading to the outer walls of the fort we were greeted with another great view of the Indian Ocean (the small beach also looked much better than Unawatuna too). The waves looked really intense, smashing against the rocks, pushing ...

Galle (bladder?) We were out the door at 7:30 to head to the train station. I asked for a tuk-tuk to be flagged whilst we settled the bill. On going out the door the hotel car was ready to take us, we asked why no tuk-tuk but there was some conversation about price being the same but we just got into the car as time was more important than cost. At the station getting the tickets to Galle - South-Western Sri Lanka was easy and cheap (180 rupees). For breakfast ...

Hey Colombo After surviving the night in the bunker we were out the door at 5am and heading into the airport. A plane, some chicken curry and 3 hours later we had landed in Colombo - Sri Lanka. We had sorted out the visa online so going through immigration was smooth. We planned to take the bus, but on trying to find the stop we were swarmed by the local taxi peddlers. After many crazy prices we got further to the bus stop ready for the next round! The bus to...

Just let it go I didn't plan to write much for today but there is always a story! Two couples from Sheffield were staying in the same hotel as us and had hired a minibus back to Bangkok. The hotel owner Dennis had arranged for us to go back with them for the same price as the public bus. That made the journey back more comfortable, and meant we stopped for a break. I had booked a hotel close to the airport in Bangkok to make it easier to leave the next morning...