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Colombo, Sri Lanka
For the first time in nearly 14 months, Chris and I left SEA and headed west to visit Sri Lanka. A country we did not expect to travel on this trip but both funds and time would allow us to. We had recently met a few backpackers that had travelled Sri Lanka on their way to SEA and had said it was a definite up and coming place for backpackers. For us it had always appeared to be a country for holiday makers, but we were keen for the backpacker challenge! We arriv...