What was expected to be a visit to a spa today instantly turned very weird and awkward when we arrived in the middle of the Sri Lankan countryside at a locals poorly built house. The local we had met the night before as he work in the restaurant that we were eating at. He told us he owned his own spa called "Ecstasy Villa" and we should visit to see the real country. For a good price were getting a full body massage and rice with curries. It a all sounded great u...

A 5.55am tuk tuk picked up this morning for our whale watching tour with Raja and the Whales. It has to be said, nothing wakes you up faster than a speedy, white knuckle tuk tuk ride through twisting, narrow streets. But once more we survived and so did the numerous animals and vehicle of near collision. Once we were checked in and on board, they served us coffee and ginger nuts, seasick tablets and a fruit platter to start the day. Fortunately we had brought our...

We were happy to be checking out of Holiday Inn today due to its dampness getting worse and worse over our 5 day beach binge, it's a shame as its one of the nicest places we have stayed. But we were gutted to be leaving Unawatuna, one of our favourite places in the world. Last time we were in Sri Lanka, we did not take full advantage of the foods as we think with it being our first time in an Asian country we were worried about getting ill, however this time we h...