We set off with Hashan at about 10.30 am on the road to Nuwara Eliya, up in the hills. The road was narrow and very busy with lots of crazy drivers and we soon realised that, in Sri Lanka, the distance in miles may be short but the distance in time will be much, much longer than that! The road twisted and turned through many small villages. Small shops and stalls lined the road, and everywhere was lively and full of people shopping and going about their daily...

Again we woke early. Breakfast was a buffet, served in the lobby where tables had been set up. Sri Lankan in style it was all very good. Lots of lovely fruit! Hashan drove us the short trip down the steep hill into Kandy. It is a busy, bustling town, small shops of every kind and masses of people everywhere! We went in search of a pharmacy as I had a painful gum infection which had flared up and needed antibiotics. My memories of more than 30 years ago were th...

Woke very early, must be the jet lag. We hadn't noticed much on our arrival in the dark and were delighted to find that our room had a very large balcony and directly overlooked the lagoon. Down for breakfast we found that the place was almost deserted apart from a wedding couple having photos taken by the water’s edge. We were served our breakfast by a gaggle of very attentive waiters, all very friendly and anxious to please. Great food, as well as the u...

After a very busy morning in Hong Kong we scurried to the Airport Express and made our way to the airport in time for our mid-afternoon Cathay Pacific flight to Bangkok. A comfortable, business class freebie thanks to all those BA air miles! After a few hours in transit spent working in the lounge we boarded our late night Colombo bound flight and finally made our destination at about 12.30 am. Sri Lanka is two and a half hours behind Hong Kong, strange but tru...