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  • World Trip 2016: Best of Sri Lanka and Test Cricket Tour Review

    Tour Title: Best of Sri Lanka and Test Cricket Tour Company: On The Go Tours Tour Leader: Manoj (Private Tour guide – Jehan) Cities Visited: Negombo, Anuradhapura, Giritale, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Udawalawe National Park, Colombo, Galle, Hikkaduwa Countries Visited: Sri Lanka Dates: 30 July 2016 to 9 August 2016 (Duration 11 days) Note: I did…

  • World Trip 2016: Day 33 – Hikkaduwa and Mirissa, Sri Lanka

    Wednesday 10 August 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Whale and Turtle Watching, Exploring the Galle Fort. Today was my last full day in Sri Lanka before I begin the long journey home tomorrow and I wanted to make the most of it.  Late yesterday my tour guide Manoj suggested that the remaining members of the…

  • World Trip 2016: Day 32 – Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

    Tuesday 09 August 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Walking Hikkaduwa Beach A free and easy day watching the Olympics, visiting the beach, packing and checking my gifts, and starting to plan for my next trip to Africa hopefully in late 2017.

  • World Trip 2016: Day 31 – Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

    Monday 08 August 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Mangrove Safari, Turtle Sanctuary, Tsunami Musuem Today was full of replacement activities for the unneeded 5th day of the Sri Lanka vs Australia Cricket Test March and our guide Manoj came up with some very worthwhile events.

  • World Trip 2016: Day 30 – Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

    07 August 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Sri Lankan Full Body Massage Today was supposed to be the fourth day of the Sri Lanka versus Australia second Test Match but Australia couldn’t manage to survive that long.  As a result today turned into a free day of walking around a beach and getting a full body…

  • World Trip 2016: Day 29 – Colombo to Galle and Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

    Saturday 7 August 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Sri Lanka Vs Australia Test Match, Galle Fort Today was the day I got to do an activity that I planned my entire 2016 world trip around,the Sri Lanka versus Australia Second Cricket Test Match.  I ensured that this entire trip was timed to allow for me…

  • World Trip 2016: Day 28 – Udawalawe to Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Friday 5 August 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Exploring a working gem mine, Independance Square, Gangaramaya Temple, Galle Face (shore of Colombo). Today was the last day with the full tour group before the cricket starts tomorrow. Based on the first two days of the cricket it appears we will be lucky to get even…

  • World Trip 2016: Day 27 – Nuwara Eliya to Udawalawe, Sri Lanka

    Thursday 4 August 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Baby Elephant Sanctuary, Udawalawe National Park Safari For the first time in 27 days I woke up with a chill in the air and some cold rain clouds gathering.  Nuwara Eliya really is a little bit English 🙂

  • World Trip 2016: Day 26 – Kandy to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

    Wednesday 3 August 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Scenic Train Trip, ‘Little England’ Nuwara Eliya Today saw a significant change in climate as we climbed to one of the highest towns in Sri Lanka with the temperature dropping to a chilly 22 degrees with no significant humidity.

  • World Trip 2016: Day 25 – Kandy, Sri Lanka

    Tuesday 2 August 2016.  Photos and Videos. Highlights: Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Geragama Tea Factory, Temple of the Tooth, Cultural Show One picture is worth a thousand words as I got to experience elephants enjoying themselves in a river. Pinnawala River is full of Elephants!