Tag Archives: Sri Lanka

Destination: Sri Lanka

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Nathan

Official Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Established: 4 February 1948 (Independence from the United Kingdom),  22 May 1972 (Republic) Population: 21,803,000 (2019 estimate) Religion: 70.2% Buddhism, 12.6% Hinduism, 9.7% Islam, 7.4% Christianity Language(s): Sinhala, Tamil, English Capital: Sri … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2016: Day 34-35 – Hikkaduwa to Melbourne, Australia

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Nathan

Thursday 11 August and Friday 12 August Highlights: Sri Lankan Airlines Lounge, Qantas flight home The long trip home included a 3 hour car from Hikkaduwa to Colombo, a 3 hour 10 minute flight from Colombo to Singapore and finally … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Nathan

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 … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2016: Day 32 – Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Nathan

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 … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2016: Day 31 – Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Nathan

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 … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2016: Day 30 – Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Nathan

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 … Continue reading →

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