On Wednesday I catched a bus on the street just outside my guesthouse in Narigama/Hikkaduwa, to Galle, and the trip took only half an hour. I paid Rs 20. Galle Fort (the fort walls and bastions and the old town inside) is a UNESCO world heritage site, and it is easy to see why. It […]
I rented a bicycle yesterday for Rs 100, and rode around in the countryside here, near Hikkaduwa. Not much traffic away from the main Galle Road. Many rice fields and small villages, just like in Java, Indonesia. My GPS showed 25 km in total for the trip. The waves are a bit too big for […]
I took the train today from Colombo to Hikkaduwa, a ride of less than two hours in 2nd class (Rs 160). I checked out a few guest houses in Narigama before deciding upon one of them. I got a simple but OK room for Rs 900. Narigama is two kilometers south of Hikkaduwa town, and […]
Here is an example of a meal I have had several times while in Colombo. It’s a vegetarian meal, not that it matters for me though. Most importantly, it’s tasty. It’s cheap too, around a dollar. It’s called a “Chapatti Set” on the menus here. A “Chapatti Set” meal.
My arrival in Colombo was easy. I catched a bus to the city for Rs 40, and finally a Bajaj (motorised 3-wheeler) to the homestay where I had reserved a room, the Parisare, for Rs 150. The homestay is located in Cinnamon Gardens, an affluent residential district in Colombo, and is one of the best […]