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- March 26th – Colombo
- March 27th – A scam-artist named Sebastian
- March 28th – Hikkaduwa
- March 29th – A good day and a bad night
- March 30th – Galle
- March 31st – Unawatuna
- April 1st – Away from the coast
- April 2nd – Into the jungle: Sinharaja Nature Reserve
- April 3rd – Haputale
- April 4th – At World's End
- April 5th – Ella
- April 6th – The Hill Country
- April 7th – Climbing Adam's Peak
- April 8th – Kandy
- April 9th – An unexpected invitation
- April 10th – Dambulla Cave
- April 11th – Sigiriya Rock
- April 12th – Kurunengala
- April 13th – The problem with Sri Lanka
- April 14th – Welcome to India
- April 15th – Trivandrum
- April 16th – Kanniyakumari, the tip of the iceberg
- April 17th – Madurai
- April 18th – Mad Madurai
- April 19th – Holy chariots
- April 20th – Kodaikanal
- April 21th – Dazed and confused
- April 22th – Down to the plains
- April 23th – Trichy's temples
- April 24th – Leaving Tamil Nadu
- April 25th – Kerala's coastline
- April 26th – Varkala
- April 27th – A culture clash
- April 28th – Allapey
- April 29th – The backwaters
- April 30th – Christianity, communism and the state of Kerala
- May 1st – Vipeen Island
- May 2nd – Music and mosquitos
- May 3rd – Fort Cochin
- May 4th – Drinking in the dark
- May 5th – Hunting for tigers
- May 6th – Mysore
- May 7th – Artistic feats and street eats
- May 8th – India's train system
- May 9th – Hampi
- May 10th – The strong arm of the law
- May 11th – Over the Ghats
- May 12th – The River Princess
- May 13th – Anecdotes in Arambol
- May 14th – The end of the season
- May 15th – The end of the season, pt.II
- May 16th – Going it alone
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May 13th – Anecdotes in Arambol
After a breakfast of banana omelette and chai tea, we caught a bus up the road to Arumbol, a small village on the coast at the northern edge of Goa state. It felt good to be finally heading towards a … Continue reading
March 29th – A good day and a bad night
We had moved on early this morning to down Galle, a few stops further along the train line. This city, with its colonial-fortified old town jutting out into the Indian Ocean, was about as far south as we were to … Continue reading
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March 28th – Hikkadouwa
We stepped up the early starts to 7am this morning, while the air still had a touch of cool freshness to it and the sun didn’t yet feel like a downward-pointing blowtorch. Down on the broad beach, the sun was … Continue reading
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Tagged beach lifestyle, depressed tourism, early mornings, frank conversations, friend-price, heat, lightning, loitering, photography, swim, tsunami
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