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- The Seenigama Wildlife ReserveHaving seen a flying cockroach, multiple lizards and a frog in our house last night, I was not surprised to wake up this morning to the sight of hundreds of mosquitoes and other miscellaneous insects hovering in the living room, Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Mar 11, 2011
- Coming 'home'I experienced the finest of Sri Lankan hospitality in Colombo, though you’d think that they would be able to make sure the rain held off until the end of the cricket. Despite that disappointment the last few days have been Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Mar 8, 2011
- Staying back in time at Galle Face HotelYes, we admit. We do love these old classic hotels. Yet again, we check into a hotel with a long history and massive charm, this time the Galle Face in Colombo. This hotel is some 150 years old and you Posted by FamOConnor in O'Connor Five in Asia | Mar 1, 2011
- Streets full of elephantsEvery year, on full moon night in February, the streets around the Beira Lake, near the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka fill up with elephants and local performers of all kinds. We read there are 100 elephants in this Posted by FamOConnor in O'Connor Five in Asia | Mar 1, 2011
- On my wayA fairly long day of travelling today, but I know it’s only the start of a much longer journey. I’m lying in a Negombo hotel having just come back from a night swim, getting ready for my flight tomorrow morning. I Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Feb 18, 2011
- Public holidays 101Tonight’s my last night in Seenigama. Well, for a few weeks anyway, as I’m heading off to Negombo tomorrow in preparation for my Saturday flight to Inja. In some ways I’m looking forward to a bit of a break and Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Feb 17, 2011
- Tea, tooth and wedding toasts in Sri Lanka It's both charming and interesting to visit the tea factory and le Posted by FamOConnor in O'Connor Five in Asia | Feb 14, 2011
- HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! Posted by FamOConnor in O'Connor Five in Asia | Feb 14, 2011
- KosgodaI feel supremely relaxed after a very quiet weekend on the west coast at Kosgoda, but with anything up to nine guests coming for dinner in an hour or two I’m not sure this state of mind will last. Saturday Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Feb 14, 2011
- Teaching English by the beachAgain, I don’t have much to tell you from the last couple of days but at least there are a few photos in here to break up the tedium. The power was up and running again on Thursday morning. Lucky it Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Feb 11, 2011
- Sri Lanka First, with the recent world news about flooding in Sri Lanka, it may be ensuring to learn that we're ok over here in Kandy, a city in the middle of the "pearl of the Indian Ocean". It has been raining Posted by FamOConnor in O'Connor Five in Asia | Feb 10, 2011
- The Contractual Obligation PostI’m writing another entry tonight for all my adoring fans out there, though I don’t really have much to tell you about. Not that this normally stops me from rambling on for 1000+ words, I suppose. By the way, Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Feb 9, 2011
- And They're OffWe said goodbye to the Kirks today as they head off to India – in fact, as I write they should be on the plane to Mumbai. It has been a great few days with them, and perhaps unsurprisingly, this Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Feb 7, 2011
- Happy National DayI’m taking the unusual step of writing in the afternoon (rather than the evening) because there has been quite a bit to write about over the last couple of days but very little time to write it. I woke up Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Feb 6, 2011
- Kick to kick with Brett KirkI came overseas (let’s be honest about this) to enjoy cricket, whether it be playing, coaching or spectating. So it’s funny that the best day I’ve had so far in Seenigama is primarily thanks to Australian Rules, a game that Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Feb 3, 2011
- Trains, Planes and...Tuk-Tuks14th January 2011 At 6:15am we were up and downstairs waiting for our Tuk-Tuk and, true to his word, Sena had made us a packed lunch of sandwiches and some fruit. A little late, our driver arrived and we said our Posted by StewnJen in Stew and Jen's Global Adventure | Feb 3, 2011
- Heaven and Ella...13th January 2011 After four days of constant heavy rain, we awoke early in the morning to a minor miracle - blue skies, something we hadn’t seen in an awful long time. We finally had a clear view of the valley Posted by StewnJen in Stew and Jen's Global Adventure | Feb 2, 2011
- Polonnaruwa and the ruins...8th January 2011 After a breakfast of just toast and coffee (we just couldn’t face another egg!) we gathered everything up and waited for our Tuk-Tuk driver to arrive. We had decided to get to the bus station early just Posted by StewnJen in Stew and Jen's Global Adventure | Feb 2, 2011
- Two spoonfuls of sugar three times a dayThe last few days have been quiet compared to our Galle adventures, which is probably a good thing. The weather looks ominous, though – the dark clouds are gathering and the wind is picking up – it feels like there Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Feb 2, 2011
- Lessons learnedWell, we’ve been here for over a week now, and the time has flown past. (Or has it? It feels like we’ve been here forever, so does that mean it’s actually going very slowly?) We’re back in the Sports Accommodation Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Jan 30, 2011
- "Are you available?"Another good couple of days as we continue to settle into a routine at Seenigama. I had three cups of tea before noon yesterday – one at breakfast, one in the pharmacy and one at the diving English lesson. Claire came with Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Jan 28, 2011
- Village CricketA sense of déjà vu today as I spent a few hours in the Rainbow Clinic pharmacy, distributing drugs and generally doing a very similar job to the AuSLMAT clinics. I started there at 9.30, having carted all my stuff over Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Jan 26, 2011
- Settling inSorry for not writing for a few days – it’s certainly not because I’ve been too busy, it’s simply because there hasn’t been all that much to write about. We learnt the hard way that Sunday and Monday really is Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Jan 25, 2011
- The Dry Zone....6th January 2011 Up, showered and forcing our breakfasts down us at 7am, we were duly picked up by our driver at about 7:50. We thought our luck was changing weather-wise as it wasn’t raining for once! Buoyed by this, Posted by StewnJen in Stew and Jen's Global Adventure | Jan 25, 2011
- The first dayAn interesting first day in Seenigama, meeting some of Kushil’s contacts and beginning to get involved in some of the programs here. A fairly restless night’s sleep, I suppose; the room is very hot even with the fan on, and when Posted by sammyhez in Sam's 2011 Travels | Jan 22, 2011
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