From Kandy we went to the east coast, while Marvin was headed to Colombo. For us it is time to hit the beach again. For this we heard Arugam Bay from every local. This is also one of the surfing hotspots of Sri Lanka depending on the season. From November to April the south west is firing up. May to October you will find waves at the east coast. This is where we were headed as well! In Arugam Bay…
We left the highlands of central Sri Lanka and headed to Sigiriya, the jungly flat lands. Here a sweet family accommodated us in their home in the middle of the jungle. They helped us get around and organized everything for us and even made dinner. We now knew that this was normal hospitality combined with the locals wanting to earn some extra money. Having spend some time here already we knew that this was perfectly normal and the locals were…
From the humid beaches in the south of Sri Lanka we slowly make our way up to the highlands. On the long drive we all fell asleep. At some point the driver stopped and showed us a waterfall as we were winding up the steep streets of the mountains. To be more precise we were headed to Ella. Many people come here to watch a spectacular sunrise and we planned to do the same. Everyone starts the pilgrimage to the…
We left Bali to fly to Sri Lanka. To get there we had to first land in Kuala Lumpur. Yes again… Third times a charm I guess. We were a bit unprepared for what awaited us on the plane, as we were looking at our seats. The seat number is the number two. We walked through rows and counted. One, two.. Huh… We stood there in disbelief. This is a first class seat. We were confused if this was our…