by timshazz | Apr 7, 2019 | Destinations, Travel Tips and Advice
Looking south from World’s End viewpoint, Hortons Plains Ever so sweetly, the family got out of bed to farewell us at 5 am as we piled into the tuk-tuk with all our bags. It was actually a bit sad as we’d nurtured a brief but warm relationship with these...
by timshazz | Apr 7, 2019 | Travel Tips and Advice
Namal, our Ella guesthouse owner arranged a tuk-tuk to take us down to the station. To my surprise, there was already about 100 people there and most were tourists. Fortunately for us, everyone was booking secondclass or the viewing carriage. Dambethenna tea...
by timshazz | Nov 9, 2018 | Travel Tips and Advice
We managed to get seats on the bus again on our journey from Tangalle to Tissamaharama (Tissa), the gateway to Yala National Park. It definitely pays to get on at the starting point of the route. Once again the A2 follows the beaches along the southern coast. The busy...
by timshazz | Nov 8, 2018 | Cycling Across Australia
On our way out of Mirissa, we hailed down a bus heading for Matara and changed over at the main bus station there. Starting at the bus station usually means you can get a seat in the crowded (but dirt cheap), Sri Lankan, public buses. About 2 hours later, having stuck...
by timshazz | Nov 2, 2018 | Travel Tips and Advice
We arranged a tuk-tuk to the bus station in Galle and jumped on the next bus in line for Mirissa. As it was the starting point, we managed to both get seats – bonus! The bus follows the A2 around the coastline (at break-neck speed) and is quite a picturesque...
