Sri Lanka (Galle) November 2018



NorthCountryBoy said:
Are you posting about a particular part of SL there mate?
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Just stopped a few miles from the airport for a couple of nights, the hotel/guest house is comfortable and clean with lovely owners, had a trip from the local station Seeduwa to Galle Fort on the train which is a proper eye opener, beggars galore on the carriages from a fella with limbs dropping off and open wounds to a blind bloke getting on with his Kareoke machine to give us a few songs. Suppose that's what you get when its a 3rd class train only and the fare is 40 rupees (18 pence) for the 1 hour journey, great experience. Well worth downloading the Pickme local app for Sri Lanka taxis and Tuk Tuks cheap as chips and very reliable. Negumbo it is today.
 
squashjoe said:
Just stopped a few miles from the airport for a couple of nights, the hotel/guest house is comfortable and clean with lovely owners, had a trip from the local station Seeduwa to Galle Fort on the train which is a proper eye opener, beggars galore on the carriages from a fella with limbs dropping off and open wounds to a blind bloke getting on with his Kareoke machine to give us a few songs. Suppose that's what you get when its a 3rd class train only and the fare is 40 rupees (18 pence) for the 1 hour journey, great experience. Well worth downloading the Pickme local app for Sri Lanka taxis and Tuk Tuks cheap as chips and very reliable. Negumbo it is today.
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Great stuff, flying out from Edinburgh 2pm today.

Really looking forward to it, never been to Asia.

Thursday night 7pm, Barmy Army have a charity party with Matt Prior guesting, Unawatuna Beach, not sure of the actual venue
 
eddtheduck said:
Great stuff, flying out from Edinburgh 2pm today.

Really looking forward to it, never been to Asia.

Thursday night 7pm, Barmy Army have a charity party with Matt Prior guesting, Unawatuna Beach, not sure of the actual venue
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There are mixed opinions about the BA but those doos are generally good, defo worth a look.

squashjoe said:
Just stopped a few miles from the airport for a couple of nights, the hotel/guest house is comfortable and clean with lovely owners, had a trip from the local station Seeduwa to Galle Fort on the train which is a proper eye opener, beggars galore on the carriages from a fella with limbs dropping off and open wounds to a blind bloke getting on with his Kareoke machine to give us a few songs. Suppose that's what you get when its a 3rd class train only and the fare is 40 rupees (18 pence) for the 1 hour journey, great experience. Well worth downloading the Pickme local app for Sri Lanka taxis and Tuk Tuks cheap as chips and very reliable. Negumbo it is today.
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Aye mate, another world isn't it. From memory there are some good little bars in Galle Fort. Even if you have tickets for the game I'd recommend watching a session or two from the ramparts too. You'll have the locals coming up serving you drinks and ice creams for pence.
 
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NorthCountryBoy said:
There are mixed opinions about the BA but those doos are generally good, defo worth a look.



Aye mate, another world isn't it. From memory there are some good little bars in Galle Fort. Even if you have tickets for the game I'd recommend watching a session or two from the ramparts too. You'll have the locals coming up serving you drinks and ice creams for pence.
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Yeah looking forward to the trip south, but the locals here are friendly as anything although they seem to live a simple and poor life financially they seem extremely happy with their lot.
From our hotel today to Negumbo approximately 40 minutes in a tuk tuk was £2.42 and various stop offs on route back amounted to absolute pennies.
eddtheduck said:
Great stuff, flying out from Edinburgh 2pm today.

Really looking forward to it, never been to Asia.

Thursday night 7pm, Barmy Army have a charity party with Matt Prior guesting, Unawatuna Beach, not sure of the actual venue
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keep us updated mate.
 
squashjoe said:
Yeah looking forward to the trip south, but the locals here are friendly as anything although they seem to live a simple and poor life financially they seem extremely happy with their lot.
From our hotel today to Negumbo approximately 40 minutes in a tuk tuk was £2.42 and various stop offs on route back amounted to absolute pennies.

keep us updated mate.
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In Edinburgh airport, Tennents
 
Keep the updates coming fellas.

If you aren't staying there Unawatua is definitely worth a tuk tuk for a few beers. And as I say defo try the Sydney Hotel (begind the end opposite The Fort) for a midday pint, you'll never forget it!

Hope it stays dry for youse.
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
There are mixed opinions about the BA but those doos are generally good, defo worth a look.



Aye mate, another world isn't it. From memory there are some good little bars in Galle Fort. Even if you have tickets for the game I'd recommend watching a session or two from the ramparts too. You'll have the locals coming up serving you drinks and ice creams for pence.
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It's a lad from round here that's running it nowadays
 

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