Colombo near Fort Station. Photo courtesy: Calflier001 – Wikimedia.org
Being in Hikkaduwa for six weeks before the internet meant day trips to Colombo to pick up snail mail. Continue reading Hikkaduwa before the internet
Colombo near Fort Station. Photo courtesy: Calflier001 – Wikimedia.org
Being in Hikkaduwa for six weeks before the internet meant day trips to Colombo to pick up snail mail. Continue reading Hikkaduwa before the internet
Photo courtesy: Krankman – Wikimedia Commons
I took a bus from Hikkaduwa to Galle. It was only a half hour trip along a coconut fringed coastline to the quiet southern town. Continue reading South to Galle
Tamil pickers – Photo courtesy: Dennis Keller – Wikimedia Commons
Behind Hikkaduwa were a tea plantations. I cycled along Galle Road then turned away from the sea climbing until I reached hills where verdant trees covered the landscape like a thick green blanket. Continue reading Bike ride to another world
When I visited this west coast location decades ago, there were no buildings along the waterfront except for the one resort on the point. A row of buildings stretched along the coast behind Galle Road and beyond that lay forest and coconut palms. Continue reading Hikkaduwa
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South of Colombo lay Hikkaduwa. This beachside resort was normally a major tourist spot even during the early days when I was in Lanka. But due to the disruptive political times, most travellers had deserted the entire island. Continue reading Hikkaduwa