Movements in the World and in the Mind
Just before the (surf) season was drawing to an end at Sri Lanka’s south coast, two newly made surfer friends and I headed for Arugam Bay, Lanka’s surf ‘mecca’ at the east coast, where the season was just about to start. A-Bay’s strange Mix Arugam Bay, or A-Bay if you want to appear to be... Continue Reading →
Although Sri Lanka is a relatively small country with great offerings in terms of nature and culture, my main reason for visiting the teardrop-shaped island is to surf. The topic of Sri Lanka as a surf destination had come up several times in the last few months and were attention goes, energy flows, or so... Continue Reading →
After my two-night stay in Mirissa, I took a bus ride an hour or so to the west, to the fortress town of Galle, of which the English pronunciation is Gaul, as in the old name for France. The vast majority of the city of Galle is located outside of the fort, yet the fortified... Continue Reading →
Arriving in Mirissa, a short tuk tuk ride from Weligama, I immediately noticed more white faces and a busier main road. There also seemed to be far more hotels and guesthouses scattered around and the beach is very nice, which made me wonder whether I had been hanging in the wrong place. But I came... Continue Reading →
After a month of Thailand and shortly debating whether to go to Myanmar for a visa run, I decided to go to Sri Lanka, from where I have a ticket to Europe. I initially had a one-way ticket to Thailand, but my friend Louis, whose family I visited in Mindanoa, Philippines, last year, advised me... Continue Reading →
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