Archives: Travel

Full Airport Experience

February 17, 2013 | By Rakhitha | No Comments | Filed in: Sri Lanka, Travel.

This Saturday  I went to Colombo airport to drop off my wife. Usually once I drop off someone, I leave the airport as soon as they pass the scanners to go to check in counters. But since this was Saturday morning and there was nothing much to do afterwards, me and another friend who came to drop off his wife decided to • Read More »

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Using Metered Tuk Tuks to Find Business for Non-Metered Tuk Tuks

December 16, 2012 | By Rakhitha | No Comments | Filed in: Me, Myself & I, Sri Lanka, Travel.

Three-wheelers or Tuk tuks are quite useful when you are out shopping. Specially these days, because the car parks at most of the shops are guaranteed to be full during rush hour due to x’mas shopping. Therefore it’s a natural choice to ditch the car at a larger car park and then take a three-wheeler to shops and when hopping between • Read More »

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Chaaya Tranz – Hikkaduwa – A Review

June 16, 2012 | By Rakhitha | No Comments | Filed in: Travel.

I recently visited Chaaya Tranz Hotel in Hikkaduwa on a company trip. Overall it was an excellent experience and a great place to relax. It is the former Coral Gardens Hotel which is renovated and re-branded as an excellent 4 star beach resort. As a result everything is new. It is located in Hikkaduwa off Galle Road. Therefore it • Read More »

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Deer Park Hotel – Giritale, Polonnaruwa – A Review

June 11, 2012 | By Rakhitha | No Comments | Filed in: Me, Myself & I, Sri Lanka, Travel.

My wife and I took a road trip to Polonnaruwa on 12th and 13th of May.  The day before the Shiva Devalaya was reportedly broken into. And it was some needed time out after a long time, even though it’s not the best time of the year to visit that part of the country due • Read More »

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Navigating through Linkoping with a dead GPS phone

November 24, 2011 | By Rakhitha | No Comments | Filed in: Me, Myself & I, Tech, Travel.

Well! Yesterday was my 2nd working day in Linkoping with two other guys. When you come from a place like SL, its bit tough to find your way around. All the names of places sounds same. All houses looks same. There are separate roads to drive, walk and ride. Everything is little too systematic (like buses always come on time) :). We • Read More »

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Worshiping Sun God at Galle Face Green

June 21, 2010 | By Rakhitha | 1 Comment | Filed in: Environment, Me, Myself & I, Photography, Sri Lanka, Travel.

I captured this image with my mobile phone sometimes back (18-April-2010) when I was at Galle Face Green. I was just trying to capture the evening sky. I could not do a good job on it as the lighting was little low for my phone to handle and I was pointing the cam directly at • Read More »

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Induruwa Beach Resort, Bentota, Sri Lanka – From an eye of a local

March 15, 2010 | By Rakhitha | 5 Comments | Filed in: Sri Lanka, Travel.

I am definitely not the guy to give you travel advice. But recently I happen to be in this hotel and it seemed a nice enough place to write something about. So far it’s the best place I have visited. It’s a very nice place with lots of nice views, nice people, nice friendly service, • Read More »

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