After having lived some really interesting adventures while touring in the Sri Lankan hinterland, it was time to head back to the coast, from Ella to Arugam Bay, where I intended to settle for the few last weeks of my overwintering in Sri Lanka.In order to get from Ella to Arugam Bay, one needs to drive via A23 road to the town of Wellawaya and follow the A3 road directly to … [Read more...]
Renting and Driving a Scooter in Sri Lanka without a Driver’s License
You are in Sri Lanka and you want to rent a scooter to explore the country’s unique, exotic beauty at your ease but you don’t have a driver’s license?Do not be daunted. It is very unlikely that any of the dudes renting out scooters in Sri Lanka will insist - or even ask in the first place - on you having a driver’s license in order to lease you a bike. The truth is that even if … [Read more...]
From Kandy to Nuwara Eliya day trip by scooter
After the long trip to the amazingly picturesque Sigiriya of the previous day, we decided to devote the second day of our possessing the rented scooter for driving from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya on another day trip.Nuwara Eliya is another of Sri Lanka’s touristic highlights that every traveler ought not to miss. The city is located in the Central District, in the heart of Sri … [Read more...]
From Kandy to Sigiriya day trip by scooter
While traveling in Sri Lanka with a friend, we eventually wound up in Kandy. We had a few days to spare there, before moving onwards to Ella, and there wasn't much to do in such a bustling and rowdy city like Kandy. So we worked on planning some day trips outside of it. After having gone through certain vicissitudes in order to find a reasonably priced scooter for rental on the … [Read more...]
Looking for scooter rental in Kandy (and how we ended up being offered ironed marijuana leaves instead)
Arriving in Kandy, the other day, one of the first things we did was to look for a cheap scooter to rent so to explore the surrounding area. This proved much harder than expected. Whereas in every other part of Sri Lanka with significant tourism where I’ve been you could find a scooter at pretty much every second house for 500-800 LKR per day, in Kandy we looked in vain for a … [Read more...]
A Tour to Wadi Darbat and Taqah – Salalah Trip Pt. #3
This mild morning found me and my friend Max sleeping inside a ruined house on the beach of Salalah city. It was the third day of our exploring the area around Salalah. After having devoted the first two days to Mughsail Beach and Al Fazayah Beach respectively, for today we had planned on heading east to Wadi Darbat canyon and Taqah town. We packed the tents, went over to the … [Read more...]
Exploring Al Fazayah Beach – Salalah Trip Pt. #2
The advent of this day found me and my friend Max camping on Mughsail Beach, some 40 km west from Salalah. We got up early in the morning, had a dip in the Arabian Sea, yesterday's pasta for breakfast, packed everything, and headed for the road. Mohamed, a local man we'd met on the previous evening, as promised, was waiting there for us to drive on a trip together. Our … [Read more...]
Camping at Mughsail Beach – Salalah Trip Pt. #1
After having completed a trekking trip in Jebel Akhdar Mountain and a road trip along Oman's northeastern coast, I found myself back in Muscat with a few last days to spare before my visa expires. I decided to use these days up to undertake a short trip to Salalah and the west of the country. I was at Burj Sahwa bus station a bit more than an hour before the scheduled departure … [Read more...]
Hiking in Wadi Bani Khalid – Oman Road Trip Pt. 10
On the last day of this road trip in Oman, we left Jalan Bani Bu Ali and drove north towards Muscat via highway 35. We were scheduled to return to the city by the next day in the afternoon and deliver the car back. Before that, however, we had reserved a last adventure for our trip. Our imminent destination was the headwaters of Wadi Bani Khalid at the foot of Jebel Khadar … [Read more...]
In Jalan Bani Bu Ali & Wahiba Sands – Oman Road Trip Pt. 9
It was a lovely morning ride down the coast from Ras Al Jinz Beach: nearly 100 km of alternating bleak plains, endless white beaches, picturesque fishing villages, and constant views of vast oceanic extents. Eventually, we reached a little town named Al Ashkirah. There we had to bid farewell to the ocean. We parked the car and went for a stroll along the town's scenic coast. We … [Read more...]
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