Go see Sri
Unlikemostofmytrips,thisonewasnot
anorganisedtour.Itwasaresearchrun–
Rohan,whohailsfromSriLankabutnow
livesinSydney,isconsideringstarting
motorcycletoursoftheisland.He
askedmetocomealongonarideand
givehimsomefeedback.
Myfeedbacktohimwassimple–doit–
butofcoursetherewasmoredetailtoit.
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caseIhaven’tmademyselfclear,hereis
myrecommendationtoyou–doit.Sri
Lankaisthatrarestofthings,anewand
differentdestination;unlikeanywhereelse
I’veriddenandfullofthingstodiscover.
Oneofthethingsyou’lldiscoveris
justhowmanyrisksyou’repreparedto
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Mostofouraccommodationwasin
motel-styleplacesandwasperfectly
acceptable–eveniftheshowerscanbea
bitunreliable.Butwhenit’shotyouonly
wantacoldshoweranyway!Foodis
variedandslightlyspicy;thelocals
thinkit’sreallyhot,butit’snothinglike
someIndianfood.
SriLankaisrelativelyunexploredby
Westernmotorcycletravellersbecauseit
isn’treallyonthewaytoanywhereelse.
Letmetellyou,itdoesn’tneedtobe.Accommodation is
varied and pleasant.against feeding him. The people from
the vehicles were of course doing
exactly that, and he had enough food
in front of him to allow him to be
highly selective with his trunk.
Ah, banana. No, not quite ripe...
what about this one? Hmm, maybe...
ah, watermelon... good, good...