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Sri Lanka, The Very Best Place I Never Wanted To Go

March 10, 2014 Cherrie | Comment (0)

By Geoff Whittle; husband of Cherrie of Worldwide Holiday’s When Cherrie invited me to accompany her on a FAM trip of Sri Lanka I was less than enthusiastic. Having spent seven years living in India, Sri Lanka just seemed as if would be a ‘chip off the India block’ and held little appeal when so many other destinations beckoned – HOW WRONG! Our flight by BA stopped over in the Maldives briefly and it was all Cherrie could do to stop me getting off as I stood in the aircraft doorway and soaked up Male’s balmy heat and viewed the Indian Ocean lapping the island we’d landed on. Reluctantly returning to my seat, the short hop to Colombo transported us from island paradise to the bustle of a city and country that’s still recovering from the ravages of war and tsunami. Cherrie and I were in Sri Lanka for a few days of hotel inspection prior to a small group joining us – so we had the benefit of viewing the country from both perspectives – tour operator and tourist – a view that was an eye-opener in every respect. Driven in our courtesy car from the airport to Beruwala beach via the ‘interesting route’, rather than the new express way that cuts journey time by two thirds, all my worst expectations seemed to have been realised as the continuous ribbon of pre-stressed concrete shops and houses in a seemingly random clutter of cheap aluminium window frames and part built, grey, featureless slab architecture transported me back to memories of scruffy Indian cities – with one main difference. Although the driving style took some getting used to, even after the tiring flight I could see that Sri Lanka was immediately cleaner than India and a far cry from the ‘smells, bells and yells’ of its big neighbour. See Sri Lanka's Wadduwa Serene Pavilions with Worldwide Holidays

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