15 hours in Colombo
Oct02

15 hours in Colombo

Our journey out of Asia had us stopping in Sri Lanka for a 15-hour layover en route to Italy. That’s an incredibly long time to be in any airport. A transit visa (maximum of 2 days) is free and can be obtained online, so we decided we would escape the airport and check out Colombo. There are multiple methods available to get from the airport to the city. In doing some research, they discouraged taking the train due to an irregular...

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A different kind of experience in Sri Lanka
Jun21

A different kind of experience in Sri Lanka

—by Val Dawson My opinion of Sri Lanka didn’t start out as very good. Everywhere I went, I felt the hopelessness of the people, a sort of despair that crept through the air, entering my body and making me feel heavy-hearted and sad myself. People told me how corrupt their government was, gave me stories detailing their lack of freedom, the brokenness of their country and their lives. One of the breaking points for me was that...

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