by The Inside Cabin | Mar 20, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Asia
Day 75 – March 20 – Columbo, Sri Lanka Colombo is not one of my favorite ports and I suspect that the main reason HAL stops here at all is to provide a launch point for their overland excursions to the Taj Mahal. I considered doing an independent overland to...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 22, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Asia, India, New Dehli
Our group assembled in the Ocean bar at 9:30 to begin our independent overland adventure to India and more specifically, New Delhi, Agra and the Taj Mahal. There are 7 other people joining us for a total of 9 travelers. Our general itinerary is here: March 22: Fly to...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 21, 2016 | Asia, 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sri Lanka, Colombo
We slowly sailed into Colombo Harbor around dawn this morning. Colombo is a major city with a large commercial port. We will be spending the night here. Why this is an overnight port was not clear to me, since the city doesn’t offer the night life you normally...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 20, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, Sri Lanka, Asia, Hambantota
The port of Hambantota was new and far more modern than expected. This area was devastated by the 2004 Tsunami, many structures were completely destroyed and their replacements are now about 12 years old. There is a huge double crane right behind where we were moored,...
