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November 30, 2004Back on the BlogIt is amazing what two weeks away from home can do... Two weeks in which I haven't seen the news, besides glimpses on TVs in cafés and bars. From those, I'm pretty much up-to-date with recent transfers of various football...Read this update November 25, 2004Palaces and ChurchesThis blog is running a few days behind. It seems that no trip, not even a mini-trip, is complete without a) an episode of food poisoning, b) a near-death experience. Mine came when I was nearly razed to the ground...Read this update November 21, 2004Port in PortoLong entry warning This morning saw me trudging up the Castello Hill in Vila Nova de Gaia, across the river from the city centre where the world's greatest port lodges are concentrated. I was heading towards W. & J. Graham's...Read this update November 20, 2004Eucalypts and GrapesThankfully it wasn't an infection—just the strangeness of it all, I guess, combined with my greed. One of those plates of food would be enough for two—or even four if John wasn't one of them! Tonight was snug and in...Read this update November 18, 2004A sh*tty end to a bad dayThere are (very few!) advantages to a polluted beach but one is that I usually find a piece of styrofoam to sit on. I almost wish there was enough of the stuff to carry back to Camp Sh*t—in fact if...Read this update Having a field-dayThe tide is well and truly out: Dolphin Bay is almost drained (you can wade across). This means the dolphins were in waters no more than 2m deep. There is no sign of them now (11:15). A few old men...Read this update November 16, 2004Market DayThe old devil overcharged me! —Bus prices here are a bit of a puzzle anyway: sometimes its 1€30 and other times its 1€15 per ride. I handed over 1€50 and received back 5 cents....Read this update Dolphin BeachI don't know how long I will stay at Camp Sh*t. It could be some time. After a hard days' dolphin watching, I had dinner in the snackbar again; this could become a habit. Then again, you have to take...Read this update November 15, 2004BacalhauBy the way, John, if you are reading this blog you are welcome to drop me a comment! Camp Sh*t has a snack bar, the sort of place you'd expect to find on a campsite where you might get a...Read this update November 14, 2004Camp Sh*tI have a knack of ending up in the most unlikely places when travelling—mine is the only small tent on what is the crappiest campsite I have ever stayed on. There is no sign of any other travellers, just caravaners...Read this update Foodie HeavenWalking down any highstreet in the Algarve I can't fail to notice the proliferation of expat estate agents. In Lagos, a flat will now set you back 170000€&mdash,not so different from London's suburbs. It makes me wonder: will bullish Brits...Read this update November 12, 2004A Trip to the End of the WorldIts a little disconcerting to walk past a Portugese fort in, well, Portugal. The fronts of old churches likewise transport me straight back to Sri Lanka. Underneath the fort there is a little beach with coves in the ochre cliffs...Read this update November 11, 2004Driving over OrangesBefore I go any further, I must say this internet caff has the best keyboards I have ever seen: the mini– Virtually Indestructible Keyboard! The clouds that shroud all of Northern Europe had lifted once the plane was in Portugese...Read this update Faro Campsite is closed......I just wish I had known that before trudging, backpack and all, through the dark, deserted streets of Ilha de Faro. Oh well—you heard it here first....Read this update November 08, 2004Our last supperThis completes the Sri Lanka travelogue— just in time for my Portugal trip :) It's only a little holiday, but I hope that a few quirky things will happen to give me new story leads, so watch this space. Time...Read this update November 07, 2004The Toddy TavernThere was one thing left to do. I had only come across a single toddy tavern anywhere near where I was staying and that had been in Trincomalee. Even there it had been quite a way out of town. I...Read this update November 06, 2004Dark DelightsFor his last night in Stirling before starting his new job, I cooked John a dark, dark dinner....Read this update Impending departureOur impending departure was hanging over me like a shadow. I cried a little when we drove back to Negombo on the following evening. The house was dark and abandoned. John and I were together, but we felt alone....Read this update November 05, 2004Guy Fawkes' NightOooops, I forgot about the 5th of November! And this despite the fact that fireworks have been whistling down the street for a good few weeks now. Liverpool has even instituted a special fireworks squad to deal with this! It's...Read this update On campus (3) -- of lechers and scorpionsIn the morning I felt better. It was like awakening from a bad dream. I hugged John and we lost each other in a kiss. Sex was out of the question. Jungle sounds filtered through the windows and from the...Read this update November 04, 2004On campus (2) -- bookish interludeBack at the library, it turned out that my trusty student friend had checked the entire Loris contents list for articles on marine mammals, saving me a lot of time....Read this update Reading busesPlanning my trip proves to be a nightmare! No, not getting from the UK to Portugal, I have exchanged my flight voucher and should be all clear to fly with EasyJet from Gatwick to Faro on the 9th. Accommodation in...Read this update November 03, 2004On campus (1)Any idea of further travel was out of the question. Irrespective of the fact that we only had a few days left, I was still feeling decidedly shaky and strange. Once again, I took 10 mg of Seroxat, which made...Read this update November 02, 2004Rocket-fuel arrack on Tamil Thai Pongal DayTen hours of continuous travel brought me back to Kandy. Determined to make my own way back, I took a local bus to Peradeniya and paid the equivalent of a day's wages for a tuk-tuk to Rob's house. This was...Read this update November 01, 2004Travels on the EdgeAs soon as there was sufficient daylight, I packed my stuff, settled the bill (no surcharge for saving lives) and set off towards Kandy. Already in the tuk-tuk to Pottuvil, I knew that things were far from OK. The colours...Read this update Posted by Denni on November 1, 2004 06:16 PM
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