http://migrationology.com Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:34:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://migrationology.com/2012/02/top-16-things-to-do-in-jaffna-sri-lanka/#comment-13604 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:34:32 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=10365#comment-13604 Thanks Joshua! I went back and read your post (http://josambro.blogspot.com/2009/09/sris-just-not-that-into-you.html). Really interesting! I know things have definitely improved in Sri Lanka in just a few years. I really liked your quote: "Sri Lanka is one of those destinations best suited for two kinds of travelers: Those with lots of money, and those with almost none." Though things are changing, it really is sort of like that still. I traveled on the budget side of things and spent actually less than $10 per day, granted the long distance buses weren't what I'd call luxurious. On the opposite side of the spectrum the tours of Sri Lanka and some of the famous sites were very expensive to enter (and I had to skip quite a few of them like Sigiriya). Anyway, hope you have another chance to return to Sri Lanka, would be interesting to see how it has changed and grown. Thanks Joshua!
I went back and read your post (http://josambro.blogspot.com/2009/09/sris-just-not-that-into-you.html). Really interesting! I know things have definitely improved in Sri Lanka in just a few years. I really liked your quote: “Sri Lanka is one of those destinations best suited for two kinds of travelers: Those with lots of money, and those with almost none.” Though things are changing, it really is sort of like that still. I traveled on the budget side of things and spent actually less than $10 per day, granted the long distance buses weren’t what I’d call luxurious. On the opposite side of the spectrum the tours of Sri Lanka and some of the famous sites were very expensive to enter (and I had to skip quite a few of them like Sigiriya). Anyway, hope you have another chance to return to Sri Lanka, would be interesting to see how it has changed and grown.

]]> http://migrationology.com/2012/02/top-16-things-to-do-in-jaffna-sri-lanka/#comment-13603 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:29:06 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=10365#comment-13603 Hey Kyh, hmmm, not fully sure about rickshaw or tuk tuk, I just heard most people calling it a rickshaw... Yah, in the Hindu temples in Jaffna I was required to take off my shirt before entering. Hey Kyh, hmmm, not fully sure about rickshaw or tuk tuk, I just heard most people calling it a rickshaw… Yah, in the Hindu temples in Jaffna I was required to take off my shirt before entering.

]]> http://migrationology.com/2012/02/top-16-things-to-do-in-jaffna-sri-lanka/#comment-13602 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:27:40 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=10365#comment-13602 Ha, thanks Samuel! Ha, thanks Samuel!

]]> http://migrationology.com/2011/04/taste-of-yangon-burma-myanmar-video-documentary/#comment-13601 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:27:30 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=6234#comment-13601 No problem, yes, doing great. Thanks for watching and hope you are well as well! No problem, yes, doing great. Thanks for watching and hope you are well as well!

]]> http://migrationology.com/2012/02/wood-apple-fruit/#comment-13600 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:27:00 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=10915#comment-13600 A little smelly, but so good! A little smelly, but so good!

]]> http://migrationology.com/2012/02/top-16-things-to-do-in-jaffna-sri-lanka/#comment-13599 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:26:40 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=10365#comment-13599 I really hope you get a chance to visit Collen - I know you will love the food and they also have durian in Sri Lanka! I really hope you get a chance to visit Collen – I know you will love the food and they also have durian in Sri Lanka!

]]> http://migrationology.com/2012/02/top-16-things-to-do-in-jaffna-sri-lanka/#comment-13598 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:26:06 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=10365#comment-13598 Thanks for the comment Jeremy. Cool to hear that you love watching football - I'm also a huge fan, though these days I don't always have time to watch the matches. I do love playing informal matches in random places like this! Thanks for the comment Jeremy. Cool to hear that you love watching football – I’m also a huge fan, though these days I don’t always have time to watch the matches. I do love playing informal matches in random places like this!

]]> http://migrationology.com/2012/02/12-intriguing-photos-of-chengyang-a-little-known-village-in-china/#comment-13597 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:25:06 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=10588#comment-13597 Haha! I agree! Haha! I agree!

]]> http://migrationology.com/2012/02/a-lesson-on-burmese-street-food-video/#comment-13596 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:24:34 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=11045#comment-13596 Hey Keith. Well, there are quite a few places that are great for gaining experience, and Yes I think Burma is one of those places. It really is a fascinating country and culture - really a mix between Thailand and Bangladesh - really amazing country. I'm sure you'll have an amazing time if you go! Hey Keith. Well, there are quite a few places that are great for gaining experience, and Yes I think Burma is one of those places. It really is a fascinating country and culture – really a mix between Thailand and Bangladesh – really amazing country. I’m sure you’ll have an amazing time if you go!

]]> http://migrationology.com/2012/02/video-eating-thai-chicken-rice-in-bangkoks-pratunam-district/#comment-13595 Mark Wiens Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:21:57 +0000 http://migrationology.com/?p=11284#comment-13595 Thank you for watching Krystina! I'm just getting started in all these video so I really appreciate your feedback. Hope you can make it back to Bangkok to get some more wonderful street food! Thank you for watching Krystina! I’m just getting started in all these video so I really appreciate your feedback. Hope you can make it back to Bangkok to get some more wonderful street food!

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