A month passed through southern India and Sri Lanka
Stato: INDIA (IN)
DURATION: 1 MONTH
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: 2500 euros per person
CAMBIO EURO-IR at the time of travel = 61 on average
CHANGE IS EURO-trip time = 143 on average
DISTANCE ROUTES IN India (with driver): 2346 km from Tamil Nadu to Kerala through the Karnataka
DISTANCE ROUTES IN Srilanka (with driver): 1780 km from Colombo in Colombo
AIRLINES:
QATAR AIRWAYS (Milan-Malpensa Madras via Doha and back) = 667.69 euros
Srilankan Airlines
(Coimbatore-Colombo) = 125.00 euros
(Colombo-Madras) = 117.00 euros
ACCOMMODATIONS: For the 80% found on the road (excluding big banana Island retreat (Kerala), On the Way (Fort Cochi) and Jungle Lodge (Silent Valley-Attapadi? TO AVOID ABSOLUTELY!)
MEDICAL INSURANCE / TRAVEL ASSISTANCE GLOBES with for a month = 125.00 euros
VACCINES: Tifo recall, Hepatitis B, Cholera coverage "diarrhea of the traveler" = 100 euros
MALARIA CAMES = not done
VISAS: India 65 euro + costs (valid for 3 months)
Srilanka: free for the first 30 days
Qatar: Doha visit 20 euro buys Immigration
BEST LODGING:
Big Banana Island by deepan (www.bbiretreat.com) Kerala-India
The Residecy-Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore)-India
Arugam Bay to stay at the Stardust (sstarcom@eureka.lk) Srilanka
A stay at Tangalle Magrovica Beach Cabanas (mangrove@email.de) Srilanka
At The Oasis Villa Hikkaduwa www.theoasisvilla.com
ADVICES PREZIOSI deepest:
In general-with the drivers to be clear not to bring in shops where they have commissions.
-When entering the Hindu temples put it very clear that you do not want the lead, otherwise the tip is not obligatory and will be satisfied with little.
-Contract is good but not too exaggerated
-Do not carry repellents dall'Italia NOT NOTHING TO LA! Buying ODOMOS OR GOODKNIGHT
- Unless you annie disease has not taken the medicine is all there, and those are much Ayurvedic + effective and beneficial for our
-Council strongly not rely on Italian travel agents and agencies all over the place making it clear in black and white and payable (including all-inclusive food and lodging for the driver) in three tranches: early, mid and end.
-The roads in India are really badly made .. better take the train to travel distances. In Srilanka, however the roads are much better placed and the distances you can cover both bus or train
-Always check the driver kilometraggio and the cost of petrol to get an idea of the cost "live"
Non-contact Monique Fountain in India and in Colombo Quickshaw Ltd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-For those who want to travel longer and visit the many places the machine.
Council to contact our driver (and friend) Farook on 'India:
umerfar212@yahoo.com
Tel: +91 9846042881
"For the council Srilanka Uma:
ayodya50@hotmail.com
tel: +94 332221875
For the safari in Yala, please contact the local agency for the Jeep (a Jeep Safari Dicjshow Tissamaharama):
Mr Milro: milros@yahoo.com and for driving inside the Yala contact ajith is great to find leopards and does not tourist routes to find them:
supurcj@gmail.com tel + 94 77 5181372
The most beautiful places in which we stayed:
Big Banana Island by deepan (see above) India
Arugam Bay to stay at the Stardust (sstarcom@eureka.lk)
A stay at Tangalle Magrovica Beach Cabanas (mangrove@email.de)
Hikkaduwa A boy from a fantastic Sinhalese who worked in Italy as a young man and knows the tastes of us in the West we passed the last days of our holiday! Quality excellent price / lodging place called The Oasis Villa (www.theoasisvilla. com)
E dulcis in fundo ... to Hikkaduwa .. well 18 years from the restaurant's Spaghetti & Co. run by a lovely couple and Italian Fabio Paola survived the tusnami where in spite of my misgivings in eating Italian in a foreign country we dined well for 4 times! Value for money excellent (saravillage@yahoo.com)
CONCLUSION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
As our friend Richard: "Travel is a job" .. it was a very hard months, we visited 26 places and I worked hard on myself.
We had the opportunity to approach the 4 major religions, we know our way along the many lovely people (local and travelers like us) who have shared with us their experiences, their religious / philosophical, their tragedies and their miracles for be telling us who survived the tsunami but with tears in his eyes the terrible moments passed.
Thank you:
-Sisters of Fatima Convent for having hosted and bringing us grow, for having taught that the most humble and needy Teachers are vital in order to grow and improve.
-all the boys and girls Koddambakkam that gave us a piece of their heart that we will be with us as a precious treasure! MEMBER YOU ARE A GREAT GIFT NOT U.S.!
Farook-a friend who made us understand more about Islam broke down so many clichés and helping us in our long journey in India.
Kingsley-his generosity makes this guy unique Sinhalese and we will never forget the wonderful moments spent all'Oasis Villa and the special dinner which gave us cooking for us!
-E ... .. not less important than our Italian friends at Hikkaduwa for bringing us great moments and full of joy!
"Riccardo, but what have you done laughing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
Finally-no less important that all the people through their unique contributions have made the hometown of 80 children there are no words to describe your wonderful gesture of love.
And now?
Bhè another trip ... I expect .. a return to a country already visited 2 times in search of another aspect of life and hope to be able to get deep, I hope to get a long time ... the journey is a work in all its wonderful nuances always full of surprises ... ever full of so many precious things "The world is a book and those that they do not travel read only a page" and I am still in the early chapters just how far I still have and I can not wait to share