Wietse has quite the background– he is Dutch but was raised in Somalia and Sri Lanka. He returned to Holland as a teenager and studied hospitality in university, but then ended up running his own event management company that was so successful that he dropped out of school to focus on it full time. Now, … More #88: Tuk Tuk Rental’s Wietse Sennema
I did my very last run of my backpacking trip. I ran through the quieter village streets of Mirissa, and braced myself for one more chance at getting bit or attacked by a stray dog. I managed to survive. I am SO happy to be able to run without being stressed out about dogs. That … More 7/25/18: The LAST Day of Backpacking! 😨
I started my 25th year of life by sleeping in. We went down for breakfast around 9:30 and feasted on hoppers, potato curry, onion sambol, and fruit. We left for the beach and laid out on the sun beds. The waves were insane– they’d break about 5 times before finally reaching shore, and there was … More 7/24/18: 25th Bday In Sri Lanka
We woke up around 8:30 and went down to the lobby of Mirissa Beach Inn for breakfast. The staff brought out a big plate of toast, some hoppers (string and normal), daal, onion sambol, fruit platters, jam, butter, tea, and coffee. Man, what a FEAST. I ate most of the string hoppers with daal and sambol, … More 7/23/18: Wild Sea Turtles, Private Yoga, Sri Lankan Calzone
I woke up for my last long run of my backpacking trip (!!) at 7. I did 3 miles in the back streets of Hambantota, encountering one very aggressive stray, before doing the rest of my run on a big street looping around a reservoir. Although I’m really sad that my trip is almost over, … More 7/22/18: The Final Long Run
We were woken up by the alarm clock at 5:05. I was so tired and didn’t want to move, but I had to. Our safari jeep was coming to pick us up in 25 minutes. I got dressed, brushed my teeth, and got my stuff together. I introduced myself to our safari driver/guide, Milan, and … More 7/21/18: Crocodile Attack
I decided to go out for a walk since Adrian was still sleeping when I got up at 7. I walked to the beach and then up to the main road. I wanted to find a coffee. I walked into Barista Coffee, which had coconut milk! Hurray! But they also spelled quiche “kish,” which was … More 7/20/18: Broken Down Tuk Tuk
I woke up at 6:30 and couldn’t fall back asleep. I read my book and waited for Adrian to wake up. Around 8:30, we went out to the lobby area to have breakfast. Michael, the hostel worker, made us omelettes and bread. I gave my omelette to Adrian and ate my bread with bananas and … More 7/19/18: Food, Beach, More Food (Unawatuna, Sri Lanka)
I went for a 6-mile run and somehow found a lake and dirt trails in the middle of Colombo. We bought breakfast from a local restaurant— paratha and daal— and ate it at the guesthouse. It was really good and really filling. We walked over to the Tuk Tuk Rental office to get our tuk-tuk. … More 7/18/18: Tuk-tuk Road Trip, Day 1 (Sri Lanka)
I was going to run right after I woke up at 6:45, but it was pouring out so I stayed in. Around 7:30, the rain had stopped so I decided to go out for a short jog. I ran through the nearby village in Hatton and then came back to the guesthouse, Niwasa House, at … More 7/17/18: Boring Biryani