It’s not easy to walk a few hundred yards in Sri Lanka without seeing some form of cricket being played, the sport unquestionably fascinates and grips the country. Team Tourism had developed a penchant for getting involved with cricket matches during the week and managed to organise a match against the local team. On Friday […]

A thought-provoking day for the cinnamon team! Having decided on the thrust of our report, we decided to head to a larger tea plantation this morning, for a contrast with the medium-sized cinnamon plantations we have already seen. After breakfast, we flagged down two tuk-tuks (or ‘autos’ as they’re called in South Asia, being short […]

Today we decided to gather all of our information from our week’s visits and decide on how to further take advantage of our time in Sri Lanka.  This was partly due to our inability to book a visit with another plantation owner in the area, and also because after our visit with Rathna cinnamon, we […]

A normal 8am start for the Cinnamon team, but not so many bodies around at breakfast as usual – maybe the tourist team had made an early start and were off researching some unknown attraction. Cinnamon teamed up with the Eco warriors for transport arrangements – which was sort of really cool man!! Our normal […]

The cinnamon team’s day started much unlike the first day ended – well rested and fresh of mind. After a hearty breakfast of fruit, flatbreads, eggs and (much to my surprise) sausages we set out towards the nearby town of Matara to visit the agriculture faculty of the University of Rahuna. Relaxing on tropical beaches […]

What a trip! 22 hours after leaving home, 15 of us arrived at the Jagabay Resort – tired, ready for a shower, but excited to finally be here. The trip had been relatively smooth and uneventful. The first leg of the journey, Newcastle-Dubai, took about 8 hours. The plane was half-empty which meant some of […]