18th to 21st June 2005 – 3 nights/ 4 days tour to the Northern Peninsula of Sri Lanka, popularly known as ‘Jaffna’ with my colleagues at World Travel Centre Colombo. A whole new experience, apart from the unexplored beauty of Jaffna, for me as a guide (in fact it was a training for me) to accompany a group of tourists and should be ever grateful to the wonderful support of Liyanage (who traveled with me), Sudharma, Asoka & Kishan (with a lot of help from our office in Colombo) and to the experienced guide in-charge Priyantha (Bala). How can we forget Nilantha for his exceptional driving skills, ably assisted by Roshan during that memorable tour, all together that looked as it was the best crew I would have on my very first field experience.
Joined the ‘travel trade’ as a ‘Junior Travel Executive’ at Connaissance De Ceylan in the year 2001 and gained invaluable experience on the job after qualifying as a ‘National Tourist Guide Lecturer’ with the competence license from Sri Lanka Tourism. With previous assignments in banking, advertising, sales & marketing after leaving school, I never believed on a job that would become a part of me and that would continue to ‘travel’ with me on the ‘journey of life’… its simply beautiful.
Photo caption: The tour group on their return to Colombo at ‘Iranamadu Tank’ located close to Kilinochchi
Serendipity is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way – but it is interesting to know that Serendib was an Old Persian name for Sri Lanka. You will surely find happiness in your journey and on top of it, the local people would make you feel at home with their gestures in traditional hospitality and the warmth of smiling faces. Diverse opportunities for the explorer never end on this land and I would look forward to share the best of my experiences wi
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