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Colombo traffic by night

cerno wrote 1 week ago: This image was taken a while back. Coming into Colombo after a weekend road trip somewhere, trying n … more »

Tags: Colombo, Culture, Life, Road Trips, Sri Lanka, third world, Traffic, Transport, Travel

Religious minority trishaw2 comments

cerno wrote 1 month ago: Colombo’s 3 wheeled taxies (I have a separate post about them) tend to be festooned with Buddh … more »

Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, third world, Culture, Life, Travel, South Asia, Travel Sri Lanka, taxis

Colombo by night - Grand Theft Auto's lost module1 comment

cerno wrote 2 months ago: Night driving amplifies risks of 3 typical Colombo traffic hazards: checkpoints, odd road conditions … more »

Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, third world, Life, Society, Travel, urban life Sri Lanka, travel safety, Travel South Asia

Sri Lanka travel: time saving route to ancient sites lonely planet doesn't know about7 comments

cerno wrote 2 months ago: Traffic/road conditions from Colombo to Sri Lanka’s ancient sites at Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa … more »

Tags: Colombo, Culture, Life, Roads, Sri Lanka, third world, Traffic, Transport, Travel

Colombo driver's survival guide - mystery of the coloured lights19 comments

cerno wrote 3 months ago: Swerving wildly from part 1 of the series on driving in Colombo, we approach a common enigma on Colo … more »

Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, third world, Culture, Life, Society, Travel, South Asia, travel safety

Driving in Colombo - Part 0000128 comments

cerno wrote 3 months ago: I love driving in Colombo. It is a truly liberating experience. Especially compared to the terrifyin … more »

Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, writing, Life, Blogging, Travel, City Life, travel safety, Personal Life

Secret Colombo short cuts8 comments

cerno wrote 4 months ago: Shorter trips despite longer distances - that’s what Secret Colombo Short Cuts (SCSC) are abou … more »

Tags: Blog, Check points Colombo, Checkpoints Sri Lanka, Colombo, Colombo drainage, colombo infrastructure, Culture, Dogs, Family

Bob Marley taxi Colombo Sri Lanka6 comments

cerno wrote 4 months ago: Vehicle graphics in Sri Lanka are a buffet of cross cultural symbolism. Yet I doubt if the symbols a … more »

Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, Colombo art, Culture, Travel, Arts and Culture Colombo, South Asian Art, urban life Sri Lanka, Urban Life

Public smooching traditions: Galle Face green tops the list4 comments

cerno wrote 5 months ago: Public smooching is still taboo out here in the spiritually hygienic east. However hand holding by h … more »

Tags: Colombo, Galle Face Green, Galle Face Green development, Life, Love, Personal Life, Relationships, Romance, social classes in Sri Lanka

NASA sign Colombo Sri Lanka9 comments

cerno wrote 6 months ago: I doubt if this establishment has anything to do with the National Aeronautics and Space Administra … more »

Tags: Colombo, Life, Sri Lanka, Travel, Travel Sri Lanka, Funny Signs, NASA

7 reasons to Taxi / trishaw to new years eve parties3 comments

cerno wrote 6 months ago: Colombo’s 5 star hotels throw the usual expensive new years eve (31st night) parties. Most of … more »

Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, Life, social classes in Sri Lanka, Travel, Road Trips, Alcohol Sri Lanka, Alcoholism Sri Lanka, Alcoholism South Asia

Colombo checkpoints back?5 comments

cerno wrote 7 months ago: The “established” checkpoint on the commute seems to be back in action. With a van pulle … more »

Tags: check points, Check points Colombo, Checkpoints Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Terrorism, third world, Travel, Travel Sri Lanka

Variations in the art of public transport3 comments

cerno wrote 7 months ago: Unusual themes in Sri Lankan bus vehicle graphics. Photographed these buses on the roads to Galle an … more »

Tags: Art, Artists, Colombo Transport, Contemporary Art, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Road Trips, Transport, Travel

Vehicle graphics Sri Lanka: art of public transport8 comments

cerno wrote 9 months ago: Its been a successful day of vehicle art are hunting. I took a spin at the wheel while Mrs Cerno de … more »

Tags: advertising, Art, Art and Design Sri Lanka, Bus, bus art, Colombo Transport, Transport, Travel, Travel South Asia

Sri Lanka's Bus Art3 comments

cerno wrote 10 months ago: This type of garishly colourful “photomontages” seems to be in fashion now. Sort of lik … more »

Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, Colombo Arts, Art and Design Sri Lanka, Colombo art, Culture, Travel, Art, Travel Sri Lanka

Got any Sri Lankan Trishaw Art links?

cerno wrote 11 months ago: My previous post on trishaws got me interested in the “artwork” that many drivers invest … more »

Tags: 3 wheelers, Blogging, Blogs Sri Lanka, Colombo art, Colombo Arts, Indi, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan artefacts, Sri Lankan Bloggers

Hikkaduwa School of Design6 comments

cerno wrote 11 months ago: As a kid I’ve taken signage the along the tourist strip of Sri Lanka’s south west coast … more »

Tags: advertising, Art, Art and Design Sri Lanka, Graphic Design, Multilingual signage, Post Colonial English, Post-colonial Identity, Post-colonial Identity Sri Lanka, social classes in Sri Lanka

Natural History Museum Colombo5 comments

cerno wrote 1 year ago: This is a continuation of a visit to the Colombo museum. Apologies to “i“ for the delay … more »

Tags: Colombo, Blogging, Arts and Culture Colombo, South Asia, Geoblogging, Geoblogging South Asia, Geoblogging Colombo, Public spaces, Public Spaces Colombo

Used book shops Colombo20 comments

cerno wrote 1 year ago: Used book shops all over the world have a familiar powerful gravitational pull. Like a black hole bu … more »

Tags: Blogging, Books, Colombo, Culture, Fiction, Geo Blog, Geo Blogging, Geoblogging, Geoblogging Colombo


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