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Colombo traffic by night
This image was taken a while back. Coming into Colombo after a weekend road trip somewhere, trying not to think of the impending Monday. It was raining bad and the lunatics on the road were in their u… more »
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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 »
Religious minority trishaw
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cerno wrote 1 month ago: Colombo’s 3 wheeled taxies (I have a separate post about them) tend to be festooned with Buddh … more »
Colombo by night - Grand Theft Auto's lost module
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cerno wrote 2 months ago: Night driving amplifies risks of 3 typical Colombo traffic hazards: checkpoints, odd road conditions … more »
Sri Lanka travel: time saving route to ancient sites lonely planet doesn't know about
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cerno wrote 2 months ago: Traffic/road conditions from Colombo to Sri Lanka’s ancient sites at Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa … more »
Colombo driver's survival guide - mystery of the coloured lights
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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 »
Driving in Colombo - Part 00001
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cerno wrote 3 months ago: I love driving in Colombo. It is a truly liberating experience. Especially compared to the terrifyin … more »
Secret Colombo short cuts
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cerno wrote 4 months ago: Shorter trips despite longer distances - that’s what Secret Colombo Short Cuts (SCSC) are abou … more »
Bob Marley taxi Colombo Sri Lanka
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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 »
Public smooching traditions: Galle Face green tops the list
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cerno wrote 5 months ago: Public smooching is still taboo out here in the spiritually hygienic east. However hand holding by h … more »
NASA sign Colombo Sri Lanka
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cerno wrote 6 months ago: I doubt if this establishment has anything to do with the National Aeronautics and Space Administra … more »
7 reasons to Taxi / trishaw to new years eve parties
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cerno wrote 6 months ago: Colombo’s 5 star hotels throw the usual expensive new years eve (31st night) parties. Most of … more »
Colombo checkpoints back?
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cerno wrote 7 months ago: The “established” checkpoint on the commute seems to be back in action. With a van pulle … more »
Variations in the art of public transport
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cerno wrote 7 months ago: Unusual themes in Sri Lankan bus vehicle graphics. Photographed these buses on the roads to Galle an … more »
Vehicle graphics Sri Lanka: art of public transport
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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 »
Sri Lanka's Bus Art
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cerno wrote 10 months ago: This type of garishly colourful “photomontages” seems to be in fashion now. Sort of lik … more »
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 »
Hikkaduwa School of Design
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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 »
Natural History Museum Colombo
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: This is a continuation of a visit to the Colombo museum. Apologies to “i“ for the delay … more »
Used book shops Colombo
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cerno wrote 1 year ago: Used book shops all over the world have a familiar powerful gravitational pull. Like a black hole bu … more »
