Cost of Living and Traveling in Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living and Traveling in Sri Lanka

Below are the general prices for a few key products in Sri Lanka: Hotel Room: 500 – 800 rupees ($4.50 -$7.25) Local Brand Soda: 30 rupees for 400ml ($0.25) Coca Cola Brand Soda: 70 rupees for 500ml ($0.62) Extra charge for a refrigerated drink: 5 – 10 rupees ($0.04 – …
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Posted on April 30, 2009 by Greg Goodman

Posted in Civil War Checkpoints, Leopards, Tsunamis and the Foreigner Price, SouthEast Asia, Sri Lanka | Tagged Costs, Food, Prices, Sri Lanka | 2 Comments

White Skin? Then You Pay the Foreigner Price

Our book warned us but nothing could have prepared us for the great disparity between the local price and the foreigner price. Carrie and I have traveled a lot in this world and have become used to, if not accepting, of attempts to rip us off. Sure, they are frustrating …
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Posted on April 21, 2009 by Greg Goodman

Posted in Scams, SouthEast Asia, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka: The Undiscovered Country | Tagged Frustrations, Prices, Scams, Sri Lanka | Leave a comment

Prices and Living on the Cheap

People always ask Carrie and I how can we possibly afford to travel for eight months (hopefully). Did we win the lotto? Are we secretly crazy rich? Nope…it’s the prices here that allow it to happen…and the hotel situation as I just wrote. Below is just a short list of …
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Posted on January 21, 2009 by Greg Goodman