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THE HAWAII & ASIA SERIES PT10

KATHMANDU – COLOMBO

I’ll be honest here, I was never really excited about Sri Lanka until I was in Asia and started looking into it as a possible destination. But all that was about to change.

HE WAS FILLING IN HIS OWN DONATION AMOUNTS!

I’m always looking for new exciting places to explore and seeing a photo that a friend, Victoria posted got my attention.

WHERE IS COLOMBO, SRI LANKA?

A smart deaf & dumb scam in Colombo

KATHMANDU, NEPAL

Place where they burn their dead in Kathmandu, Nepal. A smart deaf & dumb scam in Colombo

RESEARCH

After chatting to her it was clear I needed to visit, so I done my usual research and worked out where I needed to go and booked the tickets there and then! For a relatively small country there’s a lot to do and each area offers something completely different. However, as I’m a bit of a beach bum and adventurist I decided to stick the south.

On the road at night in Kathmandu, Nepal. A smart deaf & dumb scam in Colombo

COLOMBO

After a night in Colombo staying at the impressive Bunkyard Hostel, I made for the train station where I would be heading through Kandy and to Nallathanniya. However, before all this I encountered another “helpful local” keen to show me to my seat. That was until he turned around and gave me a piece of paper with 10 or so names of foreign travellers. The local so me to my seat and then implied he was deaf and dumb and handed me a piece of paper. I knew immediately where this was going.

Government building in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A smart deaf & dumb scam in Colombo

A smart deaf & dumb scam in Colombo

SCAM

The page had 10 or so names of foreign travellers all from different countries and with a large denomination beside each. It didn’t take long for me to figure this out and I gave out a little chuckle but I was happy to give him a small tip. However, when he asked me to write my name he completely gave the game away and pointed for me not to write down my donation. He has clearly been filling in these numbers himself so people are inclined to give a bigger tip!

A smart deaf & dumb scam in Colombo

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SAFE TRAVELS, DS x
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This post is part of The Hawaii & Asia Series, click to explore or for episode 1 click here.

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