Ahangama, Sri Lanka
After the ski race, the biggest events were done. I had a busy December with many events and shootings. With the end of the peak season as a cameraman, my usual lifestyle kicks in again. This means I’m heading to the airport in search of a warmer and sunny place. This time, I entered Qatar Airways where I left for Colombo, Sri Lanka via Qatar. I love flying with this airline. The service is great and the food amazing. The best meals I had in the air was with Qatar Airways. After a full day of travelling, I arrive late in the evening in the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo. I had booked a cheap hotel near the airport to rest before heading South the day after.
The South is an upcoming area for digital nomads. Some co-workings were popping up and, with their tropical beach vibes, a great destination. I stayed in an accommodation with a co-working attached run by a German woman near Ahangama. I liked it there, but not much was going on, which I was fine with. I was able to work focused. But many people tried to compare digital nomad hotspots like Bali with Southern Sri Lanka. It can’t compete at all from my point of view. Sri Lanka has a very basic infrastructure and the comfort as I’m used from other destinations isn’t the same. I enjoyed my week in the South, meeting some other nomads and had a great time nervertheless.
The real reason why I was in Sri Lanka was a very unique one. I was about to have a week of holidays and board a friend’s sailing boat, which was circle navigating the world. He has already come a long way around the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean. I’ll stay 2 weeks on his boat with a group of 5 more people. We’re crossing over to the Maldives with the wind and the current. An approximately 4-5 day sail and then sailing down the atolls until reaching the capital of the Maldives, Male. And an absolute once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do this with a sailing boat.