点评:We were a family of four travelling with Sydney Perera for three days. We contacted Sydney after hearing about cyclone Ditwah and learning that our prebooked trains no longer were available. Despite short of time and an inconvenient route right during Christmas, Sydney did not hesitate to provide us his service. He is very accomodating and tailored our drive just as we wished for it. We drove Colombo to Kandy during the first day and had a few stops for roadside views, a tea factory and the Royal Botanical garden all after our wishes and his local tips. The second day we had originally planned for our own city walk and time with the family in Kandy and this was no problem for Sydney who instead "got the day off". He did however share his best tips for the city and activities. The third day we met up again embarking on a day long drive from Kandy to Ella. We had wished for views, perhaps a waterfall trek and to see tea plantations, as well as a lunch stop in Nuwara Eliya and all this was easily accommodated by Sydney. Thanks to his local knowledge we didn't pay entree fees anywhere but rather purchased drinks as support for the locals and similar. Apart from safe and very smooth driving, Sydney provides with interesting local knowledge, great tips and all in all wonderful conversations in the car. He is very good at reading the room, both leaving space for quietness and private time and inviting social discussions and sharing stories. We couldn't be happier with this last-minute-solution that turned out to be such a great experience - perhaps even better than the original solotravel plans! If we would have known about Sydney and his tours earlier we might have booked a longer route with him, and if we come back to Sri Lanka again we definitely know who to contact from the start!
翻译:我们一家四口与悉尼·佩雷拉 (Sydney Perera) 一起旅行了三天。在得知迪特瓦飓风 (Cycle Ditwah) 的影响,以及我们预订的火车票无法使用后,我们联系了悉尼。尽管时间紧迫,而且正值圣诞节期间,路线也不方便,悉尼仍然毫不犹豫地为我们提供服务。他非常热情周到,完全按照我们的意愿安排了行程。第一天,我们从科伦坡驱车前往康提,途中根据我们的意愿和他提供的当地建议,在路边停留了几次,欣赏沿途风景,参观了茶厂和皇家植物园。第二天,我们原本计划在康提自由漫步,与家人共度时光,悉尼欣然同意,并“休息了一天”。不过,他还是分享了他对这座城市和各种活动的宝贵建议。第三天,我们再次与悉尼会合,开始了从康提到埃拉 (Ella) 的一日游。我们希望沿途欣赏美景,或许可以徒步游览瀑布,参观茶园,并在努瓦拉埃利亚 (Nuwara Eliya) 享用午餐,悉尼轻松地满足了我们的所有愿望。多亏了他对当地的了解,我们没付任何门票,反而买了饮料支持当地人等等。悉尼不仅驾驶技术娴熟、安全平稳,还分享了许多有趣的当地知识和实用建议,总之,车上的聊天非常愉快。他很会察言观色,既能营造安静的私人空间,又能引导大家参与社交讨论、分享故事。我们对这个临时起意的旅行方案非常满意,它带来了如此美妙的体验——甚至比我们最初的独自旅行计划还要好!如果我们早点知道悉尼和他的旅行团,或许会预订他更长的路线。如果我们再次来到斯里兰卡,我们肯定知道该从头开始联系谁了!