Tara came to Sri Lanka expecting palm trees, tea, and serene tuk-tuk rides.

What she didn’t expect? A full-blown traffic symphony at 8 a.m.

As her tuk-tuk tried to squeeze through a traffic jam in Colombo, Tara counted:

• 3 buses pretending to be race cars,
• 2 cows chilling in the middle of the road,
• 1 uncle making intense eye contact while overtaking on the wrong side.

She clutched the seat as the driver muttered something about “karma” and honked in 5 languages.

“Is there a pattern?” she asked nervously.

“Yes, madam,” said the driver. “Chaos is the pattern.”

Suddenly, a chicken ran across the road.

“To get away from THIS!” Tara yelled.

One hour later, they had moved 200 meters. Tara swore she saw a snail overtaking them.

Moral of the story? In Sri Lanka, the real adventure isn’t the destination – it’s surviving the traffic!