It seems that communication has been a problem for our STA Explorer Alison. Going under the name of The Long Way Home for STA you can read about her travels to date here. As for the sarcasm thing, well, it happens to be Alison’s preferred form of interaction, and when your tour guide doesn’t really get it, problems can arise.

However, such cultural obstacles are obscured by the full on mutiny toward the sarcasm-less Priya (her guide), which occurred after a particularly tricky bus ride experienced by some of Alison’s Sri Lanka traveling counterparts. The group has shrunk somewhat after the uprising, though Karena and Nikki (mutineers who thought better of it) did:

“…stumble into the hotel with their tails between their legs, after being literally left at the side of the road in the middle of nowhere by the others.”

How did the remaining five and Priya cope? By getting drunk on Arrak of course!