I had bronchitis a couple of weeks before I was due to travel to Sri Lanka. I suddenly did not want to go. I felt really vulnerable and depressed, but I also had faith that sunshine and a change of environment (I live in London) would be good medicine for me. My first mistake was to use the £10 voucher I was given by Sri Lankan airlines because of a 2 hour flight delay, to eat 3 oysters. Straight away I did not feel right.. but was it just nerves? I was not sick. I could not sleep on the plane and arrived zonked … and nauseous. So I meekly allowed a taxi tout to lead me to a taxi. I probably paid more than I should have but didn’t care. I am someone who normally avoids taxis but I was that desperately weary.