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Asia, Food Thoughts, Outside India, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Food, Travel Extras

4 authentic Sri Lankan dishes to try during your visit

Sri Lanka is a popular tourist destination thanks to its beautiful sandy coastline, lush mountainous landscape, and fascinating culture. It´s […]

June 13, 2023 By maverickbird
the practice of stilt fishing at Koggala
Asia, Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Travel Extras, Trip Itineraries

An easy to customize Sri Lanka Itinerary

In 2013 or 2014, I spent some weeks in Sri Lanka. It was during monsoon and tourism was at its […]

February 14, 2020
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Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

To the World’s End

Horton Plains, with the highlight of the World’s End, is one of the best side trips from the tea hill […]

February 13, 2020
#SriLanka #HortonPlainsNationalPark #SriLankatravelblog #Travelbloggerindia #SriLankatourism #World'sEnd
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

Wild beauty of Horton Plains

The dramatic precipice of the World’s End is located halfway of a 9 kilometers hiking route through the Horton Plains […]

February 12, 2020
Flowers of the Hill Country in Nuwara Eliya
Asia, Outside India, Photo Essays, Sri Lanka, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

My Nuwara Eliya days: why I found it hard to leave

Drip-drip, the rain fell insistently outside my window. It was not a hard, drumming rain that bears down like dead […]

February 11, 2020
hill country of sri lanka is famous for tea
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

An introduction to the Hill Country of Sri Lanka

I first went to Nuwara Eliya as a day trip from Kandy. It was right after returning from Dambana and […]

February 9, 2020
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Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

Painted caves of Dambulla

One of my most beautiful memories of Sri Lanka is of the painted cave temple of Dambulla. I liked the […]

February 8, 2020
polonnaruwa quadrangle
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

The heritage site of Polonnaruwa

The ruins of Polonnaruwa are impressive. They reminded me of a bit of Angkor Wat due to their wild appeal. […]

February 7, 2020
the beautiful sigiriya or the lion rock
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

The story of Sigiriya

Sigiriya in Sri Lanka is one of the most dramatic sights in the world. The first time I saw a […]

February 5, 2020
the vedds of sri lanka
Asia, Outside India, Sri Lanka

Meeting the elusive Veddas of Sri Lanka

Kotabakina was teeming with tourists when we walked into its neat clean-swept dirt square. Sri Lankan families complete with boisterous […]

February 4, 2020
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