Sri Lanka Blogs

Kandy To Jaffna

You can travel to Jaffna by bus, car, minivan, train, or even plane. Unfortunately, few of these options are available ...
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Best Time To Visit Sri Lanka

This island of Sri Lanka has a double monsoon system, so picking the best time to visit Sri Lanka can ...
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Getting From Colombo to Galle, Sri Lanka

Colombo, the busy, and often chaotic, Capital of Sri Lanka is most people’s arrival destination by air. While there are ...
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Sri Lanka with Kids. No Worries!

Sri Lanka is a justifiably popular holiday destination for families with kids thanks to it lovely beaches, incredible wildlife, good ...
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Best Places To Visit in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful and culturally rich places on the planet. It’s one of my personal ...
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Sigiriya With Kids

We put off climbing Sigiriya, lion rock, with kids until they were 11 and 9. Why? Because we’d climbed Sigiriya ...
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Sri Lanka, Family Friendly

Sri Lanka is an amazing place to take a holiday, or to travel, as a family. This magical island combines ...
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Sri Lanka Beaches. Which to Choose?

We’ve posted extensively about travel in Sri Lanka, where to go, how to go, what to do, but we need ...
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Hijabs and Sri Lanka

This morning at sunrise I sat down to my computer to start my work for the day. It’s what I ...
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Jaffna Sri Lanka, Why You Need to Visit!

Our last month in Sri Lanka was all about getting to Jaffna, this almost newly open destination was top of ...
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The Paradise Resort & Spa, Dambulla Review

The Paradise Resort and Spa Dambulla Sri Lanka (formerly Green Paradise), was my personal favourite of all the large luxury ...
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Kandy to Anuradhapura

Why go to Sri Lanka’ s second ancient city, Anuradhapura? It’s a long way north and getting to Anuradhapura (for ...
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Eden Hotel Sri Lanka. Beruwela Beach, Sri Lanka

If you’re looking for a luxurious, relaxed, ocean-side stay during your time in Sri Lanka, the Eden Resort and Spa (Agoda ...
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Templeberg Villa Galle

Our third villa stay of this Sri Lanka trip, at the Templeberg Villa Galle, brought us a totally different experience, ...
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Ambalangoda Beach Villa, The Max Wadiya

The Max Wadiya villa on Ambalangoda Beach is something totally different, for us and probably for you. We normally talk about ...
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To the Bride Who Got Soaked in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka.

We were sitting on the headland in Unawatuna, just chilling at sunset, watching the waves come crashing in, when a ...
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Balapitya Beach – Sri Lanka Without the Crowds

Balapitya Beach is a peaceful stretch of shoreline punctuated with feature boulders forming sheltered rock pools on Sri Lanka’s west ...
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Sri Lanka Bandaranaike Airport, Colombo. Arrival at Night

Sri Lanka’s main international airport is not in Colombo, it’s about 35 Km outside Colombo Fort Station (bus and train) ...
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Things to Do in Galle

As you’d expect from one of Sri Lanka’s major cities, things to do in Galle are numerous and diverse. However, ...
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The British Garrison Cemetery in Kandy, Sri Lanka

The British Garrison Cemetery is a place of interest in Kandy Sri Lanka. It’s well worth visiting if you have ...
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Sri Lankan Breakfast

Sri Lankan curry for breakfast, you can’t beat it. Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day and Sri Lankan ...
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Kandy to Dambulla, Sri Lanka

This post is about getting from Kandy to Dambulla to visit the Dambulla Cave Temples, the experience of visiting and ...
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Things to do in Kandy Sri Lanka

When you think of things to do in Kandy the big-ticket attractions are what probably come to mind, places like ...
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Kandy Cheap Family Accommodation, Sri Lanka

UPDATE:  On our last visit to Sri Lanka this hotel had changed hands, the kind owners had gone and the ...
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What is a Hopper? | Sri Lankan Food, Hoppers.

What is a hopper? Hoppers are a type of pancake or noodle served commonly in Sri Lanka. String hoppers resemble ...
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Sri Lanka Travel Blog

Sri Lanka is a favourite travel destination of ours. We got married there and we’ve taken our kids there. This ...
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Ella Sri Lanka Accommodation

For once I’m going to tell you about the accommodation we used in Ella, Sri Lanka, and then tell you ...
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Where to Stay in Mirissa Sri Lanka

Where to stay in Mirissa? Finding good, (cheap or luxury) Mirissa accommodation for families is generally easy, there is plenty ...
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Budget Accommodation in Sri Lanka (Cheap Picks!)

It’s much harder these days to find budget (cheap) accommodation in Sri Lanka than it was. Standards have gone up ...
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Negombo Cheap Family Accommodation, Sri Lanka

Cheap Family Accommodation Negombo Sri Lanka. Mazz Homestay Negombo I found Mazz Homestay through one of the hostel booking websites. ...
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Staying in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

Hikkaduwa is full of great value hotels and guest houses at all price points and this post covers where to ...
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Monkey Attack! Sri Lanka Photo Post

Monkeys are everywhere here in Sri Lanka. I’m sitting outside our room watching them right now. You may not see ...
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Visiting The Kandy Devales, Sri Lanka

 Admission prices to the big attractions in Sri Lanka are steep. It’s something that you need to factor in to ...
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Food in Sri Lanka (The Problems!)

If you’ve been following our Facebook page over the last month, you’ll have seen me alternately complaining and raving about ...
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Walking Around Ella Sri Lanka

I think Ella in the hill country of Sri Lanka is one of my favourite towns so far. It’s full ...
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Little Adam’s Peak Sri Lanka

If you know Sri Lanka you’ll know all about Adam’s Peak but you may not have heard of Little Adam’s ...
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Mirissa Beach Sri Lanka (Paradise Found!)

From now on, when people ask me where to stay in Sri Lanka, I’ll tell them Mirissa Beach. I think I’ve ...
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We Saw a Blue Whale, Really! Whale Watching, Mirissa Sri Lanka

In general, I believe that anything is possible, that’s mostly what’s got us where we are today. But if you’d ...
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Why Go To Sri Lanka?

As I just said on my Facebook page, words cannot express how much we love Sri Lanka. Seriously! It’s like ...
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