Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the central highlands of Sri Lanka and is covered by montane grassland and cloud forest. Horton Plains is a popular tourist destination, with World’s End being the key attraction. Horton plain, its surroundings forests and the adjoining Peak Wilderness, consolidate Sri …
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Being a frequenter on NH-45, the signboard on the road “ Mangalamedu” keeps always tempting to explore this place. Unfortunately, all my onward journey will be time bound and return journey’s will be in dark. This time luck enough to get a chance. As expected there was a 17th century …
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A visit to Dhanushkodi takes your breath away and is a visual treat with incredibly beautiful views of the clear blue sea, but at the same time envelopes you with sadness with its ruins and the dilapidated remains of what was once a flourishing town. Myths say, that when Rama’s …
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The jungle shrine of Kataragama in southeastern Sri Lanka has long been a place of special interest to Indian travelers especially from Tamil nadu. Kataragama is one of the three important ancient places of Hindu worship which lies in the same meridian 81°10’, the other two being Uttara Kailasa (Mount …
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Sri Lanka’s first E Class highway – The Southern Expressway which is 126 km long highway links the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Galle and Matara, major cities in the south of the island. 1,556 total views, 2 views today Tweet
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First international trip will always be super excitement! Here are the few give-away’s for the wide benefit of my readers for better planning! 1,537 total views, 2 views today Tweet
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As we were feeling hungry, we reached a nearby restaurant, which was not so great, but still hunger beckoned. It was a Saturday. S briefed us on the plans for the following night, as he would be leaving that day itself for Abu Dhabi, since the Arabic weekends are only …
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Unawatuna is a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka and famous for its beautiful beach and corals. It is quite an expensive place. As usual Mr.H exercised his level best to stick with our regular budget, but couldn’t find any.. Finally we settled with a beach facing resort for double …
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Galle Lighthouse – This is Sri Lanka’s oldest light station, dating back to 1848, but the original lighthouse built by the British is located about 100 metres (330 ft) from the current site; however, it was destroyed by fire in 1934. The existing 26.5-metre-high (87 ft) lighthouse was erected here …
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As we still had two more things left in our travel itinerary which were elephants and beach, we reached Udawalawe National Park. We reached there late in the night and didn’t have many options in terms of hotels. We settled with the one that caught our eyes first which was …
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