Tag: Places to visit in Sri Lanka

On my last day in Sri Lanka, I woke up early, freshened up, and sat on the veranda to write in my diary. With the city and hostel still quiet, [...]

My alarm woke me at 5 am, and I began packing for my 450km ride to Colombo, my last day in Sri Lanka before flying to India tomorrow. The weather [...]

I departed the city after 9am for Jaffna, aiming to reach the northernmost point of Sri Lanka. I started driving around 10:30am, covering nearly 200km. After thanking the hostel owner [...]

I wake up after 6am and get ready. The weather is cloudy, but it doesn’t seem like rain is coming. I couldn’t find the caretaker to make coffee. I wrote [...]

I wake up around 5am and, after a quick start, complete my diary over coffee by 5:30am before leaving for Sigiriya Lion Rock. The weather is perfect – cloudy with [...]

I woke up around 5 am to persistent rain. Knowing an early morning visit to Sigiriya would be disappointing, I used the time to write in my diary until 8 [...]

My alarm goes off at 5am, but I actually wake around 7am. I get ready immediately and curse myself for not getting up early. I need to visit 2 locations [...]

My alarm wakes me around 1 AM, followed by the owner’s persistent knocking, as requested. I finally get out of bed at 1:30 AM, get ready, and leave the room [...]

Before leaving Nuwara Eliya for Adam’s Peak today, I’ll do the Horton Plains World’s End trek. Since it’s in the opposite direction, I’ll leave my luggage at the hostel, complete [...]

I get up around 7:30am, a bit late. I start to get ready ASAP as today, I plan to visit the tea factory. I go to the nearby grocery store [...]