• Nuwara Eliya in 2 Days

    Nuwara Eliya in 2 Days

    We spent a week in Sri Lanka, starting and finishing in the capital, Colombo. In the interim, we took a train up into the hill country of the island’s interior, staying at Nuwara Eliya. The city sits at almost 2,000 metres above sea level, surrounded by tea plantations. It was founded as a colonial hill…

  • Kandy in 1 Day

    Kandy in 1 Day

    We spent a week in Sri Lanka, starting and finishing in the capital, Colombo. In the interim, we took a train up to the tea plantations of the island’s interior. On the way back, we spent a night in Kandy, the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy. Our main aim was to visit the Temple of…

  • Colombo: Top 10 Things to do

    Colombo: Top 10 Things to do

    We spent two days in Colombo, starting and finishing our week visit to Sri Lanka in the capital city. We spent the first day exploring the Fort area and the second with a stroll along Galle Face Green and around Beira Lake. Here is my pick of the top 10 things to do on a…

  • Colombo in 2 Days

    Colombo in 2 Days

    We spent two days in Colombo, starting and finishing our week visit to Sri Lanka in the capital city. We spent the first day exploring the Fort area and the second with a stroll along Galle Face Green and around Beira Lake. Note: Colombo is hot, with an average daily high of 31 °C (88…

  • Sri Lanka 1 Week Itinerary (Colombo, Nuwara Eliya and Kandy)

    Sri Lanka 1 Week Itinerary (Colombo, Nuwara Eliya and Kandy)

    We spent a week in Sri Lanka during our round the world trip, starting and finishing in the capital, Colombo. In the interim, we took a train up to the tea plantations of the island’s interior, staying at Nuwara Eliya. On the way back, we spent a night in Kandy, primarily to visit the Temple…