Sri Paadaya - the climb up the sacred mountain
Sri Paadaya is a sacred mountain, which in guidebooks you'll more often find under the name Adam's Peak. This place is a literal link between a whole range of …
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Ella Rock
After two days spent in Ella, the fickle weather had me wondering whether to set off on the next leg of the journey the very next morning. But I was woken by s…
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Ella - Little Adam's Peak and the Nine Arch Bridge
I wanted to visit the mountain town of Ella above all for its beautiful surroundings, the tea plantations and a handful of places that draw crowds of tourists.…
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The Dambulla Cave Temples
I'll admit that after the enormous monuments in Anuradhapura, I didn't expect much of a surprise from the cave temples in the town of Dambulla. I wasn't even t…
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Anuradhapura - the Overlooked Wonder of the World
Unbelievable clatter, constant swaying from side to side, open windows and doors with passengers leaning out and noisy snack vendors — that was certainl…
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Lipton's Tea Plantations and the Sunrise
I'd been to Asia several times already, but I never had the luck to reach the tea plantation regions. This time, though, I planned to play it safe, because to …
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Mihintale - a stunning sunset
On a journey around Sri Lanka you simply can't miss Anuradhapura, an area of magnificent Buddhist monuments. I'll write about that area in a separate article, …
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PIDURANGALA ROCK
As you wander around Sri Lanka discovering its beauty, the name Sigiriya is bound to leap out at you from some guidebook or promotional brochure. It's a rock t…
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Fish Markets in Negombo
I land in Sri Lanka on Sunday afternoon. Tired from the time difference and, above all, a little thrown by having taken off in a wind-chill of -10 degrees Cels…
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BRUNO ON ELLA ROCK
While I was travelling around the island of Sri Lanka, fate would have it that during my climb up Ella Rock (the hill above the town of Ella) I came across an …
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