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Recovering Jaffna; Real, Genuine, Honest Sri Lanka

Recovering Jaffna; Real, Genuine, Honest Sri Lanka

by | Last updated Aug 6, 2018 | Published on Sep 12, 2013 | 0 comments

Not too many people seem to make the journey to Jaffna at the northern tip of Sri Lanka which is a real shame. Since the civil war ended here in 2009, the local population, which almost halved during the troubles, has begun to return to live here once again. After we...
Ancient Buddhist Site of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Ancient Buddhist Site of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

by | Last updated Aug 6, 2018 | Published on Sep 10, 2013 | 0 comments

A sacred city of ancient temples, ruined dagobas, enormous monuments and the oldest tree in the world was to be our first stop in ‘Sri Lanka’s cultural triangle’, as it has become known. Forming the three main points of the triangle are Anuradhapura, Pollanaruwa and...
A Guide to Sri Lanka’s Southern Beaches

A Guide to Sri Lanka’s Southern Beaches

by | Last updated Aug 6, 2018 | Published on Sep 9, 2013 | 5 comments

Sri Lanka’s southern coast is lined with beautiful, tropical paradise beaches, some unspoiled and some more spoilt. Each of Sri Lanka’s southern beaches caters to a different crowd, type of traveller and/or budget  but all do check the box of clean sands, turquoise...
Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Capital City and Neighbouring Negombo

Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Capital City and Neighbouring Negombo

by | Last updated May 15, 2016 | Published on Sep 6, 2013 | 0 comments

Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital city is located about two thirds of the way down the country’s west coast. With a population of two and a half million people, it is by far the most populated city in the country, other major cities such as Negombo, Kandy and Jaffna...
Galle, Protector of Sri Lanka’s South Coast

Galle, Protector of Sri Lanka’s South Coast

by | Last updated May 15, 2016 | Published on Sep 2, 2013 | 2 comments

Built in the seventeenth century, Galle Fort was a major port for boats travelling between Europe and Asia and acted as the main port of Sri Lanka for more than two hundred years eventually becoming a secondary harbour after the development of breakwaters in Colombo’s...