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Ancient Buddhist Site of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Ancient Buddhist Site of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

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

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

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

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...
Madurai, The Soul of Southern India

Madurai, The Soul of Southern India

Having spent a total of almost six weeks at different beaches along India’s west coast we were ready to jump back in, head first to ‘real India’ and we were excited at the prospect. Madurai is one of the oldest cities in India and is dominated by the mind-blowing Sri...
India’s Southernmost Point, Kanyakumari

India’s Southernmost Point, Kanyakumari

India’s southern most point, Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin as it’s also known, is a special place for Indian’s and foreign visitors alike. For Indian visitors the end of the road is marked by a number of memorials, temples and shrines which are of equal interest to the...