Sri Lanka is an island just off the coast of India that offers everything from secluded beaches, to 1st century temples, to rain forest trekking, and much more! Interested in taking a safari? Yala could be your ticket with the largest concentration of leopards than any other place in the world. Or maybe elephants are your thing? Then visit Minneriya who has the largest elephant gathering than any place in the world. With a country being so diverse in different terrains, there is always something to do here!
Located just off the coast of India there are direct flights to Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport on Sri Lankan Airlines from major cities in Europe, Australia, Middle East, and Asia. Sri Lankan Airlines also flies direct from Dallas, Chicago, Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton. Other direct flights include Singapore Airlines from Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, Abu Dhabi on Etihad, Vienna on Austrian Airlines, Dubai on Emirates, Doha on Qatar Airways, and Bangkok on Thai Airways
The most popular beaches are located on the southern coast. Accommodations range all the way from Budget to Luxury. Mount Lavinia is quite close to Colombo and can easily be done as a day trip.
The Mount Lavinia Hotel and Beach in Sri Lanka
Bentota Beach is perfect for a mixed variety of water activities because of the ocean on one side and the river on the other. Hikkaduwa is popular with the younger budget crowd. My favorite is heading to Sri Lanka’s lesser-known east coast that is still developing from the war. Here it is very relaxing and peaceful and the best place to watch the sun rise on the island!
Passekudah Beach on the East Coast of Sri Lanka
Dambulla Cave Temple
When heading up to the Cultural Triangle, this 1st century temple is a must see! Many of the Buddha’s are well-preserved as this temple was carved into a cave.
Makandawa Rain Forest at the foot of the Hill Country in Sri Lanka
The end of the 1957 classic film Bridge on the River Kwai was also filmed here.
A Leopard at Yala in Sri Lanka
If you only have time to visit 1 National Park in Sri Lanka, make it Yala. Yala has a large variety of different animals and you are guaranteed to see a lot of them.
The Elephant Gathering in North Central Sri Lanka
Colombo is the place where I spent most of my teenage years. It’s quite the happening city with drivers on stand by to take you wherever you want. From tea houses to bakeries, to gourmet foods, it also boasts the latest in ready-to-wear fashions that is imported all over the world. Colombo also has fully […]
First occupied by Buddhist monks in the 3rd century BCE, it was then turned into a palace by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 CE). After his death, it became a Buddhist monastery till the 14th century. The frescoes here are among the first paintings of the human figure ever in Sri Lanka dating to the […]
If you are in South Korea on February 9, 2014, I invite you to join in on Sri Lanka’s Independence Day in Incheon City. Stay stunned for more details.
For the last few weeks I have been traveling around Sri Lanka to finish a memoir I am working on. For more details on this, please visit Beautiful Eye. In fact I graduated from high school here in 1993 so I am very familiar with this country. It’s been […]
Welcome to my traveling blog. This is the blog where I will be telling you about all the places I have traveled to including the best places to eat, where to shop, what to bring, where to stay, and how to get around. Since I have personally been to these places or even lived there, […]
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There are so many things to do in Sri Lanka as it has many popular places to visit all on one tropical island paradise. Located just off the coast of India, there are many direct flights from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and America. With its tropical climate and mountainous regions, this is the perfect […]
Having a Buddhist temple ceremony does not have to be conducted inside a temple. In fact this ceremony was conducted inside a barn on a farm on the outskirts of Pyeongtaek. Why in a barn you might ask? Dhammakitti is a very loved and well-known Sri Lankan Buddhist monk in South Korea. During these ceremonies, […]
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Backpacking the Gobi: My summer vacation of 2009
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