Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
A Mountain Retreat. Digana Sri Lanka
It’s 7 o’clock in the evening and there’s a nip in the air. We open a bottle of wine, pour ourselves a glass each and slowly…
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A Fort, a Temple and a Church. Mannar Sri Lanka
It is 32C outside and the tarred road is simmering. Yet the unrelenting heat of the day does not take away the picturesque drive that is…
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Racing down Rapids. Kitulgala Sri Lanka
Forward paddle! Go! Go!! Go!!! Holy s***! (The last command is used in dire circumstances and alerts paddlers to hang on tight) I am perched on…
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A Wetland Ecosystem. Madhu Ganga Sri Lanka
Set in the middle of the Madhu Ganga and surrounded by a wetland ecosystem is a tiny isolated island where kings and queens, secrecy in seclusion,…
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A Forest Trek. Horagolla Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is blessed with natural diversity made up of fauna and flora, rivers and mountains, valleys and views, and so much more. Across this island…
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A Mountain Retreat. Maskeliya Sri Lanka
It’s pitch dark outside in spite of the few stars that dot the cloudy sky. Intermittently, the rains come crashing down. And it is very cold.…
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Vibrancy of the Forest. Deniyaya Sri Lanka
I see a sign that tells me I have another 18 kilometers of driving past this laid back town of Deniyaya. The road from here onwards…
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A Tree Hut Experience. Wiravila Sri Lanka
As I alight from my jeep, I hear the inimitable, plaintive call of the peacock. I see him wandering through this garden calling for his mate.…
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Hillside Getaway. Haputale Sri Lanka
Up in the hills, high above low clouds, surrounded by terraced tea fields, I am in the heart of Haputale which is almost 180 km from…
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Lawless in Yala. Kirinda Sri Lanka
I have a long drive ahead of me: it’s approximately 220 kms from Colombo to Kirinda. The others have already gone ahead and I look forward…