Places to visit in Sri Lanka

Colombo, the busy and often chaotic Capital of Sri Lanka is most people’s arrival destination by air. While there are a few sights to see in and around Colombo you’ll soon want to head out and one of the more popular routes is from Colombo to Galle. On the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, Galle …

Sri Lanka is a justifiably popular holiday destination for people of many nationalities. But Sri Lanka with kids? Does that work? Is Sri Lanka a good destination for families, toddlers, babies or children of any age? We’ve taken our kids to Sri Lanka many times and it’s been great. So let us help put your …

Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful and culturally rich places on the planet. It’s one of my personal favourites of the 50+ countries we’ve visited and I can’t recommend it highly enough for your long-term travel or holiday vacation. This post deals with best places to visit in Sri Lanka, the best attractions …

We put off climbing Sigiriya with kids until they were 11 and 9. Why? Because we’d climbed Sigiriya rock fortress twice before, without kids and knew exactly what to expect up there. We knew that the steps weren’t the most child friendly in the world and that there were a few other issues to consider …

Sri Lanka is an amazing place to take your kids. This magical island combines low prices, friendly people, stunning coastline and a wealth of cultural and wildlife experiences. After months exploring Sri Lanka, these are our, and our kids’, recommendations for highlights of Sri Lanka for families. Finding family accommodation in Sri Lanka is fairly …

We’ve posted extensively about travel in Sri Lanka, where to go, how to go, what to do, but we need a post on Sri Lanka beaches to complete the set. Sri Lanka is surrounded by beaches, there are literally hundreds of places to take a beach holiday, from our favourite, Mirissa Beach, to the popular …

This morning at sunrise I sat down to my computer to start my work for the day. It’s what I do every morning before the kids wake up. The first thing I do is check my emails, messages, data and comments. Some good news, some bad, a couple of lovely comments and readers asking for …

Our last month in Sri Lanka was all about getting to Jaffna, this almost newly open destination was top of our wish list and after many years exploring south and central Sri Lanka, we had to get to the far north of the island. We finally made it. Jaffna Sri Lanka doesn’t disappoint in any …

The Paradise Resort and Spa Dambulla Sri Lanka (formerly Green Paradise), was my personal favourite of all the large luxury hotels we tried during our Sri Lanka tours, it was also my favourite location, sitting in the green heart of Sri Lanka, equidistant between the beautiful and fascinating Dambulla cave temples and ancient, historic Sigiriya rock fortress. This is …

Why go to  Sri Lanka’ s second ancient city, Anuradhapura? It’s a long way north and getting to Anuradhapura ( for us, from Kandy) can be a challenge. For me it was all about a sacred tree. 2500 years ago, or thereabouts, Prince Siddhartha Gautama sat under the Bodhi ( Bo ) tree, and meditated. He cleansed …

If you’re looking for a luxurious, relaxed ocean-side stay during your time in Sri Lanka, the Eden Resort and Spa, near Beruwela (Beruwala), could be the perfect place for you. We stayed earlier this year and loved what we found. The Eden Resort is visually impressive, the moment you pass through the giant gates and approach the …

Our third villa stay of this Sri Lanka trip, at the Templeberg Villa Galle, brought us a totally different experience, setting and style. We expected this villa, near Galle, to be similar to other luxury villa stays we’d previously tried, but we’re learning that everywhere has its own personality. Each new place gives us something different to …