I’ve just been lucky enough to be one of the very first guests to stay at the brand-new Hilton Yala Resort in Sri Lanka. Nestled between the Indian Ocean and Yala National Park, a vast lagoon-filled reserve where leopards, sloth bears and elephants roam, Hilton Yala Resort is a luxury hotel with an adventurous locale. … Read more
Sigiriya is one of Sri Lanka’s 7 World Heritage Sites and is found in the country’s Cultural Triangle – a stunning region stuffed full of sacred stupas and ancient temples. Sigiriya is dual-listed by UNESCO for both its natural and historical attributes – just like Uluru which it reminds me of because of its dazzling orange hue. … Read more
One of the things I love about Sri Lanka is the range of boutique villas, homely guesthouses and independent hotels that make your stay in Sri Lanka as wonderful as the sights you go to see there. During my 2 trips to this country I’ve often learned more about the culture, history and cuisine of Sri … Read more
If you’re someone who likes to have it all on your holidays then we need to talk about Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka you can indulge your every curiosity or whim; unleash your history geek in the morning, get your spa on in the afternoon, and end the day with an elephant safari. I’ve written … Read more
For 4 hours I have done nothing but stare out a window. Phone untouched, laptop unopened, dog-eared book disregarded. We are running low on water and haven’t packed suitable food provisions for this journey, which is taking far longer than the station guard told us. And yet I’m not the teensiest bit bothered. Up until … Read more
This time last year I was spent two weeks travelling around Sri Lanka with a girlfriend. Knowing little about the country other than the snippets we uncovered online beforehand, we set off to see as much as Sri Lanka as we could in our two week timeframe. During those two weeks I was not only blown … Read more
Because I am a lady who enjoys the odd home comfort on her travels I take booking my accommodation very seriously. On my recent trip to Sri Lanka, however, it quickly became apparent that the guesthouses we were staying in weren’t going to be merely a place to rest our heads, in some areas we … Read more
Those that know me know I do not camp. Only in rare, unavoidable circumstances do I succumb to a night sleeping close to nature and even then I will still be fearful of it. In Sri Lanka one of those rare, unavoidable situations arose when I discovered there may be a chance to see leopards … Read more
Until Sri Lanka I wouldn’t have considered myself much of a fan of rail journeys but the train ride between Kandy to Ella changed everything for me. It’s inspired more trips on tracks across Australia and India and plenty of posts where I wax lyrical about riding the rails in Sri Lanka. What is so … Read more
The instructions seemed pretty clear on paper: follow the railway track, turn left at the bridge, head up. But we were stuck at the first hurdle. Assuming following the railway track meant we had to go to the train station, we were a little bit stumped to be met with a locked gate when we … Read more