A few hours south of Colombo lies the cool little town of Unawatuna. Here you can swim and snorkel during the day, then eat and drink to your heart’s content at night. Unawatuna town itself was a little too pricey for us to stay in – we stayed in the neighbouring town of Talpe, which was 15 minutes drive away. Armed with a trusty 125cc scooter however, we made daily trips into Unawatuna and beyond, and here’s what we did.
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I didn’t know much about Sigiriya before we went there. I knew where it was located – in the heart of Sri Lanka’s rainforest – only because I had looked up the bus route before we went. Sigiriya is famous for ‘Sigiriya Rock’ or ‘Lion Rock’ – a well photographed giant rock that seems to just spring up out of the surrounding forest, with the old foundations of a giant palace on the top. But after visiting Lion Rock, and let me tell you, it’s the least of what Sigiriya has to offer.
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