If only Nepal offered a 2.5 week visa. We would have loved to spend just a few days longer in this cool little country. Chill vibes, amazing views and friendly people, Nepal is a huge contrast to it’s humid and noisy neighbours. But unfortunately we’d only budgeted for the two week visa, so fourteen days…
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If you’re travelling to Sri Lanka, Ella is probably on your list. This little mountain town is a hot spot on the tourist trail, and is easily accessible from both Colombo and Kandy by train. It’s cooler climate and epic mountain views make for a great stop before heading onto Sri Lanka’s south coast beaches.
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Sri Lanka is a very easy country to travel on a budget – there’s an abundance of cheap guesthouses in every town, the food is delicious and inexpensive, and swimming in the ocean or lying in the sun is always free. Here’s our budget breakdown for travelling Sri Lanka on the cheap, with the average prices we paid for activities, accomodation, food and transport.
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A month felt like the perfect amount of time to spend in Sri Lanka – enough time to visit both touristy and untouched spots, and get a full appreciation for the diversity of the country. Of course, you could condense the country into two weeks, or really relax over two or three months, but here’s how we spent our 3.5 weeks.
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The water is warm, the sand is silky, and there are huge palm trees to read your book under. As far as we’re concerned, Sri Lanka’s beaches are exactly what a tropical island paradise should look like.
We have spent the better part of a month travelling the islands coastline. From the more remote upper east coast to the touristic south west, this country has a bit of everything. Something that unifies all of the beaches though, is how overwhelmingly great they are. Some were greater than others though, so here’s our run-down of the best.
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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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People had asked us why we were staying in Singapore for five days. ‘You can do it in two, really.’ They said. And they were probably right. Rushing from point A to B to C, you could squeeze the city into 48 hours. Or you could kick back, eat a few more delicious meals, and enjoy it properly.
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The first test of travel. Zipping your life up into a backpack, packing only what you need – or, what you think you need. Because these necessities all suddenly become based on hypothetical questions: What if you have to walk to the loo in the dark? Will there be enough power outlets to plug in the laptop and your phone? And how often will you be able to wash your undies?
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