20 things you did not know about Sri Lanka
Warning in Sri Lanka Do not carry dangerous Drugs. Drugs mean death by law & effect. Exports in Sri Lanka Purchases made in Sri Lanka out of foreign currency brought in , can be exported duty free up to certain limit. Tea in Sri Lanka Ceylon tea is considered the best in the world. It is sold everywhere. The Ceylon Tea Promotion Bureau sells special high quality gift tea packs at their sales points at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, at Colombo Passenger
10 Consigli dai locali per organizzare un tour in Sri Lanka
1. Decidere il periodo giusto. Lo Sri Lanka è una metà che possiamo visitare tutto all'anno. Spesso tanti mi chiedono se ci siano le stagioni come in occidente. Niente paura! Durante il nostro viaggio possiamo godere del dolce tepore del sole dal primo mattino fino al tramonto. Un consiglio che vi posso dare come local, è quello di evitare i mesi di Ottobre e Novembre, poichè sono i più soggetti alla pioggia. Potete tranquillamente sfruttare tutto il resto dell'anno, per visitare questo
Trekking Thotupola Kanda, the 3rd highest mountain
There is a legend behind Sri Lanka’s third highest mountain,Thotupola Kanda. It was so named because it served as the landing place for King Rawana as he was returning from India. When King’s sister visited King Rama and his beautiful wife in India she had been mistreated (I wished there was a better tone to this story) and on her return she complained to her brother King Rawana. Who then took off in his flying machine and kidnapped Sita and
Sri Lanka train time table
COLOMBO FORT to KANDY TRAIN (RAILWAY) SCHEDULE Distance : 120.7KM 05:55:00 PODI MENIKE - EXPRESS TRAIN 07:00:00 1009 - A.C. - INTERCITY 07:00:00 INTERCITY TRAIN - INTERCITY 08:30:00 UDARATA MENIKE - EXPRESS TRAIN 09:00:00 INTERCITY - INTERCITY 10:35:00 1019 - EXPRESS TRAIN 10:35:00 - COLOMBO COMMUTER 12:40:00 - EXPRESS TRAIN 13:30:00 - COLOMBO COMMUTER 15:35:00 INTERCITY - INTERCITY 16:35:00 - EXPRESS TRAIN 17:45:00 - EXPRESS TRAIN COLOMBO FORT to BADULLA TRAIN (RAILWAY) SCHEDULE Distance : 292.4KM 05:55:00 PODI MENIKE - EXPRESS TRAIN 08:30:00 UDARATA MENIKE - EXPRESS TRAIN 09:45:00 1007 - EXPRESS TRAIN 20:00:00 NIGHT MAIL - NIGHT MAIL TRAIN COLOMBO
Sri Lankan Civil war explained to my friends
We were among friends sipping a beer at a beach bar when a friend of mine who lives in Jaffna called me. Since a time long I had the desire to visit that mysterious area, completely forgotten by everyone. Jaffna is an important place also from a historical point of view. The Mahavansa chronicles (the fourth-century Sinhalese epic poem written in Pali) report that Lord Buddha intervened to quell a brawl caused by two Naga tribal kings (one of the