The Kandy to Ella train journey is said to be one of the most scenic, epic train journeys in not only just Sri Lanka but the world. So with a few days to spare in Sri Lanka, I decided to purchase a ticket for $1.50 and climb aboard for the 5-hour journey. Yes, the train really does cost just $1.50.

I have now taken the train in both directions. From Kandy to Ella and in reverse from Ella to Kandy. On both occasions, I just arrived at the train station and bought the cheapest ticket and walked on. I didn’t sit in a seat, I preferred to an open door and hang my legs over the edge for the entire journey.

Getting a tattoo in a developing country is always an interesting experience. In Sri Lanka there are plenty of different tattoo studios to choose from. I was in Unawatuna in the south of the country and found a tattoo artist called Sajee in the nearby city of Galle.

I visited the studio to meet Sajee and check out some of his work. The studio wasn’t spotless but it was fairly clean and the photos of his previous work filled me with confidence. A few hours later I had a tiger on my arm. You might call it risky but this was one of my best memories and one of the epic things to do in Sri Lanka that I definitely don’t regret!

At the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea industry, this charming throwback to the country’s colonial years is rich with the heritage of home-county England. Tour neatly-terraced tea estates, watch pickers at work, and buy your own samples to take home.

Tea lovers will want to visit the Hill Country’s Haputale Mountains, where Sir Thomas Lipton launched his tea empire. To see where it all began, organise transport to Lipton’s Seat – Mr Lipton’s favourite spot to sit and watch over his enormous estate. It is possible (and maybe a bit more comfortable) to take a car up, but an open air tuk-tuk ride is much more fun.

Head out early before the afternoon fog cloaks the surrounding mountains, clouding the awe-inspiring views.

One good reason to visit Sri Lanka is, whatever your name, Sri Lanka has it. From sandy pristine beaches to cold misty hills or dense rainforest with thick canopy or anything in between that.Apart from heavenly beautiful nature, Srilanka has 2500 years of written history and majestic remnants, pass way beyond that time frame, few good examples are Abhayagiri vihara (only second to pyramids of Giza), Sigiriya Rock fortress, Ruwanwelisaya, Gal Vihara and many more ancient sites, that will mesmerize you. Not to mention gigantic man-made reservoirs like Parakrama Samudraya. Sri Lankas history dates back to 40,000 BP, the earliest evidence for anatomically modern human settlements comes from here which is called “Balangoda Man”. There are so much more to talk about Srilanka, so why wait come and discover Sri Lanka !

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