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Kandy to Nuwara Eliya The drive to Nuwara Eliya from Kandy is about 2 hours through tea country. It is one tourists often make a few stops on. Our first stop was at Glenloch Tea Estate, where we took a tour of the tea making facility and then got to taste and buy tea. This […]
As our time in Sigiriya can to an end, it was time to jump in the car for the 2.5 hour ride to Kandy. On the way, we stopped at Heritage Spices and Herbs Garden. We were guided through the gardens, showing us the Ayurvedic uses of the many items grown on the premises. The […]
The second day of action in Sri Lanka was an adventure. First was a hike to the top of one of Sri Lanka’s most famous archaeological sites, Sigiriya. Sigiriya Sigiriya is a rock plateau, 200 meters in height, with near vertical walls. To get to the top, one most traverse about 1200 steps. It is quite […]
In the summer of 2017 I had the pleasure of taking a trip to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is an island country south of India in the Indian Ocean. It is often referred to as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, or the Teardrop of India. Getting there wasn’t easy (3 flights, 26 hours), but […]
After a fabulous stay in Dharamshala, we were off to Shimla. This was the longest drive between cities, taking about 6 hours. Upon arrival in Shimla, we had to wait along the side of the road for my local guide. Why, I wasn’t sure why, but I waited. It turns out that the hotel I […]
