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Journeys in Sri Lanka

16 pieces in Sri Lanka, newest first. Every one ends with the trips that go there.

Sri Lanka travel guide

Wildlife

Blue whales off Mirissa, and the months they pass the south coast

3 min read

History

Galle Fort, the walled town the Dutch built on a headland

3 min read

Seasons

Sri Lanka's two monsoons, and which coast is dry when

4 min read

History

Anuradhapura and Mihintale, where Buddhism came to Sri Lanka

4 min read

Journeys

Sri Lanka by bike, through the Cultural Triangle

4 min read

Walking

Walking in Sri Lanka, from the dry zone to the hills

4 min read

History

Kandy, and the Temple of the Tooth

4 min read

Journeys

Sri Lanka and the Maldives: a tour, then a boat

4 min read

Culture

Poya, the full moon that closes Sri Lanka's bars

4 min read

First time

Sri Lanka by road, and why fifty miles can take an afternoon

4 min read

Wildlife

Wilpattu and the Minneriya gathering, Sri Lanka's other safaris

4 min read

Walking

Sri Lanka's hill country, one tea estate at a time

4 min read

History

The rock fortress, and the kingdoms that came before and after it

4 min read

Wildlife

Leopards, elephants and the parks built around them

4 min read

First time

Sri Lanka in a fortnight, and what a fortnight leaves out

4 min read

Culture

Jaffna, and the Sri Lanka the south rarely sees

4 min read