Well this came out of the blue - I hadn't planned on travelling late
last year, but on an impulse I found myself booking a trip to Sri Lanka.
Best last-minute decision ever. It's only taking me a while, I'm happy
to be finally sharing some photos with you.
I remember
some years ago, looking at the Lonely Planet's first Sri Lanka guide
book featuring a photograph of a woman strolling topless along a
stunning beach surrounded by lush green palm trees. And I thought to
myself, I have to go there. So when I eventually got that chance to
travel to Sri Lanka, I left home knowing nothing about where I was
going, but I had a feeling it was going to be different from anywhere
I’d ever been. And when I stepped off the plane, I knew I was right.
Sri
Lanka is still largely untouched and unchanged by mass western tourism,
but the word is getting out. It's a country far more diverse than I
ever imagined. The food richly spiced, just wait till you try the rice
and curry, and the landscape one of utter beauty; the
radiant green rice paddies and misty mountains covered in tea
plantations with Tamil tea pickers in their brightly coloured
saris are utterly bewitching.
But there's also the
architecture of ancient Sri Lanka in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, where
Buddhist temples can be found everywhere! And it’s true that sinking
into the stunning white sands of Mirissa, I was
tempted to do nothing more demanding, than ordering a Lion lager for the
remainder of my stay.
Sri Lanka is a country that is
looking very much into the future with optimism, you can sense it in the
beautiful warm smiles of the people. I felt truly humbled by its
beauty, impossible to forget.
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