Okay, so I found Galle to be immensely boring. In my eyes, the UNESCO Heritage Site fortified city's sterile environment lacked a certain gritty Sri Lankan char...
I stopped for a night at Koggala on my way to Galle from Mirissa. The transfer was by local bus and it took around 45 minutes. Kogalla is famous for its iconic ...
Mirissa smelled of heavy salty wet air, damp greenery, and petrol fumes. I arrived there on the afternoon from Colombo and thick tropical rain had splashed on...
Colombo as a capital city of Sri Lanka does not offer a bundle of attractions. It is crowded, congested and brims over with people. However, the capital city is...
The Colpetty or Kollupitiya Market is heralded by the senior Colombites as a tradition that prevailed against the odds of time. Located near the Galle Face Gree...
Colombo still brings to me memories of salty sea air, puttering colourful tuk-tuks, satiny golden coconuts, large vermillion silk floss flowers, gorgeous coloni...
When I was in Sri Lanka the monsoon was in full swing. The little teardrop-shaped island was lashed by angry waves of the Indian Ocean and rain pounded on it al...
Talay Buadaeng or the Red Lotus Sea is technically not red. It is of a bright bubblegum pink colour and is probably the pinkest place in the world. An intrepid ...
If you are looking for more beach time than culture and have more than 10 days in your hand, then this Indonesia islands itinerary is meant for you. It covers t...
Indonesia is an immense archipelago that consists of more than 17,000 islands. Out of them, some are as obscure as uninhabited sand bars, while others are inter...