Latitude: 6.931944 N Longitude: 79.84778 E Capital: Colombo
Travel in Sri Lanka
A total of 13 members have visited 66 locations in Sri Lanka.
Together they have written 126 travel stories and uploaded 939 pictures from Sri Lanka.
Last visit in Sri Lanka was made 2008-02-01 by danushka who was in Belihul Oya.
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Short introduction to Sri Lanka
Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1802. As Ceylon it became independent in 1948; its name was changed in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted in violence in the mid-1980s. Tens of thousands have died in an ethnic war that continues to fester.
Next day morning I got up early to get ready, but others were still sleeping. We were without a plan for second day. After everyone got up, we were gathered around the breakfast table and discoursed w...
Day : 1
Friday evening at around 5PM we have started our journey. Our destination was Oliphant Bungalow. We hoped to move there before mid night. Selected path was through low level road to Awissaw...
On that day early in the morning (5.30AM) we gathered to Fort Railway Station and took tickets for Galaboda. Train started it’s long journey to Badulla at 5.45AM. We had breakfast on the Train and mov...