PLANET SAFARI

The last day of our trip was spent in Colombo. Colombo didn't look like a typical South Asian city, I imagined it to be much like Chennai. With its lush gardens and newly constructed spotless roads, it looked much like a low-key European City. Trees lined the well…

Of Beaches and Backwaters The next day, we set off to Bentota, a coastal town near Colombo. The drive took us  about five hours, the route had the best sceneries we ever had in Ceylon. We stopped at Kitulgala for lunch. The Plantation Hotel served a sumptuous buffet…

A Garden with a View Hakgala is an important Botanical Garden in Sri Lanka. It is very close to Sita Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya. It reminded me of Ooty Botanical Garden, which I've not visited in years. We had about 45 minutes to explore before they closed for…