Sri Lankan Traveller

Since the day SL railways introduced a new Intercity express to Badulla 'Denuwara Menike' I wanted to visit Badulla. However, reservation of seats was difficult due to high demand and my mom was able to reserve tickets only for our return journey. We decided to leave to Badulla on the night mail train. But our train journey was interrupted  due to the bad whether and when we were in the station it was announced that the train will leave only to Bandarawela. We instantly changed our plans and our journey decided to get down at Haputale another famous hill station in Sri Lanka. We found a decent hotel online and staff was happy to accommodate our request for early check in. Once the accommodation issue being sorted we took a Tuk to Adisham Bungalow. Adisham Bungalow This is a Benedictan Monastery housed in a Country House built by a English Planter in 1930's when British were ruling the country. This looks like an English country cottage and have been preserv...

Ella is an emerging tourist Destination in Sri Lanka loaded with many attractions and array of activities you can do as a traveller. Ella has been recognised as a must go tourist destination by both the locals and foreign travellers. Ella has been a small town in Road and has been an important pass to access hill country of Sri Lanka.  Since very recently Ella was basically a town based on tea plantations. However Ella today is a bustling city filled with tourists, restaurants and many hotels. Ella is served by Erailway station in Main line of Sri Lankan Railways.  Being situated in the Wellawaya - Bandarawela Road Ella is easily accessible by Bus or private vehicle. However the best way to reach Ella is taking the Badulla Colombo train rated as one of the most scenic railways in the world.  Ella will offer you many adventurous hikes with beautiful scenaries, Waterfalls, Buddhist Temples and other activities Notable Attractions  1.Ella Rock ...

Neelawarai well is a natural fresh water well found in Jaffna District which never deppletes even at extreme whether conditions. Many legends are associated with the place while the most famous being the well is bottomless. How ever the latest findings have revealed that the well is extremely deep(52.5m). Some legends are also linked to Ramayana and the well is considered as sacred by the locals. Archeological Department has conducted excavations to find depth of the well and it was found that the well was 52.5m deep and the layer of water below 18.3m gets salty as it goes down. Salinity levels remains different due to a equilibrium occuring in the well. Water at the bottom was clear but sunlight does not reach due to a zone of unclear water present between m to m. Excavations also revealed remains of carts on the bottom probably remains of an ancient ritual. It was also found that many tunnels extend from the well to different sides. Well is believed to be a natural limes...