"Ceylon tea has flourished in Sri Lanka ever since Scottish planter James Taylor introduced the first sapling in 1867. Today, they cover much of the central highlands, hugging every contour of the hills, rolling lush and green across the slopes..."
The Best Travel Writing About Sri Lanka
In addition to our collection of fabulous hotels - and their equally fabulous reviews - Travel Intelligence is built upon some of the finest travel writing on the web. So, to find a range of travel writing about Sri Lanka and general Sri Lanka travel tips, you just need to browse the selection of travel articles below...
Articles about Sri Lanka
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Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands
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Solange Hando
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Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Hills
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Nuwara Eliya
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Sri Lanka: Traditional Ayurveda for Well Being
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Solange Hando
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Sri Lanka
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South Coast
"Acclaimed far beyond the island, Sri Lanka’s traditional Ayurveda is a holistic medical science based on the careful use of organic herbs.Dating back 4000 years, Ayurveda is the result of wide spread experience and research across the..."
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Get a Yala of this: A Visit to a Sri Lankan National Park
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Nabeel Shariff
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Sri Lanka
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South Coast
"5.15 a.m., I hear a thud on the front of my cabana, with a slither of sunlight peeping through my batik curtain. Unaware of my surroundings I open the door to be greeted by a wild boar rummaging in the dust a few metres away. All seemed a bit..."
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High-Tea, Toi-Tea: Tea Time in Colombo
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Devanshi Mody
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Sri Lanka
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Cultural Triangle
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Colombo
"Anna, the Duchess of Bedford, suffering from “a sinking feeling” at about four o’ clock in the afternoon, created teatime. Adopting the European tea format, she invited friends to join her for an additional afternoon meal at 5 o’ clock in her..."
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Amangalla: The Butler's Guide to Galle
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Simon Crerar
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Sri Lanka
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South Coast
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Galle
" Stay at Galle Fort's Amangalla, and as..."
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Colombo Shopping
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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Sri Lanka
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Cultural Triangle
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Colombo
"Most visitors to this idyllic isle bypass the frantic, colourful city, heading north for cultural tours or to southern sun-kissed shores. Do both first, then head back along the Galle Road, trodden by visitors for centuries, to strategic spots..."
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Shabby, but Splendid
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Ben Mallalieu
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Sri Lanka
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Cultural Triangle
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Dambulla
"Sri Lanka is full of long, elegant words that glide effortlessly off the tongue: Jayasuriya, Tissamaharama, Trincomalee, Parakramabahu, Polonnaruwa, Radawaduwa, Aravinda da Silva, Nuwara Eliya, Gunasekera. In Sinhala script, they form impenetrable..."
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In the Land of Raja
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Isabella Tree
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Sri Lanka
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Cultural Triangle
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Dambulla
"It came as a bit of a surprise that the first elephant I was to see at close quarters in this, the most elephant-orientated nation in the world, was a dead one. But I was not alone. 15 years after his death there were still queues to see ‘Raja’, the..."
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Sri Lanka's Tea Trail
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Amar Grover
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Sri Lanka
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Cultural Triangle
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Kandy
"High in the lush hills south of Kandy, a patient factory manager explained to me the venerable business of ‘Orthodox’ and ‘CTC’, of Broken Orange Pekoe, fannings and dust. We discussed plucking and withering, fermentation and drying, while his..."
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High Tea
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Solange Hando
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Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Hills
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Nuwara Eliya
"A delicate fragrance tickles my nose as I wake to a cup of freshly-brewed Ceylon tea. Dawn is breaking over the hills, ridge after ridge unfolding through the mist towards the horizon. A hamlet stirs in a hollow, a cockerel greets the rising sun..."
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