Sometimes it’s better to trust the locals instead of your phone… We wanted to visit Ella Rock and just started following the route Maps.me told us to. Maps.me had been working great for us during our trip and we didn’t expect it otherwise this time. But soon we started to get lost for the first […]
Sri Lanka
Waterfun around Ella – Diyaluma & Ravana falls
After our first Workaway experience in Weligama we were up for some change of scenery. We exchanged the beach for the mountains and traveled to Ella. Ella is a small town in the middle of the country situated at about 1000 meters above sea-level and because of this, a little cooler than the rest of […]
Sri Lanka after the bombings
After many years of civil war between the Sinhalese & Tamil population, the Sri Lankans were going to celebrate ten years of peace in 2019. Ten years in which Sri Lanka has become a more and more popular tourist destination. In 2019, Lonely planet announced Sri Lanka as the number 1 tourist destination in the […]
Volunteering in Sri Lanka – Workaway in Weligama & Kandy
Before Elias and I left Belgium, we created an account on Workaway.info. Workaway is a platform where hosts from all over the world offer volunteer opportunities for travelers. In exchange for a couple of hours of work per day you get a free place to sleep and meals in some cases. Since we were planning […]
How to extend your Sri Lankan visa in Colombo and how (not) to take a tuktuk
Applying for -or extending a visa is a hassle, every traveller knows this. And the fact that in most cases you have to do these things in busy capital cities doesn’t make it better. We didn’t hear good stories about Colombo and everyone advised us to get out of there as quickly as possible (we […]