I went to Sri Lanka in search of inspiration, and I certainly found it. After over a year in North America, I was desperate to explore somewhere more foreign, to learn about a new culture and to really feel out of my depth for a little while. Basically, I wanted to remind myself of the many important reasons why I travel in the first place.
I got all that and more. Sri Lanka was beautiful, occasionally frustrating and just an incredibly interesting place to explore. I loved learning about the country’s unique cuisine, history and ecosystems. I have a lot of stories to tell you in the coming weeks (plus some stories about Hong Kong, and leftover stories from Las Vegas, Austin and Seattle that I still need to get around to- but let’s not dwell on that now.
As an appetizer, here are some of my favorite Instagram shots I took while traveling through Sri Lanka:
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BONUS: Here is a video put together by my friends from Captain and Clark (with a cameo from yours truly) that goes a long way towards summing up our experiences in this “humid,” “spicy” and “sun-drenched” country:
My trip to Sri Lanka was sponsored by Cinnamon Hotels and Sri Lanka Airlines.
I have wanted to go to Sri Lanka for so long but I haven’t gotten there yet. It looks like such a beautiful country and I’ve heard such good things about the food! I’m glad you enjoyed your time there. Sometimes the countries that are a little bit frustrating are the ones I end up loving the most.
The food is amazing! So varied and spicy and delicious.
You’ve sure covered some of the best places in Sri Lanka. Its not everyday you get to visit three world heritage sites in one trip.
We actually saw 5! There was also the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy and the Golden Temple of Dambulla. Not bad for one week.
Wow, even more impressive. You’ve just missed 3. I guess the time wasn’t enough to visit Anuradhapura, its much more impressive than Polonnnaruwa and a lot more things to see too.
Beautiful shots!!
wow they are beautiful, like soooooooo beautiful and you captured so many amazing places there!
Steph,
it’s great to see the trip through your eyes…
And yeah, we got way too close in that first picture.
Thank you.
Le sigh… can we please all go back again next year? Your pictures make us miss it even more!
Yeah, but maybe for more than a week this time!
You’ve just deepened my desire to visit Sri Lanka. Beautiful pictures!
I totally get the itchy feet when you’ve spent too long in one place! Gorgeous pictures. This looks like an amazing adventure!
Been in Sri Lanka last Oct and i love it! Such a beautiful country =)
Beautiful photos. My favorite was the monk at the cliff fortress – the image definitely tells a story. Would love to hear more about your visit as I’m thinking of headed there in early 2015!
Funny thing about that monk: he was posing for so many pictures, and in between he was taking shots with his ipad. His monk friend had a DSLR. Wish I’d gotten a picture of that!