One of the reasons to visit Dambulla is to see and visit Sigiriya rock. This ancient site is a popular tourist attraction and if you arrive late, you’ll certainly be fighting your way up to the top. The views are quite stunning however. This UNESCO World Heritage Site attracts tourists from all over the globe. … More Sigiriya – UNESCO Heritage Site
About 1.5 hours from Dambulla is the site of Polonnaruwa. This ancient site is really interesting and fun to visit if you’re into ancient ruins like I am. The site is large with so many places to check out and see. I can easily say this was my favorite site to visit during my time … More Polonnaruwa – UNESCO World Heritage Site
If you’re in the Dambulla area, you’ll almost have no choice but to visit the Dambulla Cave Temple. It’s a temple complex that you can’t miss since there’s a giant Buddha statue out front. However, getting to the top isn’t a straightforward as it should be. Arriving at the UNESCO rock temple site is easy … More Dambulla Cave Temple – UNESCO Site
I stayed in the town of Dambulla for 3 nights and stayed at the Jetwing Lake Hotel there. The hotel is less than 3 years old (as of 2019) and staffed by some really great people. Due to the lack of guests, the army of hotel staff provided amazing service and were wonderful throughout my … More Jetwing Lake Hotel – Review
My first stop in Sri Lanka was the city of Anuradhapura. I wanted to start with the ancient city and made the drive straight from the airport. It’s a small enough site that you can do it all in a day but you’ll definitely want to have a tuk tuk or a car to get … More Anuradhapura – UNESCO World Heritage Site
After landing in Colombo, Sri Lanka at 5am, I decided that it would be a great idea to drive 4 hours in a foreign country to my hotel in the city of Anuradhapura. I had to pull over a couple times to get keep myself from dozing off but overall it was a fairly uneventful … More Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa – Review
So flying out of Bangalore is interesting. At one hand they have an amazing system for passengers who take Uber to the airport so passengers arriving via Uber and departing via Uber can easily make it the section of the airport they need to. However in many ways, it fails the basic common sense approach … More Helpful Tips When Departing India
After arriving in Bangalore, I was sort of trying to figure out what to do and where to go. I ended up check out the palace and it was interesting. I don’t know if I’d say it’s worth the price of admission but it’s a nice way to spend a couple hours if you’re in … More Bangalore Palace