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Today's Most Viewed

  1. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 27 views
  2. Highlights of Kalpitiya 12 views
  3. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 11 views
  4. Rural Kohonawala where the sun rises at 9am and vanishes at 3pm 9 views
  5. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 9 views
  6. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 9 views
  7. Exploring Ilumbekanda Duwili Falls (ඉලුඹුකන්ද දුවිලි ඇල්ල) 8 views
  8. Waterfalls of Colombo District 8 views
  9. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 7 views
  10. Nuwaragala the castle with a heavenly pond! 7 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 103 views
  2. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 61 views
  3. Days at Chilaw 55 views
  4. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 50 views
  5. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 50 views
  6. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 35 views
  7. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 34 views
  8. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 34 views
  9. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 34 views
  10. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 33 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 383 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 265 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 236 views
  4. Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end 159 views
  5. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 153 views
  6. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 152 views
  7. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 141 views
  8. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 138 views
  9. Monkey Mountain (520m)…….A part of Viyana Hela 132 views
  10. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 130 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,145 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 31,916 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,029 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,736 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,533 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,538 views
  7. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,917 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,878 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,121 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,344 views

Strolling through the Ancient Marvels – Pulathisipura Chapter 2…

I left you all with a beautiful sunset over the Parakrama Samudra. The room was comfortable and AC kept humming away as if trying to put us to sleep. We slept like logs until 5am. Getting up at that time is not appealing to many but for us, it’s something we’re now used to thanks to Ana. We got up and hurriedly got dressed coz we wanted to go to the bund of Parakram Samudra just before sun came up. We really wanted to have the reservoir to ourselves and feel the serenity and calmness in the morning.

Coming out of the hotel in a hurry, we almost bumped into the Doberman of the hotel. Thankfully Mr. Thomas warned us just in time and we escaped without a scratch. Just imagine having to come across a huge and fierce doggy in the dark. We drove fast to the bund while the early morning rays were coming out of their hide out. Having parked our car, we walked along the bund and surprisingly, there were quite a number of people out and jogging reminding us of Colombo walking paths. It was in a way a good scene as people are getting really health conscious.

Along the Footsteps of Our Ancestors – Pulathisipura Chapter 1…

Year and Month 16 Apr, 2015 Number of Days 1 Crew Athula and Me Accommodation New Ranketha Rest, Polonnaruwa Transport By Car and on foot. Activities Archaeology, Photography, etc… Weather Excellent except for a shower between 3pm and 4pm. Nevertheless it was extremely hot with temperatures as high as 39 degrees. Route Pitakotte->Rajagiriya->Dematagoda->Katunayake (via E3)->Awariwatte->Minuwangoda->Kurunegala […]

To the Peninsular on the Rails…….

Ever since the legendary Yal Devi was re-launched we wanted to visit the Peninsular by train but decided to wait a few months till the rush settled – especially during school holidays. Finally the dates were fixed for Friday 27th Feb – Sunday 1st March and train reservation was made. As it was not a long weekend booking both ways was not a problem.

Lost In the paradise of lagoons, islands and causeways

During the last few years, majority of my excursions were around the central hills where the cool climates and breathtaking scenery of the tea country made me irresistible. Having so much left to explore in the other regions of the country, especially in the northern half, I decided to break the shackles and witness the unmatched beauty of the lagoon paradise, Jaffna peninsula. It was the first day of the “extra long” first weekend of February and at 5.30 am two of us were in the car heading towards Puttalam for a 5 day tour to Jaffna, the longest so far!

VESAK AT TRINCOMALEE 2015

It was Vesak holidays and I wanted to visit some temples just like I did in 2013. Though I have been to Tinco as a kid I have not properly explored this region. So after some intensive planning with the aid of online and offline literature I was all set for this 2015 Vesak expedition. We knew that this was going to be a tough one especially with the extreme heat but we were up to the task. The added advantage was that every Buddhist temple was decorated for Vesak and it was easy to locate. The disadvantage was that it was too crowded since it was a long holiday.

Unearthing an Inestimable Treasure – Samadhi Buddha of Divulwewa…

The structure that houses the Samadhi Buddha was nearby and from the distance we could see the resemblance. There was another archeological officer mowing the courtyard with a hoe. I ran to the front of the building and stopped in midair when I saw this majestic thing. The most notable thing being the broken nose from the bridge towards the nostrils. Except that this resembled the Samadhi Buddha we know at Mahamewna Uyana. I forgot all about the warning that was given by the other officer not taking any pictures and started shooting away. The one cleaning the garden came and stood watching us but didn’t say a word. I then remembered the warning and looked at the officers sheepishly hoping they wouldn’t fly off the handle coz there were many incidents like that as well in the past. They didn’t utter a word, instead looked at me, rather us, surprisingly as if they couldn’t believe our presence.

Visit the Biggest Island in Sri Lanka (Delft)

Travelling the Delft, the largest island of Sri Lanka is dated on final day of my travel. There is a boat service which commence from “Kurikadduwan” jetty for this and our intention was to left from the first boat which started at 8.30 am. According to that three of us left from house very early and other guys join with us from Jaffna.

Our Heritage & the Top of the Kingdom of Tanks – Res Vehera & Ritigala…

Year and Month 1-2 Apr 2015 Number of Days 2 Crew Only Me Accommodation Daya’s Place, Keeriyagaswewa. Transport By Train, Bus, Tuk-Tuk and on Foot Activities Archaeology, Photography, Hiking, etc… Weather Excellent. Route Day 01Nugegoda->Colombo Fort->Aukana->Res Vehera->Kekirawa>Keeriyagaswewa.  Day 02  Keeriyagaswewa->Kekirawa->Colombo. Tips, Notes and Special remark The Udaya Devi leaves Colombo Fort at 6.05am. Niroshan is […]

Sallitivu coral island – Vakare

Ah I was just back after a long awaited visit to Trinco and was scanning through Google earth in and around Trinco area when I suddenly noticed an island close to Vakare and immediately I fell in love with it. The desire was so much that I decided to visit it during the coming weekend and Amila & Nalinda agreed on that idea

A Three Day Trip without a Destination

We started out at 4 AM on day 1 and move towards Ratnapura on Horana Road. On the way we schemed to move towards Ampara and may be towards Trinco later on. We took a quick breakfast from a small wayside shop on the Horana road at about 6. We had passed Maha Saman Devalaya at Ratnapura so many times but never stopped since we always have been running with a another destination in mind. It was 6.45AM when we reached the Ratnapura Maha Saman Devalaya and there was almost no people there.

To find a doctor who lives in the remote village – Galaboda

We got to know about this Ayurveda doctor from a person who lives in the same village and decided to visit. I think of providing these details so that it may benefit at least one of you some day. We left Colombo around 4AM and reached Matale by 8AM. Had breakfast there and came to Andawala by 10AM.

Long Journey to Lovely Jaffna Peninsula

I had visit Jaffna only one time after war period, but it was limit to tired journey. So I had a big eager to fulfill that as my wish. Though I plan it with discussing my jaffna friends, I couldn’t do that because of many reasons. However this vacation made a time to me to gain that experience. After that I could visit many places which studying their tradition and enjoying with a whole week and I could add many novel and rare experiences to my memory book.

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