Tea plantations

In the heart of tea country in Nuwara Eliya

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January 11th 2015
We took the train from Kandy all the way up to Nuwara Eliya in the heart of tea country. It would have been quicker to take the bus but the route the train takes is far more dramatic. We were not disappointed; it was a breathtaking ride. The train doesn't actually go to Nuwara Eliya. Instead you are deposited in the nearby town of Nanu Oya. On any normal day it's then a simple task of taking a ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more