Tea Plantation

Previously known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka is closely associated with tea production. On the train from Ella to Kandy, the monk and I spotted more than a few plantations.

Sri Lanka: The Rocks & The Hills

February 15th 2017
I'm sitting on a train on one of the world's most scenic routes, next to a very friendly and smiley Buddhist monk; he offers me some peanuts and a pakora. To my right are a bunch of local teenagers clapping and singing along to the beat of a local drum - it seems to be something you see much more often here than you would in any Western country - creating some real atmosphere and even getting a co ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Central Province » Kandy

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

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