P1070803

Kandy and tea country

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April 7th 2017
The good thing about current technology and carrying iPads around with you is that don't really need to buy an expensive and heavy travel guide to pack around with you - you can Google everything you need. The bad thing is that you then end up in a town with no maps and no idea of where anything is! Arriving at the Suyaama Guest House in Kandy in the early afternoon, we decided to walk into town - ... 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