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        SRI LANKA in winter




        The weather in Sri Lanka in Winter is typically hot and dry across the
        island, making it a lovely choice for a Christmas or winter break.




             ello dear travelers. My name is Maggie and I am a  decided to spend the first days of 2020 in Asia. On
        H26-year-old girl from Bulgaria. I started traveling   New Year’s Eve, we grabbed our backpacks and began
        when I participated in an Erasmus+ Programme and   our journey to India’s Teardrop. After successive flights
        other exchange programs. Up to now, I’ve visited 31   from Sofia to Dubai and finally, to Colombo Airport,
        countries (mostly in Europe) and I have lived in 4 of   we arrived in Sri Lanka on the 1st of January.
        them. Now, I will tell you about my last adventure.   In 8 days, we visited 8 different places in Sri Lanka.
        Exploring Sri Lanka was the last thing I did before the   Varying from villages to towns and districts to
                     pandemic started, and here is how   large cities, here are our 8 destinations: Colombo
                       it happened. After a spontaneous   – Pinnawala – Kandy – Sigiriya – Ella – Mirissa –
                        decision, my best friend and I   Unawatuna – Hikkaduwa


                       Magdalena "Maggie" Ivanova
                      Travel Lover / Travelinsightpedia


                                                    As you can imagine, January in Bulgaria is all about
                                                    cold winters and layers of clothes. Yet, in Sri Lanka,
                                                    we had the chance to spend the New Year’s under the
                                                    sun. We had packed summer clothes, flip flops, and a
                                                    winter coat just in case, which proved to be enough.
                                                    And of course, traveling with a single backpack
                                                    is always comfortable. If you’d ask me how long is
                                                    enough, I really don’t know the answer. And I doubt
                                                    anyone does! In our experience, you can do a lot in
                                                    Sri Lanka in 8 days. But if you want to visit as many
                                                    cities and towns as we did, I really advise you to
                                                    consider the time it takes to travel between places.
        Visiting Sri Lanka – When and for How Long?
                                                    We had to wake up at 5 am to go to a new city, and
        The places we visited are all in the southern part of   it was exhausting. One thing I can say for sure is that
        the island. Before our trip, our friends in the region   exploring Sri Lanka requires a lot of patience.
        told us that January wasn’t the right time to visit the
        beaches in Sri Lanka. Apparently, winter is the rainy
        season in Sri Lanka. But New Year’s luck worked its   One Day in Colombo, Capital of Sri Lanka
        magic, and the weather was perfect. Except for one   If you are arriving at Colombo from a European
        rainy day, it was all hot and sunny on the southern   country as we did, brace yourself for a cultural shock.
        coast of the island. But if you don’t want to leave it to   Because from the humid air to the population and
        chance, do check some articles to find out the right   currency, everything is different – and very interesting
        time to visit different regions before your trip.  as well.


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