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Exploring
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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