Jonny Blair in Haputale tea plantations in Sri Lanka

Key Destination For 2024: Best Places To Visit in Sri Lanka

It’s December 2023 and as always at the end of the year we start to think about the cool places we can visit in the new year. 2024 is coming and it’s a good time to plan ahead. With the pandemic hopefully long in the past, less restrictions and of course, an easy e-visa system Read more about Key Destination For 2024: Best Places To Visit in Sri Lanka[…]

How To Get A Sri Lanka Visa (E-visa)

I aim to give excellent expert first hand experiences on all the aspects of my travels to help you on your way. In 2013, I got my first ever Visa for Sri Lanka. It’s not very difficult to get so I thought, I’d give you a very quick and easy rundown of how I did Read more about How To Get A Sri Lanka Visa (E-visa)[…]

Backpacking in Sri Lanka: 23 Cool Things I Noticed When Touring Galle Fort

I take notions and it’s been a while since I wrote anything about backpacking in Sri Lanka, so here goes! Galle Fort sits old, worn, pretty and significant on the south west coast of Sri Lanka. In the city of Galle which houses around 90,000 people. It’s a really cool place to stop off at Read more about Backpacking in Sri Lanka: 23 Cool Things I Noticed When Touring Galle Fort[…]

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10 Places I LOVE Which Aren’t Even In The Lonely Planet!

I use the Lonely Planet Guide Booksquite a lot when I travel and I like them. Usually they are correct, mostly they are useful but sometimes they are horrendously wrong and ill-informed. As soon as they go to press they are out of date, as prices go up, bus timetables change, visa regulations change etc. Read more about 10 Places I LOVE Which Aren’t Even In The Lonely Planet![…]

sigiriya lion rock sri lanka

Visiting and Climbing Sigiriya Lion Rock, Sri Lanka

A trip to the fantastic Sigiriya Lion Rock in Sri Lanka is something you should do if you happen to be in the central part of the country. We had stayed in Dambulla the previous night and done the sightseeing round there. Then it was timeto hit up Sigirya – Lion Rock. This is worth Read more about Visiting and Climbing Sigiriya Lion Rock, Sri Lanka[…]

jonny blair drinking in sri lanka galle face hotel

Thirsty Thursdays: Beers at Sunset at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Today’s Thirsty Thursdays includes a fantastic sunset and a posh hotel. A bit abnormal for me to splash out or even visit a four star hotel, but this was a hot tip for any visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital. And I kind of had a good excuse for breaking the backpacker mould for an Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Beers at Sunset at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka[…]

Adam's Peak hike at night

Hiking to Adam’s Peak, Sri Pada, Hill Country, Sri Lanka

Hiking to Adam’s Peak (otherwise known as Sri Pada) in Sri Lanka will always be remembered by me. It was a night time hike, climbing up endless stairs which get steeper as you near the top of this sacred mountain in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka. It’s not what you would call an easy Read more about Hiking to Adam’s Peak, Sri Pada, Hill Country, Sri Lanka[…]