A Budget Travel Blog
Mamallapuram, previously called Mahabalipuram, is a top tourist destination in Tamil Nadu. The town draws scores of visitors due to a large area covered with temples and stunning sculptures from … Continue reading Mamallapuram and Dakshina Chitra: Tamil heritage through the ages
Puducherry (previously called Pondicherry)- a former French colony draws with the White Town- with lots of European buildings, churches and shops selling baguettes and croissants. Some areas in the old … Continue reading Puducherry – Tamil city with a French vibe
Auroville is an experimental township inhabited by an international community sharing the same ideals of human and spiritual progress. It was created according to a vision of an early 20th-century yogi … Continue reading Auroville – dream of an ideal community
Tamil Nadu is a large state in the south-eastern tip of India. Its long coastline doesn’t offer much to beachgoers, although most tourist destinations lie near the sea. The main … Continue reading Intro to India: Tamil Nadu
Kalpitiya is a tiny, sleepy town on the western coast of Sri Lanka, located just a few hours drive from Negombo airport. It is situated at the end of a … Continue reading Kalpitiya: a dolphin- watching and kite-surfing paradise
Mihintale hill contains ruins of some of the oldest Buddhist monuments in the country. A small rock on top of the hill is a major pilgrimage destination. Numerous stupas and ruins … Continue reading Mihintale: a perfect blend of culture and nature
Polonnaruwa is a quiet town set at a large water reservoir, surrounded by paddy fields. It is also a site of the ancient capital of Sri Lanka, blossoming between the … Continue reading Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka’s most famous landmark is Sigiriya (Lion Rock) -ruins of a fortress nestled on top of a 200 meters tall, vertical rock, rising suddenly from plains. The adjacent Pidurangala … Continue reading Pidurangala – a great alternative to Sigiriya
Dambulla is one of the top destinations in Sri Lanka. Deservedly so, as Dambulla Cave Temple is by far the biggest, best preserved and most beautiful cave temple in the … Continue reading The known and little- known wonders of Dambulla
It’s worth to spend more time in Kandy to visit old temples in the surrounding villages. You can easily combine sightseeing with a pleasant walk in between three of these … Continue reading More and less known temples around Kandy
Kandy, the second-largest city in Sri Lanka and it’s capital between the 16th and 19th century, is a surprisingly small and peaceful city. The lake and green hills around it … Continue reading Kandy – the spiritual heart of Sri Lanka
Nanu Oya is a small, non-touristic town with lovely views at the tea plantations around. It’s a jumping point to the nearby Nuwara Eliya and two magnificent waterfalls: St. Clair’s … Continue reading Nanu Oya, Nuwara Eliya and falls around
