Our room last night was beautifully simple, stark white walls and tall gauzy curtains; nothing to distract from the great views from the floor to ceiling windows.  Which is how I found out that it starts to get light in Sri Lanka around 4am. And if it wasn’t the brightening sky that wakened me, it was … Continue reading Day 7: Digana – Nuwara Eliya

We had nothing scheduled this morning so half the group decided to have an easy, lazy start to the day and stay at the hotel; the rest of us went into town, 2 to wander and 4 of us for a tour and demonstration at a ‘certified’ gem & jewelers. Gemstones are Sri Lanka’s biggest … Continue reading Day 6: Kandy – Digana