🇱🇰 Buddha in Colombo – The Gangaramaya Temple
We spend a few days in Colombo and are impressed by the city. Many travelers skip a stay in the…
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A Sri Lanka Expedition with a Toddler (2024)
A Backpacking Journey through Singapore & Philippines (2016)
A Backpacking Trip through South Korea (2013)
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017)
A crazy Balkan road trip II - Bosnia & Croatia (2019)
A crazy Balkan road trip III - Bulgaria (2021)
A crazy Balkan road trip IV - Serbia (2021-2022)
A Great Caucasus Road Trip (2017)
A Pilgrimage on Japan's Kumano Kodo (2019)
A South America Road Trip with a Toddler (2022)
An Exploration of the wild East Africa (2024)
An Iran Backpacking Trip (2018)
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🇱🇰 Bhagavad-Gita – The Indian Festival of the Shining Elephants
At the end of our great trip - this time as a family - through the tropical island state of Sri Lanka,…
🇱🇰 The Many Faces of Colombo
We had hoped for more from our stay in Trincomalee and left the capital of the Tamils earlier than…
🇱🇰 Trincomalee and Sri Lanka’s Tamil North
From Sigiriya and the "Lion Rock" we set off for the northeast of the island. We reach Trincomalee…
🇱🇰 Sigiriya and Ceylon’s mighty Lion Rock
We spent a few days in the city of Kandy, which was teeming with monkeys, and were able to attend a…
🇱🇰 The mysterious Buddha Caves of Dambulla
After three days in the city, we've had enough of the noise and hustle and bustle. Although Kandy…
🇱🇰 The Wonders of the People of Kandy
From Ella we had a wonderful train ride through the mountains and their picturesque tea plantations.…
🇱🇰 The iconic Train Ride through Ceylon’s Tea Mountains
We had a fantastic time in the mountains of Ella and now it's time to move on. It's very busy at Ella…
🇱🇰 Ella and the Tea Mountains of Sri Lanka
From Tissamaharama and its giant flying foxes and the adventure of the safari, we now head off into…
🇱🇰 The spectacular Safari in the wild Yala National Park
At 4:30 a.m., Sara, Shima and I set out to start the day. Today we are going on safari and want to see…
🇱🇰 The white Stupa and the giant Bats of Tissamaharama
At 8:30 a taxi picks us up at Mama's Place on the beautiful beach in Mirissa and takes us comfortably…
🇱🇰 Weherahena – The incredible Monastery with the Giant Buddha
On our trip through Sri Lanka we have a longer stay on the beautiful beach of Mirissa. From here we…
🇱🇰 The Dutch Heritage in Matara
Right at the entrance to Matara's attractions we are greeted by incredibly colorful buses. Even though…
🇱🇰 The kind Monks of Parevi Duwa Shrine
We spend ten days on the idyllic beach of Mirissa. Now we want to see something different and decide…
🇱🇰 Mirissa – the Dream Beach of spoiled Backpackers
The train ride from Colombo was intense. We finally reached our accommodation, Mama's Place, by taxi,…
🇱🇰 The arduous Train Journey to the South of Sri Lanka
We have a decent stretch ahead of us. After our two days in Negombo we want to go to the beautiful…
🇱🇰 Negombo – the first Steps in Sri Lanka
Finally, after a short stay in Dubai, we finally reach Sri Lanka. We land at Colombo's airport,…
