Adam’s Peak – My Personal Experience

When I decided to travel to Sri Lanka, I started searching for what to do and where to go around the island. And during the process I came across Adam’s Peak or Sri Pada. The Peak is not the highest summit in Sri Lanka but its importance comes from the footprint at the top of …

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Venturing into Sri Lanka – Part 5

After the peak came the last segment of our trip where we were to go west coast to Beruwala for a couple of nights by the beach. And again we decided on public transport since it would have been ridiculously expensive to hire a taxi for that one. That time was the ultimate experience with …

Venturing into Sri Lanka – Part 4

One of the outdoor activities that can be done in Sri Lanka is white water rafting and the place for it will be Kitulgala. And so the plan was to go rafting in Kitulgala after Ella then spending the night in Dalhousie for the night climb to Adam's Peak. When Sara and I started planning …

Venturing into Sri Lanka – Part 3

Cancelling the hike wasn’t really a bad thing after all! It offered us more hours of sleep which were needed and came in highly appreciated, and at the same time allowed us to have a chilled start of the day. Though it was gloomy with few drops of rain every now and again that morning, …

Venturing into Sri Lanka – Part 2

Besides Plonnaruwa, the Sigiriya rock is something not to be missed when doing the Cultural Triangle in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Its structure is striking, a rock with nearly vertical walls that rises up among a stretch of green with the remains of a fortress on top of it. It’s about 1000+ steps …

Venturing into Sri Lanka – Part 1

Technically, I have been living in Asia since I moved to Kuwait nearly two years ago but it never felt like the Asia I have always had in mind, maybe because it’s part of the Middle East! When I think of that continent, I picture coconut trees, tropical fruits, the ocean, islands, forests, and temples. …

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes. ~E. E. Cummings It was such a warm morning after a freezing cold night at the top of Adam's Peak. …

Adam’s Peak is the second highest peak in the island of Sri Lanka, it’s also known as Sri Pada which means “Sacred Footprint”. It holds religious importance to the people of Sri Lanka due to the footprint on top of the mountain which is believed to be the footprint of Buddha to Buddhist, Adam to …