July 21, 2026
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Sri Lanka Solo (And Female): What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Went

Before I went, almost every question I got from friends and family boiled down to one thing: “Is it safe?” It’s a fair question, and I don’t want to dismiss it. But after actually traveling Sri Lanka solo, I’ve come to think the question itself is slightly wrong. It’s not binary. Sri Lanka is broadly

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The Kandy to Ella Train: Is It Really the World’s Most Beautiful Rail Journey?

You’ve almost certainly seen the photo before you ever book the ticket: someone leaning out of an open train door, tea plantations rolling past in impossible shades of green, mist hanging low over the hills. It’s become the single most recycled image in Sri Lanka travel content, and it made me deeply skeptical going in.

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