Nutty Travel Stories

10/07/2022

A day to remember! #අරගලයටජය

09/05/2021

Living Heritage Koslanda was one of the most tranquil and beautiful hotels we have been to. Located within an 80 acre property in the stunning hills of Koslanda, the hotel is designed with the very essence of Sri Lankan archiecture in mind.

We booked one of their ‘forest pavilions’ and was amazed at how well it blended with its surrounding. Each pavilion is built on a steep hillside and you get an absolutely stunning view of misty hills and treetops. My personal favorite time here was definitely sunrise.

The pavilions are minimally furnished without compromising on comfort. Of course you need to put up with an insect or two at night as these wall-less pavilions are protected from the elements by a series of layered linen curtains. It’s paradise for a nature lover if you know what I mean. You can spend the entire day just lounging around listening to the constant buzz of huge blue carpenter bees and watching oversized yellow butterflies flit about the room.

Just a 20 minute trek through the hotels own jungle lies their best kept secret: your very own private waterfall. Yes, a secret waterfall! It was like a fantastic dream where there’s no one around you for miles around. Just you, the forest and the sound of water.

The staff was absolutely wonderful and the food was just yumm. I feel this property is the complete package for any traveler; Good food, nature and adventure all in a beautiful, serene setting.

Jeewantha Lakmal
Natasha Perera
Living Heritage Koslanda

10/04/2021

Thank you for the share! Ceylonese

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Reposted from Feeling small at the foot of the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka; Bambarakanda.

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30/03/2021

24/03/2021

Good Morning guys!
We’re really excited to announce that we’re on Youtube now!! So come on over to our page and leave us your feedback of our very first travel movie - ‘A walk through wonderland’

And don’t forget to enter the Boutique 87 giveaway happening right now! Read our previous post for details.

Boutique 87
Jeewantha Lakmal
https://youtu.be/rJ7xhkrk3GE

Hey Guys! Welcome to our first travel movie!This time we're taking you through Boutique 87, a quintessential Ceylonese hotel designed by Sri Lanka's most fam...

23/03/2021

Living Heritage Koslanda

22/03/2021

It’s giveaway week!

⚡️We’re really excited to announce our very first giveaway!⚡️
We enjoyed our experience at Boutique 87 so much that we decided to share it with you too! So we have collaborated with to give 3 lucky couples a chance to win garden tours at
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Boutique 87

22/03/2021

Boutique 87
What's the best way to spend a Poya holiday in Sri Lanka? 🤔 Do a garden tour at Boutique 87 of course!

Boutique 87 is a quintessential Ceylonese hotel designed by Sri Lanka's most famous architect Geoffrey Bawa. Its an 18 acre property with 2 villas, an extensive garden complete with private lake and island.

It's definitely the most tranquil hotel that we have been to so far. The hotel carries all the unmistakable traces of Bawa architecture and took us into a complete dream world. So naturally we spent the entire day there dreaming away and just walking through it's garden dotted with random follies and ferns, snapping pics and basically just hanging around. A day well spent and left us feeling absolutely content. ☮️

21/03/2021

Just for fun pics. 😁

Because all you will have one day are memories of the good times you had

Jeewantha Lakmal

19/03/2021

Who has been to Waga?

Waga is a beautiful little town located in Colombo district. It’s about 35km from Colombo city and a great place for a day outing. Waga can be reached by turning off at Kaluaggala junction in Hanwella along the Avissawella road. It can also be reached by train and this too is a great way to get there. (We have done this a few years back and just loved the scenic route)

Things to do at Waga -
1. Take a dip in the picturesque Wak Oya (0.5km from Waga station) There is a stunning railway bridge here which you must see.
2. Visit Seethawaka Wet zone botanical garden. Arguably one of the prettiest botanical gardens in the country, I highly recommend this. (10km from Waga station)
3. Visit Labugama reservoir. (We haven’t been here yet.)
4. Visit Labugama and Udagama forest reserves. This too we are yet to see.

It’s a relatively unspoiled place and I really really hope anyone who goes there will do their best to keep it that way. As I always say, travel all the time but travel responsibly.

So who has already been there?

📸 Jeewantha Lakmal

13/01/2021

I always believed in magic. Even now I believe in the Cheshire cats, Magic carpets, Oompa-Loompas, Poisned apples and Love potions from the stories of my childhood. In fact I was one of those kids literally waiting for my letter from Hogwarts and when it didn’t come, I sulked for days. I wholeheartedly believed I deserved it!

Now after beeing in the ‘real world’ I have finally realized something. Magic does exist, but not in the form I imagined it to be. Magic exists in moments we find something we truly love and it makes you inately happy. It exists in people that we love, and people who love us back for no reason whatsoever. Magic are the moments we live each day with all we ever asked for, with whom we wish to be.

So who’s to say magic isn’t real? It’s very real indeed.

20/12/2020

13/09/2020

Have a great weekend ya’ll!!!

08/09/2020

Hey guys! Just wanna share another amazing place we visited while at Tissamaharama. This is a monastery complex called Sandagiri Saya and is located very close to the famous Tissamaharama Stupa.

This is believed to be one of the oldest stupas in the country. Bricks have been found dating back to the 2nd century BC and the monastery has been built by King Kavantissa during his reign.

If you ever visit Tissa I think this is a spot worth visiting. We were there at mid-day and the heat was a little extreme. Walking barefoot was almost torture! So we recommend a visit during morning hours or evening because it’s a serene place and is worth spending some time there.


@ Tissamaharama

06/09/2020

This place is called Gal kanu mandiya and is located in Tissamaharama. It’s believed to be the remains of king Kavantissa’s palace and is around 2500 years old!

We went there around 10am and had the place all to ourselves. So it seems the best time to see this place would be the morning hours and late afternoon.

Do stay tuned for more ‘nutty stories’ from Tissamaharama!!