The Cube

Taken by S because she was sitting at the window seat This is the only photo of the head of the train even though it is a little blur, taken by S as she was at the window seat. Ok, back to observation carriage. How much did it cost? LKR 1,000 / ~USD...

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If you do a search online, you'll see there are quite a fair bit of debates on the cost of getting to Horton Plains NP and if it is worth it. Well, it is expensive and whether worth it or not, it really is up to one's own judgement but this is my...

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We almost gave this beautiful spot in Sri Lanka a miss, because my brain cannot compute the need to move to another location after a night in Nuwara Eliya. The initial plan was to go to climb up Adam's Peak, came down, travel to Ohiya, get to Horton Plains National Park. As Adam's...

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The view near our accommodation wasn't bad, was it? But in actual fact, it was looking like this. In a short morning stint, I managed to slip and fell, giving me a gash on my palm and a big blue black on my thigh. S was worried that the wound would be infected...

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A friendly Sri Lankan family who coincidentally also was getting off Nanu Oya helped me get my suitcase off the storage rack. When I caught up with S, she already engaged a driver who assisted her in getting her luggage off the train. It was a van and we paid LKR 800 /...

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