TEA, SEA AND SAFARI
Colours whirl by as our tuktuk skilfully weaves through the traffic of Colombo. We glimpse stores selling spices and overflowing with saris as we honk our way through the streets before the tiny vehicle shudders to a stop beside a lake, the Buddhist temple of Seema Malaka hovering above the water. In an instant, the chaos gives way to calm.
It’s taken me a few years to get to the hotspot of Sri Lanka, and while it’s only day one, I’m already falling for the charms of this teardrop-shaped island.
The Pearl of” or “” (in Sinhala and Tamil respectively) will be met with the smiles and grace of a truly hospitable people.
