About Ceylon

Is Sigiriya Worth Visiting? An Honest Guide to Sri Lanka’s Lion Rock

yes, for most people. Sigiriya is a fifth-century royal fortress and palace complex built on and around a huge granite […]

Good news first: the dress code at Sigiriya is relaxed, much more so than at Sri Lanka’s Buddhist temples. Shorts, […]

Travel Checklist: What to Prepare, Pack, and Check Before You Go Most trip problems come down to two mistakes: forgetting […]

Give the Cultural Triangle three days if you’re tight on time, four for the comfortable version, five to add an […]

For a Sri Lanka honeymoon, take ten days, follow the classic couples’ loop — Negombo or Colombo, the Cultural Triangle, […]

Yes, US citizens need a visa for Sri Lanka — but it’s one of the easiest in Asia. Americans don’t […]

How to get around Sri Lanka in 2026: the transport stack explained — private drivers, scenic trains, PickMe and Uber […]

Pack for Sri Lanka the way you’d pack for two climates and one dress code: lightweight, quick-dry clothes for the […]

Pick the right base and a Sigiriya trip gets a lot easier. The best spot depends on what you want: […]

Is Sri Lanka Safe to Visit? Short version: yes. Millions of people visit every year without a problem. But the […]