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Photo of the Week – Ella Rock Sri Lanka
Blog: Ottsworld - 27 May 2011
Welcome to Hill Country in Sri Lanka. It certainly lives up to it’s name. The hike to Ella Rock is a challenging 3 hour hike known for it’s phenomenal views of the valley below. The small town of Ella is nestled in Hill Country and is the hiking mecca for tourists looking to get some [...]
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Traveling With Trip Advisor
Blog: Ottsworld - 19 May 2011
I walked into the room and there it was staring back at me, frozen in place next to my suitcase. I stopped abruptly, sighed and looked carefully at its shiny black body and spindly legs. The one light bulb in the room seemed to make the big cockroach’s body shimmer even more in ickiness. I [...]
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Photo of the Week – Sri Lanka Trains
Blog: Ottsworld - 6 May 2011
Yesterday you learned about the inside of the trains and their culture, but today you take a peek outside the windows. The Hill Country scenery appears eerie on this cloudy, rainy day. However I find that some of the best landscape photography is done on days just like this. These images were shot while riding [...]
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Riding the Cultural Rails in Sri Lanka
Blog: Ottsworld - 5 May 2011
I remember being in the locomotive peering out over the tracks from my high vantage point. My hand was on the lever and the train was moving slowly forward. Cars disregarded the flashing crossbucks when they saw how slow I was going and crossed the tracks anyway. I looked at my instructor and said, “Don’t [...]
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Photo of the Week – Ella, Sri Lanka
Blog: Ottsworld - 22 April 2011
Happy Earth Day! What better way to ring it in than with lots of oxygen! The hike to Ella Rock in Sri Lanka takes you on railroad tracks, over waterfalls, and through tea fields. But before you get to the top, you must make one last steep climb through a tall forest of trees. I [...]
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Pic of the Week: Breakfast With A View In Ella
Blog: Solo Traveler - 3 March 2011
This week’s pic was taken by Solo Travel Society member Lena in the small village of Ella in Sri Lanka. For more about this trip, see Solo Travel in Sri Lanka: Across the Country in 10 Days .
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Solo Travel in Sri Lanka: Across the Country in 10 Days
Blog: Solo Traveler - 4 December 2010
On a journey across Asia this solo traveler discovers that sometimes you just have to set your itinerary aside...like when you fall in love with Ella.
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Experiencing Sri Lanka’s Providence- Part 3: Hiking the Tea Trails
Blog: Todd's Wanderings - 8 June 2010
Called Serendib by Arab traders (the origin of the word “serendipity”), Sri Lanka has an amazing diversity for a small island and offers the possibility of experiencing vastly different climates, history, and cultures during a short vacation. In this Four Part Series I will share a glimpse of four different areas of Sri Lanka that can, and should, be a part of any itinerary to the island of providence. Part 1 explores the East Coast city of Trincomalee and the Hindu Koneswaram Temple and Part 2 brought us to the Ancient Buddha Rock Statues of Polonnaruwa.
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Ella is a friend of mine, but it’s also a town in Sri Lanka
Blog: Backpackular Spectacular - 5 March 2010
We’re paying this guy 10 000 Sri Lanka Rupees to drive us for the six hour journey up to the tiny hill country town of Ella after a “I cannot be bothered with public transport” moment. He’s getting his money’s worth too with my kid of a brother being so hungover we had to stop [...]
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Ella Rock, Sri Lanka’s Highlands
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 13 February 2010
It was time for a trek to get the old legs back in shape and what better place to start than in Ella in Sri Lanka’s highlands. It is the perfect place for a little adventure travel as you can hike the hills for days on end. Trails lead you through tea plantations and dense forest paths. We decided to check out Ella Rock, the highest peak in the area offering great panoramic views.
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Misty Mountain Hop
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 19 January 2010
by Nick Since our last bus journey proved to be a little exhausting to say the least, we were happy to be departing Ella by train to Nuwara Eliya. The train journey from Ella is listed as one of Lonely Planet’s “must do” activities in Sri Lanka, so to make the most of it we opted for the observation car expecting fantastic views. The views did not disappoint but the cultural side of the train trip was not there so I spent most of the time in the second class area ...
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Ella, Ella, Eh, Eh, Eh
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 14 January 2010
by Lianna When I had to take deep breathes and count to ten in order to hold back tears, I mentally checked off the bus ride from Tangalle to Wellawaya as (one of) our worst yet. Standing at the bus stop in Tangalle we saw a bus overflowing with people and when a man told us it was going to Wellawaya we figured we would have to wait for the next one, but he squished us on much to my dismay. Trying desperately not to get pushed to the ...
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