Is Sri Lanka safe to visit? The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that it depends on which risks you’re asking about. Violent crime against tourists is genuinely rare; the country’s biggest safety issues are financial rather than physical. Overcharging tuk-tuk drivers, gem dealers running decades-old confidence tricks, fake guides at historic sites,…

Sri Lanka looks small on the map. The island stretches roughly 435 km north to south and 225 km at its widest point. You’d be forgiven for thinking you can cover it in a day or two. You cannot. Mountain roads through the Hill Country corkscrew through switchbacks that take twice as long as the…

Getting a local SIM card in Sri Lanka is one of the first things worth doing after you clear immigration at Bandaranaike International Airport. Not because connectivity is a luxury here, but because almost everything useful for navigating the island runs through your phone. PickMe for tuk-tuks. Google Maps for train stations and temple locations.…