It seems that Sri Lanka is heating up in the eyes of tourists worldwide. This predominately Buddhist nation is often times left a little forgotten beside its behemoth neighbor India, but this little island country can still pack a punch. While the interior seems to get most of the attention with the undeniably beautiful Kandy …
We love riding motorbikes around to explore our destinations. They are convenient and really let you experience travel within a country in a way that you lose in the back seat of a taxi or car. They’re also quite dangerous. We knew this but it really hit home after crashing a motorbike in Sri Lanka, which …
We didn’t make it to the Galle Fort until close to the end of our stay, but were glad we did go! The fort is located on a rocky peninsula that juts out from the city of Galle. Only about 35 km from our place in Weligama, a motorbike ride was around an hour away. …
The quiet town of Weligama doesn’t offer much for the visitor to do aside from surfing and using the location as a home base for further exploring places such as Mirissa, Galle, and Yala National Park. However, there are still plenty of smaller, more personable sites to view and explore. One of these such places …
We spent two weeks in Weligama, during which time we had our Weligama accommodation at WeereVilla via Airbnb. It was better than we were expecting and we had a pretty good time while we were there. We arrived in the late afternoon via the train and got a tuk-tuk to take us to our place …
We had two weeks to discover Weligama Sri Lanka. Weligama, which means “sandy village” in Sinhalese, is a sleepy town on the southern coast of Sri Lanka in the Matara district. Popular for surfing, fishing, and relaxing – Weligama is a quintessential Sri Lankan beach town. Disover Weligama Sri Lanka Weligama Sri Lanka When …