Updated: 8/2/20 | August 2nd, 2020
I didn’t understand much about Sri Lanka before my visit. a lot of of what I understood was chosen up by means of the news as well as a few blog articles written by friends. Sri Lanka was a blank slate I was excited to fill in.
I discovered Sri Lanka to be a nation of luscious jungles, legendary waterfalls, sensational hikes, tomb Raider-esque archeological ruins, unattractive cities, as well as tasty food.
But the one thing that truly stood out was the people.
मलाई थाहा छ। What a cliché, right?!
It’s the most generic thing to state in travel. “The people in this destination were charming as well as absolutely made the place.”
Everyone always states that.
Sure, you’ll discover that some cultures truly are a lot more outgoing as well as friendlier to strangers than others.
But Sri Lankans stood out in a method I’ve never experienced before.
They are the first, second, third, as well as fourth things that come to mind when I keep in mind my time in their country. I was surprised at exactly how friendly, curious, as well as hospitable people were.
As a traveler, although you want to be available to experiences with everyone, you likewise have to keep a wary eye out in buy to make sure you aren’t getting scammed or put in a hazardous situation. There’s a great deal of “gut-checking” on the road.
Take, for example, tuk-tuk drivers. having spent a great deal of time in Southeast Asia, I’m utilized to taking care of tuk-tuk motorists who badger you for a trip as well as regularly try to rip you off or take you to shops where they get kickbacks if you make a purchase.
In contrast, throughout Sri Lanka, I discovered tuk-tuk motorist after tuk-tuk motorist would sluggish down, ask if I desired a ride, as well as then, when I stated no, desire me a great day as well as drive off. No badgering! (OK, a small bit in Colombo, however that was moderate when compared to other countries.)
Moreover, I discovered the tuk-tuk motorists to be sincere brokers, providing me rates close to what guesthouse owners stated they must be. (I never believed I would utilize the term “honest” as well as “tuk-tuk drivers” in the exact same sentence.)
Then there were the locals who would technique me near a vacationer site or on the street. After years of travel, my preliminary believed when this occurs is usually: “Here is yet somebody else trying to offer me something.”
As they started asking me about where I was from as well as exactly how I liked their country, I was expecting them to get into “the sell,” however instead was shocked that they would then just desire me well as well as walk away.
Is this a trick? मैले सोचें।
Nope, they were just thinking about my experience of their country. It caught me off guard the very first couple of times but, after a while, I relished each chance to satisfy somebody new. every day there would be many interactions with people just delighted to engage with a traveler.
There was the household I stayed with outside Sigiriya who often cooked me a standard household dinner as well as supplied me with rides into town when none might be found.
And there was the lady who had the hostel in Kandy as well as provided me a huge hug as well as a kiss as well as told me to find back…after staying only one night! (She likewise did this to the other guests who were inspecting out when I was.)
There was the excursion motorist in Tissa who insisted on taking me out for beers to celebrate seeing a whole herd of elephants.
Friendly locals I satisfied on the buses used me food. One person who felt so sorry that I had to stand up for six hours said, “I would provide you my seat however I have a infant in my arms. I’m truly sorry.” as well as he indicated it. He truly was sorry he couldn’t provide me his seat. I mean, exactly how lots of people would make that exact same offer in the US?
But there was one experience that taught me the most about Sri Lanka as well as its people.
Before I arrived, I exchanged emails with a woman who worked in Colombo; her daddy was a Tamil journalist during the civil war as well as is now a member of parliament. “L” told me that she would be heading as much as Jaffna to see her household as well as that I was welcome to join. I instantly stated indeed as well as altered my travel plans. This was a possibility to satisfy some locals as well as get an insider point of view on the dispute that scarred the country for decades.
Sri Lanka is a split country, with the south dominated by Buddhist Sinhalese as well as the north by Hindu Tamils. After the British left the country in 1948, the Sinhalese managed the government as well as enacted a series of legislations that restricted Tamil involvement in Sri Lankan society. Eventually, Tamil protests turned fierce as well as a 26-year civil war ensued (ending in 2009).
Waking up early one day, I satisfied L as well as herआमा पनि जब हामी जफनामा, प्रमुख उत्तर र मुख्य शहर चौथो उत्तरका साथै गृहयुद्धको क्रममा ठूलो क्षतिको दृश्यको रूपमा परिणत गर्दछौं। गाउँमा, म मद्दत गर्न सक्दिन कि कसरी बार्न्दा भूमि थियो। त्यहाँ वरपर लर्न थियो, साथै धेरै घरहरू धेरै संख्यामा फैलिएको रूपमा परित्याग गरिएको थियो। बाटोमा विभिन्न क्षेत्रमा, उनीहरूले यो कुरा बताए कि यो एक पटक उर्वर भूमि नष्ट भएको छ र धेरै तौलहरू भागे। (वास्तवमा, युद्धको बाबजुद लामो समयसम्म, शरणार्थी शिविरहरूमा 90 0,000 भन्दा बढी विस्थापित तानाहरू छन्।)
“के ती मानिसहरू घरहरू पुनर्निर्माण गरिरहेका छन्?” मैले सोधे।
“त्यो सेना निर्माण घरहरू हो जबकि हामिल्दैन।”
“यो क्षेत्र कसरी पुन: निर्माण गरिएको छैन?”
“ठीक छ, धेरै मानिस छोडेर मारिएका छन्, र जोसँग जो कोही छैनन् पैसा छैन। प्लस, रेकर्डको एक ठूलो सम्झौता नष्ट गरियो, त्यसैले धेरै मानिसहरूले आफ्नो घर प्रमाणित गर्न सक्दैनन्। ”
मैले मेरो लिगनको साथ कामहरू गरें। “बाँकीसँग तुलना गर्न यो क्षेत्र कसरी यति अन्डरड्केड देखिन्छ? के त्यहाँ पुनर्निर्माण योजना भएको छैन? ”
“युद्धको चोटहरू अझै यहाँ छन्। Years0 बर्षको लागि, बाहिरी संसारमा हामीसँग पहुँच छैन, साथै, सरकार वास्तवमै विकासमा कोष राख्दैन। हामीसँग असहज करीव छ। ”
पछि, हामी आफ्नो परिवारको अखबारमा गयौं, उत्तर, जहाँ हामी सम्पादकको लागि पर्खिरहेका थियौं। यो अखबार मात्र एक मात्र तामिल समाचार संगठन थियो यो युद्ध मार्फत बनाउन। सरकारले यसलाई धेरै पटक बन्द गर्ने प्रयास गर्यो, यद्यपि यसले अनलाइनमा ह्यान्डल गर्यो। प्राथमिक कोठामा तपाईले आक्रमण, भत्काइएको कम्प्युटरले साथै पत्रकारको ग्राफिक फोटोहरू पनि देख्न सक्नुहुन्छ जसले उनीहरूको ज्यानलाई रोगी हमलाहरूमा उनीहरूको ज्यान गुमायो। हराइरहेकाहरूप्रति त्यहाँ भिटाइएको पर्खाल भयो – साथै प्रायः सम्भवतः मरेका छन्।
“अब के चीजहरू छन्?” मैले सम्पादकलाई सोधें।
“निश्चित। लडाई लड्न रोकेको छ, यद्यपि यसले जुन कुरा सामान्य छ भनेर संकेत गर्दैन। यो अझै पनि सशस्त्र सशस्त्र सेनाका साथै सरकारी अधिकारीहरू सत्तामा छन्। जहाँसम्म चीजहरू आदर्श दिशामा चलिरहेका छन्। ”
“के तपाईंले बाघहरुलाई समर्थन गर्नुभयो?” मैले उसलाई सोधें, शीर्षक शिविर-अनको। तमिल बाघ प्रशिवैज्ञानिक संगठन हो जुन आतंकवादी समूहमा प्रतिरोध लडाकुरबाट परिणत भयो। तिनीहरूको पराजयले गृहयुद्धको अन्त के थियो।
“बाघहरूले ठूलो मनसायले सुरु गरेको हुनसक्दछ तर अन्तमा तिनीहरू सरकार जत्तिकै गरिबको रूपमा र उनीहरूले समर्थन गर्न खोजिन खोजे। होइन, मैले गरेनौं। ”
एल सम्पादकले मलाई अखबारको भ्रमण प्रदान गर्यो, कुकर्मका धेरै अवशेषहरू देखाउँदै साथै सम्पादकहरूले पनि यसरी युद्धभरि काम गरे। जुन भूमि हामीले पहिले देख्यौं त्यो भूमि युद्धको दाग लगायो। यो क्षेत्रका साथै विवादको बारेमा पत्ता लगाउँदै यस क्षेत्रको बारेमा पत्ता लगाउँदै पनि यस क्षेत्रका मानिसहरूलाई कसरी असर गर्दछ भनेर ठ्याक्कै कसरी प्रभाव पार्दछ।
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मैले उडान टर्मिनलमा बस लिएँ र श्रील Lanka छोड्न तयार भएँ, मेरो दिमागलाई आफ्नो मानिसहरूमा फर्कियो। म जहाँ भए पनि म पनि बोलें, मलाई घरका रूपमा पनि खुल्ला हतियारसहित स्वागत गरियो।
श्रीलंका मैले चित्रित भन्दा धेरै राम्रो थियो। सबै भव्य साइटहरूको साथै रमाईलो गतिविधिहरूको साथ होईन, व्यक्तिहरूले एक पूर्ण अपरिचित महसुस गरे।
तपाईंको यात्रा श्रीलंकामा यात्रा: तार्किक विचारहरू साथै चालहरू
तपाईंको उडान किताब
एक सस्तो उडान पत्ता लगाउन स्लोसकानर वा मोन्डो प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्। तिनीहरू मेरा दुई मनपर्ने ब्राउज ईन्जिनहरू हुन् जुन उनीहरूले वेब साइटहरू ब्राउज गर्दछ साथै विश्वभरि एयरलाइन्सहरू र विश्वभरि एयरलाइन्सहरू यस ढु stone ्गालाई याद गर्नुहुन्न। Sosscanner साथ सुरू गर्नुहोस् धेरै पहिले उनीहरूसँग सब भन्दा ठूलो पहुँच छ!
तपाईंको आवास बुक गर्नुहोस्
तपाईं आफ्नो होस्टललाई होस्टेलवर्ल्डको साथ बुक गर्न सक्नुहुनेछ किनकि उनीहरूसँग सबैभन्दा ठूलो शेयर र अन्तिम व्यवहारहरू छन्। यदि तपाईं एक होस्टेल बाहेक कतै रहन चाहानुहुन्छ भने, poesthous को लागी कम्तिमा महँगो दरहरु को साथै सस्तो होटेलहरु को रूप मा कम्तिमा महँगो दर फिर्ता पाउन।
यात्रा बीमा सम्झन असफल नहुनुहोस्
यात्रा बीमा कभरेज भनेको तपाईको रोग, चोटपटक, चोरी, साथै रद्दहरू बिरूद्ध सुरक्षित हुनेछ। यो स्थितिमा विस्तृत सुरक्षा छ केहि गलत छ। म विगतमा यो धेरै पटक प्रयोग गर्नुपर्दैन किनकि मैले विगतमा धेरै चोटि प्रयोग गर्नुपर्यो। मेरो मनपर्ने व्यवसाय जसले धेरै उत्तम सेवाका साथै मानहरू प्रदान गर्दछ:
सुरक्षा विंग (600 को लागि सबैको लागि)
मेरो यात्रा बीमा (ती of0 भन्दा बढीको लागि)
मेडजेट (अतिरिक्त स्वदेश पुर्याउने कभरेजका लागि)
पैसा बचत गर्न को लागी धेरै उत्तम व्यवसाय खोज्दै हुनुहुन्छ?
जब तपाईं यात्रा गर्नको लागि उपयोग गर्न धेरै उत्तम व्यवसायको लागि मेरो स्रोत पृष्ठ जाँच गर्नुहोस्। मैले सडकमा म पैसा बचत गर्न प्रयोग गरेको सबै व्यक्तिहरूको सूचीमा लिन्छु। तिनीहरूले तपाईंलाई पैसा बचत गर्नेछन् जब तपाईं पनि यात्रा गर्नुहुन्छ।
श्रीलंकामा धेरै अधिक जानकारी चाहनुहुन्छ?
निश्चित हुनुहोस् श्रील Lank ्कामा श्रील Lank ्कामा पनि धेरै अधिक योजनाहरूको सुझावहरूको लागि।