Festival season: planning a journey around Esala Perahera
Ten nights of drums and fire in Kandy — and how to weave the island's grandest pageant into a summer route.
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Field notes, seasonal advice and slow stories from the people who draw the routes — written to be useful long before you book anything.
A short history of Ceylon tea, told in four cups
From a failed coffee crop to the world's cup — and where to taste each chapter at altitude.
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