After hearing and reading so much about Sri Lanka (also known as Ceylon, Lanka, Serendib, Taprobane, Cellao and Zellan at various times in the past), at last I'm heading that way myself.
My plan is to spend 2 days in Colombo and do a one-day trip to Kandy, the sacred old city in the mountains, some 130km away by road.
Kandy also houses the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Buddha's tooth), a major pilgrimmage site and a Unesco World Heritage Site. That's good enough for me!
