If ever a country were designed to make you feel under-travelled, it’s Sri Lanka. This compact island packs in more diversity than some continents. Within a few hours, you can go from ancient cities carved into rock to misty, cardamom-scented mountains, or from wild elephant plains to beaches that rival anything in the Caribbean.
We travelled to Sri Lanka in September, which is technically “shoulder season.” In reality, this meant practically 75% sunshine with the odd theatrical…
