17 things I Wish I Knew BEFORE travelling to SRI LANKA 🇱🇰

I share 17 things I wish I knew before visiting Sri Lanka, in this Sri Lankan travel guide I give you information you may not find elsewhere and things you should know before visiting from transport, and scams, whether your in the mountains of Ella or the beaches of Mirissa.

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0:00 - Intro
0:09 - First thing to know
1:18 - One of the best things about Sri Lanka
1:39 - When to go?
2:47 - Use this app!
3:43 - What Safari to do?
4:12 - The problem with renting a moped/tuktuk
4:50 - Save money by doing this
5:36 - The train hack!
7:01 - Issues with WIFI...
7:50 - Avoid this...
8:09 - FINAL 3