Sri Lanka was without a doubt one of my favorite destinations in Asia. With all of the legends I’d heard of surfing, elephant safaris, and ruins of ancient kingdoms, my desire to travel was very piqued. Unfortunately, this was all word of mouth from backpacking travelers and I’d heard little else positive in the media – despite the fact that Sri Lanka more positive than you could experience in a lifetime. To fix that, read on to discover Sri Lanka, everything you need to know, and more.
Via my favorite travel TV shows (Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown and Departures) and a few other pieces of valuable Sri Lanka content, get stoked for your trip and learn just enough to hit the ground running in Sri Lanka
CONTENTS
- The 3 Best Ways to Stay Entertained and Prep Before Your Sri Lanka Trip
- Departures Season 3 Episode 3: Sri Lanka
- Stories of Travel: Sri Lanka by 3 Wheels in 3 Weeks
- Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown: Sri Lanka
- Wikipedia’s Sri Lanka Article
STAY ENTERTAINED AND EXPERIENCE SRI LANKA BEFORE YOU GO
Get inspired before the trip and enhance your Sri Lanka travel by “experiencing” the history and culture before you go. Of my entire checklist, these are the pre-trip entertainment bits I highly recommend.
- A Brother Aroad’s own Article: Three Wheels and Three Weaks in the Garden of Eden
- Watch Anthony Bourdain’s Sri Lanka Episode of Parts Unknown on Amazon.com
- Click to Watch the “Departures” Season 3 Episode on Sri Lanka free on Youtube
- Read the Sri Lanka Wikipedia article
DEPARTURES: SRI LANKA EPISODE
Episodes of the quirky, backpacker travel series “Departures” are freely available to watch on Youtube. Head over to YouTube to watch the Sri Lanka episode as Scott, Justin, and Andre wander backpacker style through Sri Lanka
Click to Watch the “Departures” Season 3 Episode on Sri Lanka free on Youtube
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A Brother Abroad’s Own Article: Three Wheels and Three Weeks in the Garden of Eden
My 3 weeks on the 3 wheels was a fantastic adventure through Sri Lanka that I didn’t expect. So much so that I had to share it. In the Stories of Travel: Sri Lanka in 3 Weeks on 3 Wheels let’s you experience that as you get ready to takeoff on your own adventure
ANTHONY BOURDAIN’S PARTS UNKNOWN: SRI LANKA EPISODE
Travel legend Anthony Bourdain explores this country shortly after its civil war to embrace its culture and food. Head to Amazon.com to stream the tv show
Click to watch Anthony Bourdain’s Sri Lanka Episode of Parts Unknown on Amazon.com
SRI LANKA WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE
As dense and lackluster as this recommendation seems, Sri Lanka’s long and complex history combined with its misunderstood current events is worthwhile, to see Sri Lanka in its true light, and appreciate what made the country and what it is today
Read the Sri Lanka Wikipedia article
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Carlos Grider launched A Brother Abroad in 2017 after a “one-year abroad” experiment turned into a long-term life strategy. After 65+ countries and a decade abroad, he now writes about FIRE, personal finance, geo-arbitrage, and the real-world logistics of living abroad—visas, costs, and tradeoffs—so readers can make smarter global moves with fewer surprises. Carlos is a former Big 4 management consultant and DoD cultural advisor with an MBA (UT Austin) and Boston University’s Certificate in Financial Planning. He’s the author of Digital Nomad Nation: Rise of the Borderless Generation and is currently writing The Sovereign Expat.