The Art of Slow Travel: Savouring Sri Lanka's Coastal Culture
The alarm does not go off at dawn. The itinerary sits folded in your bag, barely glanced at. Today is not about ticking off landmarks or racing from one photo opportunity to the next. Instead, you are settling into a wicker chair on the veranda of one of the Wattala beach side hotels , watching fishermen cast their nets in the golden morning light while the Indian Ocean whispers its ancient rhythms against the shore. This is slow travel, and along Sri Lanka's coast, it becomes less of a choice and more of an irresistible surrender to a different pace of life. Sri Lanka's coastline stretches like a jewelled necklace around the island, each bend revealing fishing villages where time moves to the pull of tides rather than the tyranny of schedules. The slow travel movement, which has been quietly reshaping how we experience the world, finds its perfect expression here. It is not about seeing less—it is about seeing more deeply, letting places seep into your consciousness t...