Sri Lanka or India?
The practical differences, drawn from our own write-ups rather than from a brochure. We are not going to tell you which is better - they are different trips. What follows is what actually changes between them.
Sri Lanka
Gentle island pace with grand ruins; a wobbling head means yes, more or less.
What we have written up
- Adam's Bridge Marine National Park marine park
- Adam's Peak mountain
- Aluvihare Rock Temple cave temple
- Ambalangoda town
- Ambuluwawa Tower tower
- Anawilundawa Wetland wetland
Worth knowing before you go
- Cash for small places, cards growing in cities
- Tipping is around 10% and appreciated
- Tuk-tuk apps like PickMe avoid negotiation
India
Intense, generous and layered; the head wobble means many things and all of them are friendly.
What we have written up
- Adalaj Stepwell stepwell
- Agatti Island coral atoll
- Agra Fort fortress
- Agrasen ki Baoli stepwell
- Agumbe rainforest village
- Ahmedabad Old City historic city
Worth knowing before you go
- UPI payment apps rule daily life; foreign visitors can now link international cards in some apps, but cash still helps
- Trains sell out days ahead - book online early via IRCTC or an agent
- Street food is glorious - choose busy stalls with high turnover
Counts describe this site, not the countries: "places written up here" means how many pages we have finished, and it keeps growing. Currency, plugs and languages are practical facts and change rarely (plugs and voltage: Wikipedia, «Mains electricity by country» (after the IEC World Plugs list), read 15 October 2026); check anything visa-related with the relevant official source before you book.