Our train left at 11.10am and got to Ella at 16.56, taking just over 5 hours. I know this sounds like a long time just sitting on a train, but it was really nice watching the world go by, enjoying ...

I rode the $1 coastal train in Sri Lanka from Bentota to Colombo. There was a 2-hour delay, and I didn't have a seat on board, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

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