Hope you guys enjoyed the video! Here are the links to my tour and guesthouse, as well as my Sri Lanka Google Map Travel Guide: Sri Lanka Travel Guide: www.alinamcleod.com/travel-guides/alinas-sri-lanka-travel-guide Dinesh's Tour: www.airbnb.com/experiences/3490131 Guesthouse: booking.tp.st/vSmGuaHQ

@ervinsmoviecorner8748

3 ай бұрын

Alina, my Philippine vacation trip is almost 2 months away!

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

@@ervinsmoviecorner8748 hope you have a wonderful time!

@eltaco5471

3 ай бұрын

@@AlinaMcleodAlina you’re so gorgeous and smart be safe please❤❤

@eltaco5471

3 ай бұрын

Am in love with you Alina❤❤

@Mohamedmerwany3rd

3 ай бұрын

I will enjoyed the video good luck girl

I had been to srilanka in 2017 and it was really paradise on earth as they call it. Kandy is lovely but my favourite city would be definitely nuwara eliya , it's a must to go there .

@jurendran3983

3 ай бұрын

Have you visited Jaffna?

10:00 you are correct Buddha gained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree, in Anuradhapura there is a branch of the original bodhi tree that Buddha gained enlightenment known as Sri maha bodhiya, which is planted in 288 BC (over 2300 years old). It is considered as the oldest tree planted by humans.

As a Sri Lankan living in Canada, I'm really loving this series so far!

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm so glad!

@rogersampaio7450

3 ай бұрын

How do you cope with the weather Over there in Canada?

@abeyshe1021

3 ай бұрын

Same.

Dinesh is such a nice bloke. Had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of years ago.

I just returned from my 1st Sri Lanka trip and I was so amazed with it's culture and nature! Kandy is a great heritage city which I liked very much. If you have time try visiting Nuwara Eliya and stay there for a day or 2 to just enjoy a peaceful life with a nice weather. Nuwara Eliya is slightly expensive place compared to Kandy but it is worth visiting.

Was there 22 years ago during a trip to Sri Lanka. Started in the capital and wound my way to the top of the country to visit the highland tea plantations and play golf at the oldest course outside of Britain.

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Very cool!

A visit to Peradeniya Botanical Gardens is a must to anyone planning a visit to Kandy.

200th comment....lucky me! Sri Lanka is so beautiful and it resembles South of India, thanks for the well-made video, the drone shots are soooo nice! Travel safe!

@sweeta17

Ай бұрын

i also said sl is similar to india as in streets shops etc . like germany austria switzerland . but people said there is no similarity whatsoever . i disagree with them .

I was in Sri Lanka in 2019. Lovely country.

Hi Alina! 😁🙏👋🌟 I hope your having a fantastic day! This is a wonderful marvelous video! 😄👍❤️👏📹🇱🇰🥇💯💫✨🌟 The city of Kandy looks absolutely magnificent! Also the view of Kandy Lake and the Big Buddha Temple is really amazing! The New Giragama Tea Factory, the Kandyan Dancing and the Temple of the Tooth is so wonderful! Even the food at the Mandiya restaurant looks so delicious! I would definitely like to visit the city of Kandy one day. It’s a fantastic place! Thank you very much Alina to share with us this excellent video. You are the best and greatest world traveler adventurer! 😃👍👏✈️🌎📹🥇💯🏆💫🌟 I wish you Alina a marvelous amazing blessed day. Have a great time in Sri Lanka! 😊🙏❤️👋🇱🇰👍✨🌟

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

It is definitely a lovely city!

I really love Sri Lanka and I've been there many times. Unlike in Thailand, in Sri Lanka it's not easy to find places to eat in every place you go. 😊❤

Great video Alina and I thoroughly enjoyed it. What a unique city and surrounding area to visit.

The “I would judge me too” 👀 look was priceless 😝😍 & you acknowledging that was even 💯👍

Hi Alina welcome you to my country. Thank you very much for sharing everything about my country with other countries of the world. You are an asset to our country. May you have the strength to do more such occasions. ❤

It's always a pleasure watching beautiful videos with your love presentation.

@dhammikakumara2354

3 ай бұрын

Yes..Nuwaraeliya would be a great experience for you. I miss my country as I am currently living in UK. ❤

Very Nice! You got very good price hotel, blossom your face with red point after visiting temple. Peaceful atmosphere in temple, I visited there. Thanks. 👍

Hi Alina, I have been to Sri Lanka, many years ago. The tooth temple was one of the highlights and also the information I got on tea. Also impressive where the elephants and the „climb“ to the top of the Sigeria rock. Best Regards, Ralf

Beautiful Kandy 🤩

Lovely video. Actually Kandy and Galle are two of the best places to stay or visit in Sri Lanka. Hope you have a great weekend ❤❤

Thank you so much for your realistic report. Am preparing my trip to Sri Lanka, your tips are very useful

Great video. Looks to have some really amazing spot to see. Local guides are always the best option. Keep having a wonderful time, Alina.

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

wow really wonderful place , i hope to visit one day

As a Sri Lankan live and work in Toronto I really enjoyed this video❤

This is hands down one of the best vlogs I have seen about Kandy. Very informative and non-mainstream. You describe things for they actually are. Great job.

@AlinaMcleod

2 ай бұрын

Aw thank you so much! Glad you liked it!

Thanks for showing us this lovely country.

Lovely video, thanks for sharing

You wear the bindi beautifully

Hi from NZ, loved your video, I'm very impressed with how adventurous you are. Sri Lanka for sure is a beautiful place, but at the same time, very non-western and you adapt so well. You get the most of every place you see and share it with us around the globe. Thank you.

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

wow Alena so good I'm amazed you really are coming back to good stuff ,

Again sitting here with a pen to write things down and looking forward to your guide to Sri Lanka! ♥

Amazing ..beautiful video alina...❤

Such a nice city! Also the surrounding environment must be extraordinary beautiful, so hilly and green. There is something British about it.Thank you very much Alina. The video was fantastic ❤

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

It really is ☺️

Thanks for this vlog, I like your genuine attitude - a lot of travel vloggers feel like they have a fake persona that I cant enjoy. I am currently in sri lanka and my depression is getting the best of me, was going to cut the trip short and go home until this vlog told me i need to carry on and do what I intended 😬😅, thanks!

Wow Alina I am super happy that you found Dinesh to show you around Kandy .It Brings back fond memories. Buddhism is a way of life you follow the teachings of the Buddha. They follow the Lunar calendar full moon is a holiday(poya day) sorry no booze. Don't be afraid to talk to the locals. Maybe you should go to a saree shop and ask them to show you how drape a saree just say you would like to try it on you do not have to buy. A Tambili aka king coconut is always refreshing happy and safe travels

@Dilshan1989

3 ай бұрын

☸️🤣

Hi. Alina im always watched your vlogs. Be happy and be safe travel. Enjoyed and smile. Thanks from. Montreal cdn.

A great spectacular trip! Happy Women’s History Month, Alina!❤❤

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ervinsmoviecorner8748

3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

To begin, thanx a Tom for visiting my beautiful country and I am glad that you are having a really good time visiting the places and meeting interesting people despite being encountered with some creeps, freaks and jerks here and there.. I mean they appear everywhere in every country and they do always appear like a bad penny, especially in the towns with mass populations where they stalk you the moment they come to know that you are a tourist .. 😮😢 So, better be safe, watch out peculiar behaviour of any person's, and be aware of your surroundings wherever you gonna be.. 🙏 Next, I wanna wish you a belated birthday and hope that you had a lovely time celebrating the grand day in Srilanka.. ❤ Wow..Guess, that was some experience, right, celebrating once a year birthday in srilanka and I hope that you will celebrate more in here as well as in some other countries as you globe - trot the world and take loads of good memories and awesome vibes to cherish for a life time.. Finally, May angels fly with you wherever you roam and guide in my country and take you back safely to family and home.” 🙏 Hugs.xoxoxo Gams ❤️ P. S. BTW, I am one of your avid followers now.. 😃🤩 Oops one more thing that I forgot, the little fluffy thing that you were holding in the first video, did look to me like a Srilankan candy, but soon it was dawned on me that it was your 🎤 microphone 🤩🤩

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I'm from Kandy and glad to see you here. However, I think following tips would be helpful for future travelers (If you have already left 🙂) 1) Afternoon is the best time to visit Kandy or any other place is Sri Lanka (except places with cooler climates such as Nuwara Eliya.). Both the weather and the vibe would be much nicer in the afternoon. 2) In my opinion, the best thing to do in Kandy is to stroll around the Kandy Lake in the afternoon, which is really breathtaking. After the stroll, you can stop by a coffee shop and explore the rest of the central Kandy by foot, including the Temple of the Tooth. 3) I enjoy admiring the Temple of the Tooth from outside. There is lot to see in the premises as well. And then go inside, but avoid the main worshiping area (you showed here), which is usually extremely crowded by both worshipers and tourists. But do visit the 2 museums insides the temple it self. They are in the 2nd and 3rd floor. One of them is under renovation these days. 4) Don't forget to visit the Kandy view point 5) Even though they are overprized, I'd still recommend nicer cafes, if you want to send some time. Even locals go to those places if they want to have a long chat with a friend or someone.

much love back too you Alina and appreciation of your informative trips. Amazing coverage of all your fantastic adventures. A star Camadian from Saskatchan, 😊❤your one of the best .

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@sathyojahthanbhavaahnandhan

3 ай бұрын

​@@AlinaMcleod I'm waiting for you madam.🎉🎉🎉. (With your permission)

Hello Alina. Enjoy your trip. I am from Toronto.

I like your commentary , very clam and insightful compared to other youtubers. btw , I am from Sri Lanka as well, northern part.

I am from Sri Lanka I love your videos most❤❤❤❤

Dear Alina, I am a Sri Lankan American living in CA . I moved to US in 1991 and accidentally saw this video. You have done a good job reporting good and bad. I went to HS in Kandy and my brother who is a General Surgeon and his family are still living in Kandy. Kandy is a beautiful ancient city but due to no space, I heard it looks congested and no way of expanding. However, there was an old prison and some administration building were move to the suburbs. Hope you had time to travel to North an d south to see the beautiful beaches and also upcountry to see water falls and more beautiful areas in SL. Cheers!

nice recorrido en kandy nice, temperatura , gente, restaurante, día soleado y te miras bonita! con tu bebida ❤

Hoi, Alina, now that´s super interesting to follow. SriLanka is a white place on my map till now. A new country , no.75 is on schedule next week. Hope everything goes well. Also with you. Take care . Great work and Greetings, Markus.

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Markus!

Amazing video 😊

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it ☺️

very interesting and enjoyable video

very great - thank you !!!

Hello from Montreal! I absolutely love your content, so I subscribed. Solo female traveler, but a “little” older than you 😉. I’m retiring this year, and moving to Siem Reap for a couple of years as a base to travel to other parts of SE Asia. I appreciate that you are honest about safety as a solo female, and I hope one day our paths will cross 😊

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and lovely to hear you’re basing in SR! Great city 🙂

Glad you enjoyed Sri Lanka. My most enjoyable videos of Sri Lanka were the train rides through the jungle and the forests at the higher elevations. A detailed description of the preparation of the tea was also interesting. Since I have viewed videos on India & Sri Lanka I have grown curious of the construction of the Tut - tuts. What is the comfort of riding in a Tut-tut on a scale of 1 to 10? ( the three wheeled vehicles with the canvas top)

Its super clean city & calm city..

Thank you very much for the video's

Thanks for sharing your video Alina you and your dad away from Saskatchewan you know today March 4 big snow storm in Saskatoon 30 to 40 centimeters of snow and minus 40 with the windchill but in Toronto is no snow at all today plus 14 degrees where is your dad i didn't see your dad go with you to Sri lanka with you ok enjoy your time in Sri lanka 🇱🇰 take care bye from milton Ontario Canada

So much to see in Kandy. You don't have to be a Buddhist to enjoy it's splendor. So much contrast. We had a wonderful time there. Hope you did too Alina. Sending you Hugs🫂 and Kisses 💋 from Harriet, Jim and Yuki

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Very true, thanks guys!

THANKS FOR COMING MY BEAUTIFULL LAND OF SRI LANKA

Your in Kanky ! Excellent

Thanks for sharing your experience with the backstory and /or context. Also, here to support another fellow Canadian in term of KZread CPM. 😊

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Wow.... Thank you so much for your kind reply dear and that was fast, want it?? 😮 I mean considering the extreme heat 🔥 that you had encountered this morning and I really thought that you would rest and sleep the whole day.. 🤩 Just amazing you are and you are just a bundle of energy when it comes to travelling and also such an inspiration to others as well.. Finally, wishing you a peaceful night dear and you may wake up tomorrow with much more vigour and strength to explore more boundaries of this beautiful country and the boundless attractions it has to offer as well.. 🙏 💪🙏🌹❤️ Hugs.xoxoxo Gams ❤️ P. S. Btw, did you hear about the killing of a Srilankan family in Canada last night, dear... Didn't you?? Was such a despicable act and gruesome to say the least, especially it was shocking to hear that 6 people who died in this heinous attack where 4 of them were under the age of 7.. 😢😢🙏🙏😩😩J

welcome to our country.. sorry for if there was any wrong in our country. love you guys

Hey Alina, I grew up in SL and was in boarding school near, Mandy. Advise you to also tour the south coast and soak up the vibe there , so relaxing, you won’t want to leave. You must try my favourite sweet, it is similar to Turkish delight look for a dark brown chunks of firm jelly in the display windows of cafes. It is made with rice flour plus, it is so wickedly good !!! ,

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, just got to Mirissa actually!

Good morning god's mother I'm happy to see you good health and safe thanks for sharing this video God bless you all ways and your family ❤️❤❤😊

Enjoy & be safe. May you be blessed ❤❤❤❤

Been to Sri Lanka six times since 1998 . It’s quite spoiled now with you tubers everywhere as if they were the first tourists to be there !

I love tea and didn’t know green and black tea leaves 🍃 come from the same tree. 😂 I learned something new today. 🤙

Woooow this is why they call it pearl of Asia ❤️🇱🇰

11:22 here you just passed Sri Lanka’s one of the most famous coffee shop chains called Java Lounge. Coffee is bit expensive in SL because not many locals consume coffee so the production is much less. SL’s most famous beverage is Tea.

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

I went to Java Lounge actually, was pretty good 🙂

Hi Alina thanks again come to Kandy visit with me ❤😍

Hi friend .WELCOME TO SRI LANKA 🎉🎉🎉❤

Beautiful kandy is one of city in world .

Welcome to Sri Lanka ❤

I just had a dream I was touring a random city with Alina 😂. I might need a break from the KZread videos for a bit. But keep up the good work.

Hi, come to India & explore its diverse culture and heritage. You can visit Goa & Kerala backwater

Wow beautiful

You should visit Sembu watta also nice place

Thank you for the video The temple is crowded. Surprisingly, most of them are foreigners. Where r u heading next. Enjoy your trip.

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

I’m currently in Mirissa!

Owowowow so nyc have a nice day

That is a higher end coffee shop, its not tourist price. Its the standard rate for such coffee across the country. You have very clean and air-conditioned atmosphere. Price includes all those things. If you go to a regular shop and ask for a regular black coffee, it will be around LKR 100

God bless you and your family

Excellent. I had a different idea of Kandy; a quiet and green hill station. Green it is but quiet, not much. Food seemed wholesome, prices except for that coffee awesome but traveling I am afraid gruesome (kidding) 🙂 But very nice and compact vlog 👍🙏🙂

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Downtown Kandy is in no way quiet, that’s why I chose to stay outside the city 😬

@seeker1813

3 ай бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod Yes, you did the best. I had imagined a different ambience about the place. But it's far from it. It appeared hectic and chaotic like any typical South Asian cities. Anyway, glad you checked it out. Bravo 👍🙂

great video Alina. Sri Lanka has zero natural lakes but had built 42000 lakes before the arrival of Indians

Wow Great show. Keep it up!! Please visit our little Villa in the mountains where Time stands Still!. It has breathtaking mountain views. You could do a Video there. Hindagala Retreat Kandy Sri Lanka

Love Your Vlogs...!! 👍👍🌹

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Welcome to my hometown Kandy Alina! I am a fellow Canadian (23 years in Toronto), but brought up in Kandy and permanently moving back to Kandy within a month or two. When I visit Sri Lanka, I always make sure to have yummy devilled chicken and watalappam (desert like caramel pudding) or faluda at Devon restaurant just like 5 minutes walking from the Kandy lake. Address is 11 Sri Dalada Veediya, Kandy. Please also try other yummy and unique food like koththu roti, pol (coconut) sambal, hoppers, egg hoppers, string hoppers, pittu, lamprais and so much more. Enjoy!

@abeyshe1021

3 ай бұрын

As a fellow Canadian who grew up in SL, just wondering why you are moving back ?

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@hiranthanandasena7300

3 ай бұрын

Hey @@abeyshe1021 , for multiple reasons like family (Dad etc.) and relatives and friends there, amazing country, much more value for money compared to Canada, charity work, help develop Sri Lanka a lot, hobby farming, much more free time since have $'s, so beautiful, have Sri Lanka as a base and travel to nearby nice countries etc.

@abeyshe1021

3 ай бұрын

@@hiranthanandasena7300 thanks for answering. I was just curious. Enjoy kandy. My favorite city.

Good morning god's mother happy Saturday take care All ways and your family ❤😊

You should also visit Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷😀😃

@user-ci9us5xv1r

3 ай бұрын

Mostly my bucket list is USA 🇺🇸😀

Where's your Dad? 6:43 Cheers 😊😊 10:37 is that you sitting in the stairs flying the drone? 14:05 Beautiful...

เดินทางสนุกมั้ย..อาหารน่าอร่อย..ทิวทัศน์น่าประทับใจ..ความสุขอยู่กับสิ่งรอบตัวที่สัมผัสได้จากความรู้สึก..ศรีลังกาเป็นประเทศที่เงียบสงบ..สมกับเป็นเมืองทึ่มึศาสนาหลากหลาย..ฉันชอบที่ Alina นำเสนอ..ด้วยความประทับใจครับ..😇🌝🥀🥀❤️❤️❤️..

Yes. I like your video all

Visit the Martin Wickramasinghe folk museum in Koggala, Galle as I am the consultant of it.

Srilanka is very beautiful country ❤❤❤❤

I can recognize the orange color coconuts. They are indeed rare and more expansive than the green ones.

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Very delicious!

NIce one

❤❤❤ beautiful 😊

Srilanka trains good..confortable

I guessed u would visit Sri Lanka next and I was right 😅.

Alina - What video editing software do you use? Thanks!!

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

I use Filmora!

@JohnVogel-dt9uf

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Alina!

Hi Alina, good to know that you are in Sri Lanka, pretty close to my home country India. When would you be visiting India?

@AlinaMcleod

3 ай бұрын

Not this trip but would like to another time!

If you deem ancient city go to northern province ( Jaffna ) Of course I was born and raised in kandy but my parents from northern province ( 20 miles away from Jaffna ) I also went school Northern province ( one of the top notch college but my days are short . Because no discipline whatsoever ) I also lived in Colombo my aunt was a school teacher ( teach English & drawing ) My parents has beg school admission finally my mother asked me would you like to go your aunt school . I said fine I have to go with her school lunch time I must eat with . Right after school finished I must go with her . No one else . After while I corrected my issues & my was happy happy

Ohh sorry now you are staying in Kandy, so I can't meet you in person. So when you are coming back to Colombo,i like to meet you in person with your permission. I'm your ardent fan madam. Sathyojahthan.🎉🎉🎉