Forests, beaches and ancient cities: adventurous explorations in Serendipity Sri Lanka

Ceylon, Sri Lanka or Serendib as the Arabs who knew its serene languor used to say. Whatever you call it, this immense island in the Indian Ocean to the south-east of the Indian Peninsula, a former Dutch and British colony, since 1948 independent within the Commonwealth, inhabited mainly by Sinhalese of Indo-European stock, who came to these latitudes around the 5th century B.C. converting to Buddhism, and to a lesser extent by Tamils, can be the destination of an adventurous exploration, especially at this time of year, still capable of enchantment.