Best Beach SRI LANKA? Uppuveli or Nilaveli

[@FrugalTravellers]

🛌 STAY AT SEA SHADOW GUEST HOUSE tidd.ly/3W6lU8B We really enjoyed our time here on these beautiful East coast beaches and definitely recommend a visit to this coast. ❤️🇱🇰

[@jinnid8612]

I just want to add a note of appreciation to the frugal travelers. Your calm, respectful, and friendly demeanor is much appreciated. I had no idea you both had done this for 30+ years…but I was able to soon recognize that there was a wealth of knowledge beyond frugal travel to learn from you. Best wishes to you both. Looking forward to following you around the world!

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏❤️. We much appreciate your thoughts. We're glad you took the time to watch the video of our back story. 🙏 It's such an important aspect to us to try to explain a little of our life story so as to understand us and what we do. We are passionate about travel and want to share our experiences with everyone interested and hopefully inspire others to get out there and see this beautiful world of ours for themselves. ❤️ Welcome to our channel. 😍

[@tennesseejacks]

As a child living in Upuveli, I used to ride my bicycle on the jungle-lined road to Nilaveli; and I honed my swimming skills at Upuveli beach. Alongside my siblings, we cherished countless joyous moments on what was then a deserted beach. Your video showing the area’s remarkable transformation from mostly jungle and a few isolated houses into a densely populated locality surprises me. Despite the changes, my fond memories remain vivid. Watching your captivating videos of Sri Lanka (or Ceylon as I knew it), I am enthralled by the infectious enthusiasm you bring to showcasing this paradise island. Your entertaining content serves as a delightful reminder of the beauty and charm of Sri Lanka. In every frame, the essence of Sri Lanka’s allure is captured, reigniting my passion for the place I once called home. Thank you, Lee and Mandy.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much for your kind words and wonderful description of your time in this beautiful place. 🙏 Although it will now be much more developed than you can remember, rest assured it still has a very lovely, laid back charm to it which really warmed our hearts. ❤️ We loved Sri Lanka and it was the people that made it so special. We're so glad our videos give you pleasure. Hopefully you will continue to enjoy the more we have to come. 🙏❤️🇱🇰

[@susangranger3089]

Your Videos get better, this was my favourite so far, what a Beautiful place, thank you for sharing, looking forward to your next Video.❤ xx

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you for the lovely compliment, Susan. We trying very hard to improve so it's so nice to get the recognition. 🙏. We hope you enjoy our further videos. 😍

[@juliehawkes1050]

What a lovely part of srilanka ,I haven't herd of these place's before.thank you for sharing

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thanks Julie. The east coast is much less visited but still really nice. We're glad you enjoyed it. ❤️🇱🇰

[@mydogsmells1733]

Hello Mandy and Lee! I hope you're both doing well! I'm on Team Lee regarding Uppuveli - I could definitely hang out there for a week or more. Thank you for sharing your travel tips and experiences with us! Take care! 🤗🤗🐕

[@FrugalTravellers]

So glad you agree 👍 It's one of those chilled places you could really relax and the days would pass by so quickly. We love to share new places we find that are a little off the usual tourist radar and this is definitely one of them. 👍😊

[@sandyallan3239]

w Thanks for the vid, very informative. Quick question - what was your overall impression of the Sri Lankan buses? How about the trains?

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hello and thanks for the comment, Sandy 🙏 The buses are cheap and plentiful and go everywhere. On the downside they always seem to be very busy as everyone uses them so sometimes you may be standing for the journey. The driving can be pretty wild too. 😬 Trains are great and cheap also. Safer overall I'd say and more comfortable. I'd always opt for the train if there is a choice. 👍

[@easysinhala]

Hello nice travelers, It seems you enjoy srilankan food well. Especially srilanka has uniqe food pattern. Which srilankan dish you like most? What is your next destination. I am awaiting your next video.thank you very much for telling srilanka's beauty to the world. ☺️🙏

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hello 😍. Thanks so much 🙏 We really loved the food here. So tasty and healthy and great value. 😋 I (Lee) loved the Kotthu and Mandy loved the many Veg curry dishes. We will be making a video of our 10 favourite Sri Lankan foods. 🙏😍😋🇱🇰

[@easysinhala]

Awesome, as a srilankan I also love kottu. It's very delicious. There are so many varieties of kottu like fish kottu, chicken kottu, egg kottu, stringhoppers kottu etc.Great job.Keep it up GYS 👍☺️

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@easysinhala Thank you so much 🙏 We love your feedback. ❤️

[@paranoidman2002]

19:01 it's called a bitter gourd or bitter melon. Usually we cook it as a curry. It's bitter but tasty as a curry. And some people chop it up finely and make it into a salad with onions, salt and lemon juice. It's a good vegetable to lower sugar for anyone with diabetes.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thanks for this great information. So healthy! We'll try to eat more of it. 🙏😍

[@tennesseejacks]

It is my favorite salad. The only place I can find it is at our only local Chinese supermarket. But so expensive.

[@Śiśna3633]

Very simple down to earth folks. I wish the whole world is full of people like them. Thanks for visiting Srilanka.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, SilverBack 🙏🤗 We travelled around Sri Lanka for 7 weeks and loved this beautiful country. Here is our Sri Lankan playlist if you would like to see more: Sri Lanka Travel 🇱🇰: kzbin.info/aero/PLCmNbKU5iMrm1426S5ltprrISCZunP-BF

[@Amos18289]

Woah I last went to Nilaveli about 13 years ago. It looks wayy different

[@FrugalTravellers]

Wow I imagine it was even less developed then. It's incredible how fast places change. 😊

[@nisarpasha3185]

Oh lovely to see you Lee and Mandy 🙏 hope you're doing well and hope you don't get into the sea and scare the fish 🐟😂😂❤🙏 take care and God bless you 💞

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thanks Nisar 🙏 Oops, we just missed the premiere of this as we are currently in an airport waiting for a flight. 😊. Hope you are well ❤️ Take care.

[@nisarpasha3185]

@@FrugalTravellers oh ok where to are you going now have a safe flight God bless 🙏💕

[@FrugalTravellers]

We're on our way to Cyprus 😍 🇨🇾

[@nisarpasha3185]

@@FrugalTravellers oh lovely 😻🙏

[@NishanthaWanniarachchi-ue4pg]

Goodbye come again

[@starboy1887]

Great vid guys, I must go there when I visit. S L. Looks. Awesome , great prices also. Thank you 😊😊😊

[@FrugalTravellers]

It's a great place to visit. Lovely beaches and chilled out vibe. Hope you manage to get there. 👍😊

[@manjulaperera]

big thanks to both of you for exploring Sri Lanka.. I love your smiley face

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thanks so much 🙏❤️. We've absolutely loved our time in Sri Lanka and hope to return to explore some more. 🙏. We still have some more to come. 😍🇱🇰❤️

[@Sanu19455]

Nice experience!!!🥰💖😁

[@FrugalTravellers]

It was so wonderful here 😍😍

[@nilushigamage6806]

Love from Sri Lanka🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@nilushigamage6806 Thank you 🙏🤗 We had an amazing 7 weeks in Sri Lanka, and have many other videos in our Sri Lanka playlist. We hope you enjoy them: Sri Lanka Travel 🇱🇰♥️: kzbin.info/aero/PLCmNbKU5iMrm1426S5ltprrISCZunP-BF

[@jeanninedawson4090]

We stayed in uppuveli, Nilaveli and Dutch bay, we liked Dutch bay the best. The beach is great for swimming, lovely local environment and lots of wonderful budget eating options everywhere. Our least favourite was Nilaveli.

[@FrugalTravellers]

How wonderful you got to stay in all 3. 👍. Dutch bay sounds amazing 😍 I think this side of Sri Lanka is very underrated and has some lovely unspoiled places for tourists. What amazing value for money too. ❤️🇱🇰

[@sicilian-american]

WOW !!! I LOVE SEAFOOD,BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, FRIENDLY PPL & CHEAP PRICES !! I THINK SRI IS GONNA BE A DOUBLE THUMBS UP FOR THIS SICILIAN-AMERICAN ! IM IN THE PHILIPPINES RIGHT NOW & ITS SUPER AWESOME HERE TOO BUT A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN SRI BUT WAY MORE AFFORDABLE THAN THE GOOD 'OL USA. I STILL CANT BELIEVE THOSE PRICES... I HEARD SURFING IS PRETTY GOOD THERE AS WELL & I LOVE TO SURF..I MIGHT HAFTA MARRY ME A SRI GIRL..LOL..WOW WOW WOW !!!

[@FrugalTravellers]

You're going to love Sri Lanka. It has everything you need. Go to Arugam bay for surfing. It's definitely cheaper than Philippines, great food and lovely people. ❤️. Our next travel series is Philippines 😍

[@steves7013]

The place & the food look amazing, though I'm a vegetarian so I might struggle a bit! Take care and stay safe x 🙏🇬🇧

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hello Steve. There is soooo much excellent vegetarian food in Sri Lanka... both from individual choice and also because meat is so expensive there. I found it easy to eat a mainly plant-based diet, without any thought... but could have eaten purely vegan if I had so chosen. Thank you so much for your lovely comment 🙏🤗😊

[@rusiru1345]

Plz go to see gatmore falls ,it's very beautiful

[@FrugalTravellers]

Oh no, we missed it this time but we'll make a note and try to visit next time. Thanks for the tip. 🙏

[@zadeeqmg5921]

Have u got any plans to travel to Maldives after Sri Lanka owing to its close proximity? Thank you!

[@FrugalTravellers]

Yes, we will be going to Maldives briefly in June this year. 🙏❤️

[@zadeeqmg5921]

@@FrugalTravellers cant wait as am planning to fly there from CMB around Sept-Oct this year!

[@NazzSoCal]

Once, there was a terrorist group called the LTTE occupying this area for more than 30 years. it's nice to see this place free and prospering again.

[@FrugalTravellers]

It's great to know that the conflict is over and people can rebuild their lives. Hopefully for them tourism will grow now and everyone can benefit from that. 🙏🇱🇰

[@arafisolo9877]

Saya melihat vidio nya ❤❤

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you 🙏❤️🇱🇰

[@elizaC3024]

Beautiful place 😍.

[@FrugalTravellers]

It's a beautiful beach. ❤️🇱🇰

[@asokakarunaratne969]

nice

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@asokakarunaratne969 Thank you for your lovely comment 🙏🤗

[@chathu-w6r]

❤🇱🇰

[@FrugalTravellers]

So beautiful here ❤️🇱🇰

[@carolinacadabra8278]

You are always eating from street stalls. Do you ever suffer Delhi Belly ( or whatever the Sri Lankan equivalent is)?

[@FrugalTravellers]

We've had the odd occasion over the years but I think your body adjusts to the different kinds of food over time. We had no trouble at all in Sri Lanka. We felt the hygiene standards were good there. And the food is delicious 😋

[@mohamedhazman]

Matha 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you for your comment 🙏🤗🇱🇰

[@amahliyanliyan704]

මෙ වගෙ මිලියනයකට වඩා ආවත් වැඩක් නැ....විදෙස් විනිමය බොහොම අඩුයි..දේශිය සංවාරකයො මිිට වඩා වියදම් කරනවා...

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thanks for your comment 🙏❤️

[@vimukthiviraj4205]

Ai mehema sinhalen type karanne...me minisu enne touristla vidihata visit karala sathutwenna..minisu wiyadam karane e ayata pulwan mattamen....lankawata nikan salli deela yanna nemai...do not show your low qulity mindset..

[@dhaneshatharanga5721]

What a foolish guy.😂😂. They are exposing the beautiful places, cheapest foods and the beautiful environment for othur tourists ..Should be appreciate them for this great service . They sacrifice their time and the money for that. I'm sure they are not expecting the youtube revenue . And you and me know these all foods are not delicious but they never let us down.Try to respect like these people .As a Sri Lankan I'm shame about you.😢😢