Ella SRI LANKA As Seen on Instagram 🇱🇰

[@FrugalTravellers]

We absolutely loved Ella, so stayed for 5 days and really explored the beautiful countryside. Keep watching for our next video showing more of this amazing place! ❤️ We spent an awesome 7 weeks travelling in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰♥️ Here's the link to our entire Sri Lanka series: kzbin.info/aero/PLCmNbKU5iMrm1426S5ltprrISCZunP-BF There will be more videos to come from this amazing country so remember to SUBSCRIBE & tap NOTIFY!! 🙏🤗

[@natomember]

Hi Mandy and lee i am Senithi and i'm 9yrs old i'm a biiiiiiiiiiig fan of you guys so please come back to sri lanka please 😊

[@FrugalTravellers]

@natomember Oh, that's so lovely, Senithi, thank you! 🙏🤗 We'll definitely return to Sri Lanka some day as we had such an amazing 7 weeks there, and there are still so many incredible places to visit 🇱🇰♥️

[@cheapsolarpower]

Sri Lanka was one of the most beautiful countries we have visited. We were there 9 years ago and it looks like it's become a lot more touristy in that time.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Wow, I can imagine it being so much less touristy 9 years ago. It was still so easy to get off the tourist trail as you'll see in upcoming videos 🤗😁

[@BucketListTravellers]

I had to laugh with the 'David Attenborough' commentary. at the end of the instagrammers in their 'natural habitat' on the swing! That posse of dancers on the bridge was pretty cool too! Ella looks magical and hiking around herer would be right up our alley too. I'm not one for the instagram shots, but Jay is. I get so stressed out when trying to get the right shot when there are heaps of people around. Great video Lee and Mandy! We've also been very impressed with how much content you've been putting out lately, well done! - Jon

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hi Jon. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure you both would love it there. It's so fascinating watching the instagrammers in action. In fact when we visit popular tourist destinations we often spend more time watching the intriguing human behaviour than we do looking at the sights. 😂😂. We don't really have the knack of striking the pose either. 😂 We've been really smashing the videos out lately, trying to catch up on a lot of lost time lately which is understandable. We're getting there and hopefully eventually will be back up to date. 🙏😊

[@BucketListTravellers]

Oh, I also had to give kudos to Lee's posing on the railway, very impressive! Jay tells me all the time that I need to practice my expressions in the mirror because I am so bad at my thumbnail expressions! Keep up the great work, it is clearly paying off!!

[@cindybruin4888]

Great video guys, I loved Ella. Defo cool pics with train on bridge. Cool hikes, and we missed that zipline , right up my alley. Next time!

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hi Cindy 👋 Glad you liked it. If you've been to Ella you can appreciate how lovely it is there. ❤️ We loved exploring around the area and taking the trains too which we'll be showing in the upcoming videos. Such a cool place. 😍

[@kennyx8482]

a famous sri lankan movie named Demodara Palama had its ending scenes on that bridge where they choreographed fight scenes ON the train and they were running against the clock to a bomb on the train that blew up over that bridge

[@FrugalTravellers]

Oh wow... I can just picture the scenes and am sure they would have been spectacular! Thank you so much for sharing this information, Kenny. We always appreciate hearing more about these fascinating places.

[@juliehawkes1050]

Great video 😆 all the people on the bridge .does looke lovely there

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Julie. It was an amazing sight to see, and was well worth the walk there 🤗😁

[@marlonjaimon8325]

Hi Lee and Mandy . Ella was a sleepy village just tea plantations after the advent of social media the town took of. We lived in Bandarawella the next big town about 10 Km towards Baddulla. My late Dad would go to the tea estates and set up milk collection from small holdings with one ore two cows, hence the training in NZ through the government and Commonwealth this was in the 60's 70's The tea Pluckers were brought from South India during the time of the British rule. It is sad that to this day they do no have citizenship only by registration . They speak Tamil . My great grand mother ( Miss Orr) was a midwife would go around the tea estates delivering babies Mandy I hope you are doing well God Bless Marlon

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hello Marlon. How lovely to hear your story of how it used to be when you lived in the region. I bet it seems to have changed a lot since then. It is still lovely and peaceful outside of Ella and we really enjoyed it there. We passed through Bandarawella on our way to the Uva Halpewatte tea estate where we did a factory tour. We'll show that on an upcoming video if you'd like to see. ❤️ Thank you for your kind comments. We really appreciate it. 🙏

[@StoicMindset_official10]

Hello nice content. All the best

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much 🙏🤗

[@susangranger3089]

Great Video and Content, as always ❤❤❤ xx

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you, Susan. So happy you like it. 🙏😍🙏

[@Mohomada]

We love Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[@FrugalTravellers]

We understand why, Mohomoda! We love Sri Lanka too 🇱🇰♥️

[@paranoidman2002]

5:18 when you're eating ripened jackfruit, dip a jackfruit bulb in salt water and sprinkle or dip some coarse pepper on it. It is really yummy then. That is how most of us eat it in SL. Also, when you eat pineapple, sprinkle ground salt and chilli powder on it.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Wow, that is such an excellent tip, Machang... and it's something we've never heard of before, so we really appreciate you taking the time to share this with us! It sounds tasty but absolutely love ripe jackfruit on its own - I love the texture, flavour and the incredible aroma. Oh, I so miss jackfruit now 🤗🇱🇰♥️

[@paranoidman2002]

@@FrugalTravellers Try the variations before you make up your mind. All the best :)

[@carolinacadabra8278]

Never thought to see the two of you on the Instagram trail! Fun video.

[@FrugalTravellers]

Haha 😂. We just seemed to fall upon it. It's so interesting to watch the Grammers in action. It takes a lot of work to generate that perfect shot! 😊. Our photos always end up very raw but we like to show how it really is. 😁

[@michellel3348]

Wow, the nature and sounds at that 9 arch bridge is amazing, it’s like something out of the movies😂 I’d say it was something else to be there😉☀️

[@michellel3348]

Ps.. Lee posing on the bridge 🤣👌👊

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@michellel3348 It's a spectacular place to visit... whether it be to observe nature, the trains or just people watch 😁😂

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@michellel3348 Lee was a bit reluctant at first, but after seeing all the millions of photos taken by the blatant Instagrammers, he realised that no-one has any shame anymore, so he could be as daft as he liked 🤣🤣🤣

[@michellel3348]

@@FrugalTravellers Haha love it🤣👌

[@FazlinaAzwar]

Glad you enjoy your visit to Ella. We are coming on the 23rd to SL. Can't wait ❤

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hope you have a great time 😍. It's such an awesome place to visit. 👍

[@JudithStevenson-xs4su]

Hello to the Frugal Travellers, I'm gonna repeat myself but what a spectacular scenery & so green. Sri Lanka is a gem for backpack travellers & hikers. Some guys really aren't afraid of standing / walking on the edge of the bridge Enjoy ur week, chat later ️

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hi Judith. Isn't it all so beautiful? 😍 I love how fertile and verdant Sri Lanka is. Everything grows so well. I can imagine it would be impossible to starve here because fruit and vegetables grow absolutely everywhere. 😊😋 It truly is a budget backpackers paradise. One of the few countries left in the world where you can still get by on $10 a day. 😁 It's amazing how many folk will risk life and limb for that one amazing photo! 😳🤳 Have a fantastic week. Lee 😁

[@raedicenta551]

Love your films. I have been in Sri Lanka three times and have never worked out how this works with the mobile phone. How can I keep in contact with my family the cheapest way. By the way if you are over in Austria .

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hi there. Thank you so much 🙏 We mentioned the best options for phones in our very first video, first 24 hours in Sri Lanka: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYKUnHyircqMrqs We bought a globe SIM card and a very cheap data package. Then it's best to video or audio call on messenger so you have no call costs. 👍👍 We do plan to visit Lichtenstein at some stage as we want to see the microstates in Europe. 😍

[@raedicenta551]

@@FrugalTravellers Thanks for the answer. If you ever come to Salzburg then we have a couch, and running water

[@steves7013]

Oh! The secrets of Instagram 😂😂🙏🇬🇧❤

[@FrugalTravellers]

If only we knew them all. 😂😂 It's all very entertaining. 😉

[@lucchese20]

Great video-as always. 👍🏻 Of course we saw the railway bridge from a nearby cafe and enjoyed the views. We didn’t realize we could walk on the bridge until we saw folks there-even if not legal-😮 so thanks for bringing us along. That second train looked pretty new. I guess SL is getting some new rolling stock! 🚇 Lee is just a natural! I recommend his next trip should be to Paris or Milan so he can walk down that runway and show all of us some new gear for next years’ fashion. 😂😂

[@FrugalTravellers]

It certainly is an impressive spot. Nice idea to just sit and enjoy it from a viewpoint cafe. 👍. It can become a bit of a circus down there. 😂 Yes the trains are getting slowly upgraded I believe. Those ones in that region must be over 50% tourists in them now. You can see why they are all so popular! I think I'll leave the catwalks to the fashionistas and stick to bumming around the world with a GoPro. 😂😂. Sri Lanka is so lovely. Which was your favourite place of all?

[@lucchese20]

Highlight was definitely the safari but best city was historic Galle on the coast was a winner for us.

[@ruwanpiyathilake]

Lovely couple. Entertaining video ❤

[@FrugalTravellers]

That's so lovely to hear, Ruwan. Thank you for your kind words and support 🙏🤗😍

[@kelumsamarasekara5199]

Beautiful video ❤😊

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much, Kelum 🙏🇱🇰♥️

[@Nadelina_kb]

Sri Lanka is beautiful, so green. I enjoyed the bridge view

[@FrugalTravellers]

Hi Nad 👋 Yes it is such a beautiful and exotic country here. We really love it ❤️ And this place by the bridge is spectacular. 😍

[@disnaweerasinghe4404]

Wow ❤️🇨🇦🇱🇰

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much, Disna 🙏🤗🇱🇰♥️

[@TheWorldnUs]

Your hike up Little Adam’s Peak seemed a lot less of a struggle than it was for us. 🤣

[@FrugalTravellers]

I can imagine it's always harder with little legs around. Worth it for the views though! I take it noone braved the zipline!

[@TheWorldnUs]

@@FrugalTravellers actually Elisa and Javi did it twice. Joaquin did the rock climbing wall. I stayed with Eva who was too little. It was a nice day out.

[@PlanetImo]

I fancy a cup of Ceylon tea now!

[@FrugalTravellers]

I don't blame you. It's the best! Wait until you see the tea factory video 😊☕😊

[@prabatharathnayake5723]

very nice

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Prabatha.

[@Travelo94]

Sri lanka ❤️💛

[@FrugalTravellers]

Sri Lanka is incredible! We had such a wonderful time there 🇱🇰♥️

[@everythingishere9329]

❤❤❤

[@FrugalTravellers]

Thank you so much for the love ♥️❤️🇱🇰

[@prasadhapuarachchi7337]

I just subscribed your channel. Please visit again Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 thank you 🙏

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@prasadhapuarachchi7337 Oh, that's so wonderful to hear! Thank you for subscribing and we hope you like the other Sri Lanka videos. We will definitely return as there's still so many places to visit and delicious dishes to try in your beautiful country 🤗♥️🇱🇰

[@denisoleary5302]

Why oh why did you not just walk along the railway line to the bridge, Its a 30 min stroll, and its flat, no hills. Ps the old trains are better for photos.Ps It is dangerous to fly Drones near the Bridge, as there are many Bees living in the bridge structure, and it has been known for swarms of Bees to attack people!

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@denisoleary5302 Somehow we found vlogs and blogs taking us the jungle route, none walking along the tracks. I can see how that would have been far easier, and I wouldn't have lost my hat 🤗😁

[@denisoleary5302]

@@FrugalTravellers I'm loving your travels around Sri Lanka. Two years ago I walked the last 40 miles along the track to Ella. An easy stroll, as I said no hills, just gradients. I'm 75 with a heart condition and plan to do similar in Feb 2025. Travel now is so easy with the internet and mobile phones. I have traveled a lot both North and South America, Asia and Africa, but my favourite is Costa Rica and Sri Lanka. Next year will be my 9th visit to Sri Lanka. Good luck with your future travels

[@FrugalTravellers]

@@denisoleary5302 Wow, that is so wonderful. That hike sounds amazing, and I can imagine that the scenery would be spectacular. We haven't been to Costa Rica yet but are hoping to go either next year or in 2026.

[@denisoleary5302]

@@FrugalTravellers 👍

[@Abraracourix]

Never underestimate the stupidity and dumbness of the Instagram generation 😀. Trying to walk on the wall just for a photo and shits and giggles. You keep reading Instagrammers falling to their death in waterfalls and other precarious places trying to take a photo and yet, there doesn’t seem to be a learning curve 😀