We Booked a SECRET SRI LANKA TRAIN Last Minute! 🇱🇰 Ella Odyssey to Colombo

[@ayngelina]

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[@TRAVEL.HIGHLIGHTS]

Wow... we never travel to Sri Lanka but now we will write down this country in our Travel list...

[@ayngelina]

It’s very underrated

[@NorthernMike-1]

The train food actually looked good! Glad to see the quality!

[@ayngelina]

I was pleasantly surprised by the food too, actually!

[@juliebabin]

That ride looks super fun and a genuine experience to discover a part of the country !

[@ayngelina]

The regular train releases tickets a month in advance and you have to book that day to get a seat but I can’t be tied down like that. I changed our itinerary 3 times in 30 days as we learned more about the weather and stayed longer in places we liked. So I was shocked you could just pay a bit more to get this train and not have to fight the crowds on the regular train for photos etc

[@juliebabin]

@@ayngelina That is clearly a gem that you found through this process :)

[@lizcarlyle2477]

Selemat Sore, A & A, Fabulous train ride, hanging out of the window, great people, Green, cool, a blast! Just got home from med appt zapping my neck with liquid nitrogen to remove precancerous patches! Lather on sunscreen & cover up! Beautiful country, Sri Lanka, love it!

[@ayngelina]

50 apt as soon right after I wash my face and get ready to go for a walk. I just started tretinoin and if you don’t wear spf your face burns

[@grifsfoodandtravel]

That looks like such a fun train ride. Great video! Scenery was amazing.

[@ayngelina]

I'm just happy we were able to do it. Everything you read online is that you have to book the train 30 days in advance. This special train was only $15 for the 10 hour ride. More than the regular train but I'll take it!

[@RosenGraphic]

Thank you So much for visiting us!

[@ayngelina]

Thank you so much for welcoming me!

[@mtg12342]

Big love from Sri Lanka❤️

[@ayngelina]

🙏 thank you!

[@raiz91]

Nice ride Ayngelina, Sri Lanka is a beautiful place.

[@ayngelina]

Thank you, we loved our time there! 😊

[@korean_foot_traveler8655]

I enjoyed watching the video. It’s truly an amazing place!❤👍

[@ayngelina]

Oh thank you! Sri Lanka has been wonderful and we’d love to go back next year to see more.

[@Juneandjanuary1996]

Glad you enjoy the meal❤

[@ayngelina]

Such a lovely surprise!

[@s.d8828]

Come again. You have to visit lots of areas like jaffna, Trincomalee,Anuradhapura, Down south as well ❤

[@ayngelina]

I have two videos from Jaffna, one during Nallur Kandaawamy and one from Trincomalee but you’re right I still need to visit Anuradhapur

[@s.d8828]

@@ayngelina 🙌

[@AsithChamidu]

2:11 It is not operate by steam.😊 It just a very old but super reliable German made diesel locomotive

[@ayngelina]

Ahh thanks for the correction! I was googling "Sri Lankan special brown train" and they gave this description. I didn't see steam so that makes sense.

[@SisiraDevundarage]

​@@ayngelinaThere is an engine named as Nova Scotia,a grant from Canada in 1960s .Your state. Still hauls trains .

[@ayngelina]

Wow, thag Is a very interesting connection

[@chamindajayanath8261]

welcome to sri lanka....🙏So beautiful video....😊

[@ayngelina]

Thank you for the kind words

[@weldextech9978]

Love from sri lanka ❤

[@ayngelina]

I hope you enjoy this one

[@weldextech9978]

Yes indeed

[@Equal-k7q]

Great journey enjoying it with your travel team

[@ayngelina]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@Coool-lj4wf]

Welcome to Sri Lanka ♥️🇱🇰

[@ayngelina]

Thank you so much

[@SisiraDevundarage]

Ella odyssey train also booked out most of the time.Some days it is not people are lucky get tickets on the same day specially the down train towards Colombo.

[@ayngelina]

Maybe it’s because we went in October but it wasn’t even 60% full and there was no one in first class.

[@gayanlakmal8063]

wow!!!!!!from Canada!!!

[@ayngelina]

Ooh nice! I’m from Nova Scotia 🇨🇦

[@asfaqaslam9336]

Well come to Sri Lanka

[@ayngelina]

Thank you so much!

[@StepsCounters]

Love from SL 🇱🇰 ❤

[@ayngelina]

Thanks for the kind words 🙏

[@travelwithrizvi]

Welcome to Sri Lanka

[@ayngelina]

Thank you so much!

[@travelwithrizvi]

@ayngelina enjoy guys , where are you now ?

[@ayngelina]

Thailand but we’ll come back in 2025 to see more.

[@travelwithrizvi]

@@ayngelina enjoy guys , happy to follow you

[@ayngelina]

Thank you 🙏

[@inidujeewana3899]

Beautiful srilanka

[@ayngelina]

It is, isn't it?

[@gamunushantha7877]

👍🌷 ❤ from sri lanka 🇱🇰 Be careful in train

[@ayngelina]

Thank you so much!

[@girabegedarawilsan6781]

Welcome to sriLanka

[@ayngelina]

Thank you!

[@asankaasanka1345]

Beautiful sri lanka i love you sri lanka ❤❤💪🙏

[@ayngelina]

It is gorgeous.

[@asankaasanka1345]

@ayngelina ❤

[@judeisurufernando674]

One technical question I have: How the hell did you get the bird's eye view shots?

[@ayngelina]

The one as we were traveling to Kandy? I had to use stock footage. In Sri Lanka in order to use your drone you have to tell them specifically where you want to fly and when. Then when you’re about to fly you have to call them and then tell them when you’re done. You send an application with all the dates and specific locations and pay a fee. This is easy for tourist destinations when you know you’ll be at them and many of the government employees responsible for each region are on WhatsApp so now you can just text them. There are some rules like at the Ella nine arches you can’t fly your drone under the bridge only above because there are crazy hornets that apparently attack the drone and will follow it to you. But it was impossible to do while on the train as I didn’t think we’d be able to take it so I didn’t apply for that area of Sri Lanka in advance and shooting while traveling obviously would have been tough too.

[@judeisurufernando674]

@@ayngelina Kudos to you because the footage really blends in. On an unrelated note, make sure to keep yourselves hydrated and carry sunscreen everywhere. The heat is especially taxing if one is travelling. Your partner's skin can deal with the intense sunlight but, if you're not careful, you can easily get a nasty sunburn. Happy trails!

[@ayngelina]

He also doesn’t get bitten by mosquitos, it’s not fair! 🤣

[@sisirakumara2136]

❤❤❤❤

[@ayngelina]

😊🙏

[@isurudilshan4704]

😍

[@ayngelina]

😊😊😊

[@udeniwijerathne3740]

FOR YOUR INFORMATION; Ella odyssey is not a secret. Wake up miss.

[@ayngelina]

Of course not. If you read my description you see in the first line I say it’s not a secret but many tourists don’t know about it.

[@udeniwijerathne3740]

@@ayngelina No all tourists know about this and this is a world famous train ride.

[@ayngelina]

I would have to disagree here as I didn’t know about it and I told other tourists who did not know either. I’m not sure why you’re so upset that I’m sharing a good option for people who cannot book 30 days in advance.

[@chrysimpett1145]

I. Wish. U. People. Come. On. Holiday....stop. hanging. Out. Of. The. Train . Cos. U. Do. Not. Want. To. Go. Back. In. A. Box....coffin.... UNDERTAKER

[@ayngelina]

I just googled train deaths with tourists and indeed in June a tourist died when they hit a tunnel

[@mirangalakshan6379]

Welcome to Sri Lanka ❤🇱🇰

[@ayngelina]

Thank you, it’s wonderful