A Sri Lankan Road trip | The "Little England" of Sri Lanka, Tea Plantations and Scams 

that's where my dilmah tea comes from😄

That place is truly a heaven on Earth

As a Sri Lankan, I am truly amazed By the comments ❤ Thank you Freddie for doing this

200 hundred years ago Sri Lankans were living in up country. We had kingdoms. Not like Australian first nation we had thousands years old history. Please educated yourself. British colonialism force my grandparents to be baptised as Christians. They were born Buddhists. I remember my father saying they were not allowed to speak Sinhalese. If they were physically wiped from canes. Only they were trained as clerical work not allowed to do higher positions. British stole lot of gems too. They stole my grandfathers 700 acreages of rubber estate for gambling. They introduced alcohol and gambling to local rich families and took over their wealth. Its sad when my grandmother talk about their lost wealth. Similar to other Commonwealth countries. Sad stories. We forgive and forget the horrible history. Our people are very much resilience. Thanks for beautiful clip. Enjoy your journey ❤

This time of the year is so so hot in Sri Lanka even the locals can’t bear the heat

Just in love with the videos and the vibe . Brilliant voice mate.

Wonderful footage as always. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. FYI the main reason for Sri Lanka to be slightly expensive than India is the recent economic crisis. All the prices got sky high and we locals cannot do the things we enjoyed in the past now. Another thing is tourism plays a big role in this country's economy. So there are many places especially reserved to cater for the foreign tourists.

spectacular content as always, this trip is so much fun to watch!

Lovely vlog once again, well presented Freddie and skilfully shot by Monika, you both deserve much more credit than you actually receive. Ride safe.

Would you also consider visiting the More poor areas of the island and even living perhaps with a family??… After all this country has been through recently, it would be nice to support the other side of the less fortunate…

Perfectly articulated words, loved watching it, well done!

Thank you and love from Ceylon

Glad you visited my country Freddie i'm from down south where all the beaches are it's even nice to see you and monica enjoying the uphill nuwaraeliya and kandy. Feel bad that you had to face a conman.

Freddie, loving the Sri lankan Video's!.. keep it up mate!

Absolutely beautiful video ❤ Nice cover music 🎶

Fascinating viewing for those of us working in factories and supermarkets that will never get the opportunity to visit any of these places. What must it be like to live your life permanently on holiday?

Nice video. Lovely place. The chimney in front seems like a tea factory. Otherwise, it's a lovely place. Excellent photography and videography.

Thank you

Far more beautiful and cleaner than England.

Wow buddy your in the Right location to relax ❤ srilanka

Mate I was trying to figure out why you look so familiar. Are you the younger brother of Andrew Flintoff the Cricketer 😂?

What is the Name of the bungalow please . Thanks for this video

What is the name Of that 4 bed room bungalow? Beautiful

This is nostalgic !

Sri Lanka is highly rated by Lonely Planet travel books.

Please can you correct your pronunciation of ‘Ceylon’. Ask a local.

Yes lot of elephants hunting happened when british people invaded 😢

I ❤ my🇱🇰🇱🇰💚🧡🙏👨‍👩‍👦‍👦from🇫🇷

*Monika needs to teach Freddie how to be "Lithuanian" so's the next hustler will get shut down immediately.*

My grandad spent some time in Sri Lanka immediately after the war. He was in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and had served in India at Coimbatore. He said that Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as he knew it as, was the most beautiful country he had ever experienced and he was well travelled. The villa at the start looks amazing so well done to the owner and staff who keep the grounds lovely.

Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008), the British science-fiction author who wrote _2001: A Space Odyssey,_ lived in Sri Lanka (or Ceylon as it was called at the time) from 1956 until his death in 2008. He spent the first few years living on the south coast at Trincomalee. A diving enthusiast, he discovered an underwater temple and even set up a small diving school. However, the vast majority of his life on the island was spent in Colombo, possibly due to the fact that he contracted polio in 1962. He was very highly regarded even by the government.

What a beautiful country. My dad was in Ceylon during the war and always said it was stunning.

I went to Sri Lanka just over 30 years ago. Absolutely stunning. Sigirya and Mihintale did it for me. Great video and editing, thanks for sharing 😊

I am actually amazed, I did not know Sri Lanka was this beautiful! Truly mesmerising! Kudos to you Freddie, what a wonderful treat you have given us

We went on an unforgettable journey riding a scooter around Sri Lanka with my wife a few years ago. Thank you for reminding me of that experience!

Such an amazing island ❤️ thank you for letting me travel and explore Sti Lanka with you. Such a stunning place. 😍

I think your Sri Lanka videos are your best yet.

Such a beautiful Island, thanks for taking us along, and it seems a lot cleaner too, the people seem a lot more invested in keeping the place clean which is good to see, or I hope that is the case. You really are a push over lol, keep Monika close Freddie 😊

22:23 the reason Sri Lanka won the cricket WC before England 😅

The place looks so good at an absolute bargain ❤ beautiful country

Hi Freddie and Monica, thanks for taking the time to visit Sri Lanka and sharing your honest views of our beautiful country. I really enjoyed the exciting adventure you had with linen trousers in Kandy. I've been following your videos for a couple of years and really enjoy your content. Thumbs up from a member of your Sri Lankan audience.

As a srilankan I must say thnks for your srilankan video series..

My Mother is from Nuwara Eliya and My Father is from Kandy..... so I enjoyed this VDO very much... the art you do this VDO is magnificent.... I love your British ascent.... thank you for taking my country to the world.... Totally regret about the scams.... that is common in this part...

Your Sri Lanka videos bring back vivid memories of our month-long bicycle touring around the beautiful country in December 2019. We were four pensioners and cycling buddies. The train ride from Ella to Nuwara Eliya through the cool highland western was a surreal experience. Thanks for your professional videos Monica and Freddie.

Thank you for visiting my country and showing it off to the rest of the world.

Hi Freddie & Monica, Sri Lanka has so much to offer, a country with a very long history and tradition. There is something for everyone. Enjoy your stay.

I spent a 12 hr flight next to a junior tea plantation manager a few years ago & his fascinating descriptions + photos have just been brought to life in moving pictures......thank you 😊

A fantastic insight into an amazing country . Thank you Monica and Freddie I really enjoyed these videos.

Freddie and Monika thank you so much for sharing your holiday with us, it was especially fascinating for me as my grandfather who was born in Cornwall in the UK drove a tea train in Ceylon (Sri Lanka ) in the 1930s a far cry from the small Cornish village where he grew up! Safe travels. 👏👍😀🏍

Beautiful. You shouldn't be surprised at seeing roses there since they originated in central Asia and were subsequently introduced into Europe.

Your videos are amazing. The cinematic , the subtle background music, your narration with your style of clothes. This is a very unique channel because not only you show the niche vintage hotels inspired by British era but also you both show the local areas too. Thank you for being original and sharing your passion.

Thank you both for a stunning look at Sri Lanka - a place I will be visiting this year. As I haven't been there, your tips and advice on where to go and what to see have been really helpful. And so professionally done! Fantastic camera work and editing, super narration. It's been a pleasure.

Excellent video as always, enjoyed the experience of Sri Lanka. Credit to Monica for outstanding footage too.

Greetings from my motherland..! I'm thankful that you came to reveal her true beauty to the world..! ❤🥰💐💐💐🥰❤

That's beautiful a garden ,just paradise..

19:00 Beautiful chic hotel..Love the outdoor area. That Queen's hotel is also beautiful being stuck back in time, so cool. i can just imagine the British back in time relaxing in the lounge area while they are served on hand and foot. What a life they had!! That beautiful cottage that you lived in was their home. It must have been painful for them to give it all up.

Looks amazing.. i am surprised it looks like the western ghats even though it is cut off by a sea.

Freddie and Monika are woefully under-subscribed. Just think back on the variety of their content, and its engagement. My only complaint is that we don't get to see enough of Monika! :) Brilliant channel. No one comes close really when I think about what these guys show us, and how beautifully narrated and presented it is. Fabulous.

Thanks, Freddie! You've done this video so well in this beautiful island of Sri Lanka.

I'm married to a Sri-Lankan and long to go back from the UK to Negombo. I wont be coming back to the UK is a mess now.

Sri lanka is a clean country than india

Thanks for showing the true nature of Sri Lanka. Lots of tips for Tourism Board for improving what we can offer to a foreign visitor.

Freddie t'es le meilleur !👍

A correction to what Freddie said. Hotel room and food rates are the same in reputed places for both locals and foreigners. Food prices are stated on the menu. If there are places you pay “European” rates for food, then the same applies to locals too. But if you get scammed, that’s different. 😊

You are a superb storyteller! The music you feature is always beautiful! All the best from Argentina!

Another fab VLOG, the place you have stayed is absolutely wonderful. the tea plantations very similar to Munnar in Kerela, I know how that man felt I was also very sick with those windy roads in Kerela India. Sri Lanka will go on my bucket list of places to go we have just booked Goa for five weeks on a royal enfield next Jan. Maybe Sri Lanka 2026 .

Your Linen guy saw your Indian video...

Freddie ive watched lots of your travel videos! The one in Bali, Lombok, Asia in general! Your style of video, personality, how you implement motorcycle in a travel vid is so good and i love it! And this one is no different! Thank you freddie

I found the channel right now. OMG. The videos are magnificent. I'm a sri Lankan working in dubai, but you don't know how much i miss my country when i go outside. Yes you can find big tall buildings and the richness here. But the richness of nature... Sri Lanka is at top of it. Great content my friend.

Really enjoyed this series. I’m sure you now have some amazing memories 😊

Similar to Darjeeling which was also built by the British for sanitariol, healing and recuperation for the Brits. But sadly the similarity ends there cos Darjeeling has been turned into an urban jungle .. all the beautiful bungalows have been destroyed to build concrete buildings for financial gain.. so my people and the govt never learnt or cared abt preservation .. just sad.

Omg ! The hotel cleaner 🥹😂🙏🙏🙏I have to apologize from u as a Sri Lankan 🙏🥺but hope u had a wonderful lovely experience in Sri Lanka 🥰❤️what a lovely video 🥰❤️love loads from Sri Lanka 🥰😍☺️

Thank you Freddie and Monika for this very interesting series in India and Sri Lanka, which looks like a fascinating destination. Beautiful and diverse scenery , not to mention the idyllic cottage rental that I would expect to see in a movie. Cheers guys and stay safe. Dan ✌️🏍🇨🇦

I am Sri Lankan. I completely agree with your statement about two separate markets and the economy. It is a controversial policy by the corrupt government, many of us don't understand yet, when the country depends on tourism.

What a beautiful property at the beginning. By the way , they use the same "I work at your hotel" con in marrakesh .

Amazing scenry and views. Thx for sharing the video :)

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Fantastic place & lovely people. Great video, makes me want to go back

Greeting for my beautiful country ❤❤

A staggeringly enjoyable series of videos Freddie and Monika. Thank you so much for sharing your trip.

Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 An amazing tourists experience at a paradise in South Asia.

It could have been useful to mention the names of the hotels/tea plantation resort where you stayed Freddie.Could you do that please ? And yes I really like your style of narration 👍🏻👍🏻💯

because of european prices you get european scenery 😂

Wow this place looks like heaven definitely on my place to visit 🙏🙏🙏

I am a descendant of the British (and Dutch) colonist who went to Ceylon and I am very proud, of the hardship the Planters went through to build those houses/plantations, roads and railways and enhancement to the wellbeing of the people, that they left behind. I left Ceylon many years ago to live in the land of my ancestors but I remember the beauty of the country that was.

Ask: "So, what hotel am I staying at?"...Could be fun. Whenever some local approaches you...he wants something. We all know that😅❤

Thank you for come to sri lanka 🇱🇰 ❤🎉

Ceylon ❤ Thanks a lot Freddie for all the great works and the way you explain, it was facinating 🙏

Great video story of Sri Lanka, a very beautiful island. I'm surprised you two haven't been approached by a TV production company by now.

Glad you are visiting Srilanka. Thank you. ❤

Hi Monika and Freddie, You are doing amazing work by sharing piece of your world with us. I am waiting for every new episode from you. For me it is perfect combination of motorcycles, travels, coffees and good stories. Greetings from Krakow!

So refreshing to see country houses that aren’t surrounded by high concrete walls and electric fences!

Ohh Freddie & Monika, a truly fantastic journey shared for our pleasure, by you fabulous people. Almost like a magic carpet ride to all destinations arriving in grandeur. Absolutely brilliant series of endless adventures. Thank you both! It’s so entertaining hearing Monika’s laughter! Safe travels home. You won’t recognise the Bonneville, but I bet your palms will be clammy.

Well done Freddie and Monika! Thank you for keeping us entertained each week with your wonderful videos on our Saturday morning lie ins here in Fuerteventura 😊

Many surprises on a small island nation.

I’ll never forget getting conned in Sri Lanka, and that over 20 years ago. They’re obviously still at it big time.

You looks like a cross between andrew flintoff and paul bethany.

“The people are so lovely and hospitable”……EXCEPT for the scammers! Same the world over unfortunately

Once bitten twice shy when it comes to linen trousers. 😂😂😂

freddie as i have said we have been to S.L. many times and have not long got back because of the exchange rate from uk pounds to SL rupees food and drink was very cheap and we were in goa in march which was a bit cheaper what was the name of the hotel you were in columbo great vlogs.