Hanging like a teardrop off the southern tip of India, Sri Lanka is located in the Indian Ocean and is one of the countries that makes up the South Asian subcontinent. At Kandy, discover the Kandy Perehara annual temple procession cum festival which comprises of fire-dancers, elephants, drummers and stilt walkers. The 5th century citadel of Sigiriya, also considered to be the 8th Wonder of the World, a suicidal king; the bustling Bazaar of Pettah, on the outskirts of the capital Colombo, is the place to experience shopping Sri Lanka style. The beaches of Unawatuna and Passikudah mirror paradise regained while the hills of Nuwara Eliya are reminiscent of a colonial era in a little English town. The delicious local delicacies of rice and some spicy curries, rotti, biriyani or lamprais washed down with some home-made ginger beer or thambili will tantalize your senses.