The Sri Lanka You Never Knew Existed! 🇱🇰
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
- Join us on a journey to a mysterious island just off the north coast of Sri Lanka.
We heard we could possibly catch a ferry to this tiny island so we got ourselves a bike and headed over there.
The drive to the port was bloody beautiful at sunrise through the most incredible end of the world landscapes, was bird watching galore.
Turns out there are a couple of ferry's running a day to the little island of Eluvaitivu so we paid our 300 Sri Lankan rupees for us and the bike then headed over there.
We spent the next couple hours exploring this island of around just 500 people I've gotta say it was a strange place!
When we arrived back on the mainland we headed to a little village nearby where we met some lovely people, had a refreshing sarbath drink, ate a huge local rice and seafood curry lunch then checked out the little market for a good old Sri Lankan king coconut.
Driving back to Jaffna we came across a lady selling juices by the road so we got a Sri Lankan orange juice with a little salt and pepper, although warm this hit the bloody spot.
On arrival in Jaffna town we nipped out for some classic Jaffna mutton curry to round off the day.
Was a quality day here in the Sri Lanka you've probably never seen before 🇱🇰
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Chapters:
0:00 Beautiful Northern Sri Lankan Countrysides
6:44 Arriving At The Ferry Port
12:14 25 Cents Ferry To Mysterious Island
15:44 We Made It To Eluvaitivu
20:27 Coconuts At The Power Plant
27:30 Exploring Mysterious Sri Lankan Island
39:42 Ferry Back To The Mainland!
47:10 Small Town Sri Lanka
51:34 Street Side Sarbath Drink
55:24 Tasty Local Lunch
1:03:27 Rural Sri Lankan Market
1:06:50 Fresh Juice Time
1:12:58 Jaffna Mutton Curry
1:24:51 Free Milo For Everyone
1:28:22 Jaffna Hotel Tour
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Always carry a 2 litre of petrol so that you have fuel and can travel with peace of mind. I use the 2 liter cococola bottle but the one without the rubber seal airtight on the bottle cover. Use the one designed that uses only the self plastic cover
Good idea! Thought we were gonna have to ask a tuk tuk bloke to bail us out aha
Welcome to my country. Thankas
Is it better than fish and chips?😂
When you cook srilankan mutton curry you got to cook the meat with bones then only you will get the full aroma of the curry.
Bro u guys consistently impress me with the way u eat with hands. Literally most foreigners i know struggle eating with hands. But you guys are pretty natural.
Most foreigners only make videos for views they don't care about the places they visit or learning anything! Thanks for watching my friend 🙏
I like how simple these tourists are... Unlike many other (mostly east Asian) tourists ,these guys enjoy the local food , people and environment nicely without much complaint, and looks like they have done some research abt culture, local prices before coming to the country. I wrote this bcz i was truly amazed by how pleasant they are about everything... I saw another vlog where those people haven't done the research and calling the local people scammers when they just sold something for the local price itself. These guys on the other hand respect every person they meet...Have fun!!
We really appreciate your kind words. We are just normal people and enjoy the simple things! Foreigners usually just make videos for views and money, they have no interest in the country or learning anything which is a shame!
However i’ve never seen them tipping the poor vendors who sell to them at local prices nor do they offer anything in return to poor hospitable locals who go to lengths to prepare and give them food, drinks or services for free. Just a thank you , bye bye! and walk away.
@@sammurphy4122 Why would we tip? This isn't the USA... If people give you something as a gift you don't disrespect them by giving them money you clearly haven't travelled much.
We'll carry on having nice interactions with people and making friends while you enjoy your money obsession, life isn't a transaction.
Plenty of other channels you can watch that donate to poor people on camera purely for views and making money for themselves ahah what a world.
Tipping is a personal choice. You can't force anyone to give tips. I don't see anything wrong with that.
@@gajendra921 We support 100 percent small business yet people still complain but then they go watch other youtubers give their money to big chains...
I love the way you treat people, you accept that people are different countries and cultures are different too , they all have good and bad things but literally we all are humans ❤️
We appreciate the kind words thankyou have an amazing day 🙏
18:57 Kithul(Jaggery palm) is a different tree mainly grows in wet parts of the island. This is Palmyrah very iconic to Jaffna and they make a different kind of Jaggery from that tree as well
Oooo interesting
So impressive Jaffna.love from central sri lankaI visited jaffna when i was just 6 years old but I can remember that trip still from start to end.Also you guys are really kind hearted and humble.God bless you two and triple gem bless you
Brilliant video. I was a small child in 1967 when we went on a family holiday to Jaffna. Kayts ,Mulativu and KkS were some of the places we went. The holiday was amazing.
Sounds fantastic! Such nice places
Fantastic video! I love all the places you visit and the people you meet are all so friendly.
Thanks for watching! We had a great time yeah everyone is so nice
That is called " sathu kudi" or sweet lime, citric but isn't orange. Contains plenty of vitamin c
Called Mosambi in India and it makes the most delish juice!
@@JaneDoe-jl5it Mosambi in the northern India Sathu kudi in the South
It's soooo delicious
In Jaffna it is called Thodampalam (Pazham)
Great to see you visit the less visited parts of the country. These places have natural beauty but not enough people visiting to see the views and hospitality🇱🇰🔥also in Tamil you say thani or thanir (tha-neer) for water 💧
Thanks! We love it here
Wow , an Easter Monday feature length film haha . David Attenbough move aside .
The temple you stopped at on the way to the ferry is called Mankumban Muragam Temple . Original choice to visit Eluvaitivu island. Most people visit Delft Island to see the remains of the Dutch fort and the Queens Tower or go to Nainativu Island to see the Nagadeepa Temple .
Eluvaitivu has a few meanings in Tamil , one is the island of landmark and is only 1.4 sq km . Around 15 years ago the people suffered from hunger and life was extremely hard because apart from fishing, the islanders relied on selling Palmyra palm products but mainland traders stopped coming to the island . I see you visited the solar power plant in the south , the Muragan Temple and the Hindu mayanam beach right in the north.there is one school on the island and that Catholic church is called St Troma's which was apparently established in 1875. The village where St Mary's Church was is Kayts .the Portuguese called it cais meaning pier but the Dutch gave it the name Kayts .it was originally called Oorkawatthurai according to ancient records from 1178 A.D .
Milo was developed in the 1930s during the depression in Australia as a direct response to the fact that children were not receiving enough nutrients from their daily diet.Thomas Mayne, a Nestlé Engineer, created the beverage using local milk knowledge and Swiss cocoa expertise. He named the drink Milo after the Greek athlete Milon of Croton, who was known for his strength .you don't see it in India as Horlicks and a few other manufacturers control the market.
Nice video.
We went purely because nobody in Jaffna could tell us anything about it aha can't beat an adventure. Appreciate all the info you are the main man how do you know everything in the world ahah!
@EllisWR it was an interesting insight. somewhere off the usual tourist routes are always appreciated. I have been interested in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan for many, many years. It is such a deep, diverse, and fascinating history.
@@stefanmarks1381 I'm with you on that mate, extremely interesting area
😂😂😂love the David Attenborough
Every time i finish watching Ellis' video, i come here to see if Stefan have commented. I love learning about these things, would love to pick your brain. Please never stop my man 🧠 ❤📙
So impressive Jaffna.💐love from central sri lanka❤I visited jaffna when i was just 6 years old but I can remember that trip still from start to end.Also you guys are really kind hearted and humble.God bless you two and triple gem bless you🙏
Thanks so much ❤️🙏
I enjoyed watching your videos, I saw how you are enjoying adventures in our country, I think you are doing a great job reminding us how beautiful it is and sharing it with the world on UA-cam, you are such a nice couple, wish you all the luck and lots of joy on your future adventures 👍
Thanks for the video to educate on Jaffna. Good.
Thanks for watching!
Welcome to my mother land ❤❤🇱🇰🇱🇰 Thanks for visiting Sir and Madam🎉
Thanks so much!!
Thanks for sharing as I enjoyed your video a lot
I really appreciate it
Hey mate! It is Sunday and I'm currently having "me time" with a bunch of beers and watching your videos back to back. You guys are awesome for responding so quickly. Keep up the great work and more power to you!💌🍻
Legend that means a lot!! thanks so much have a top day!!
Wonderful Video Bro. I did this trip twice as a young teenager and three years ago with my kids. It is a good recall of my wonderful memories of Sri Lanka
Thanks for showing us the places that don’t get that much attention.
We appreciate you watching 🙏🙏🙏
The reason you find a difference in all fruit juices is because Sri Lanka is the 1st country in the world to go 100% organic farming across all types of farming.
Oh that backfired too quick 😂
Man this was so enjoying. Married to a SL lady since 19 yrs back, this vlog gave me so much. You dudes made it, just show where I want to be. Me, from Sweden, and been there like, what? 20-25 times.. Not been there since the pandemic. This summer I will. Watching so many vlogs from there to get a grasp of the feeling you have ftm. Wish I hv the time to do all the stuff I've seen through the vlogs. You are legends to show the unknown stuff. Dont ever stop. Thank you. Keep it up. Subbed. 🙂
Another wonderful video ❤
Thanks so much!!
Enjoyed your Jafna exploring , even I have not made a good visit there yet. Thank you both ❤
We enjoyed watching this video from Kyts Jaffna. Very interesting. Thanks guys!
Thanks my friend
There's internet in kyts 😮?
@@sujikanth kayts has everything
1:05:55 I love how she smiled when you thanked her in Tamil. I think you caught her off-guard.
Ahah got her
Taking us off the beaten track Ellis and Alicia (or across the sea). The birds were wonderful, and those huge bats, wow. What a good day, giving me itchy feet for more travel adventures.
Such a fun day! Thanks Carol hope your doing. Great
Feature length film 🎥 was very good though & love it the places you visit a proper experience from start to finish
What you can experience is that it is the poor people in remote villages that are very hospitable and offer you whatever they have to make you happy not expecting anything back in return. You cannot expect that in cities as much.
That is why we don't like cities much, we're village people at heart
1:05 Since you're up north, I'd say my fave bird-watching spot in SL has got to be the Vankalai sanctuary in Mannar, which is a couple hours south of Jaffna. Absolutely magical stuff, I'd recommend going there in the winter to catch the migratory flamingos
I bet it's incredible!!
Nice to see your UA-cam .
Great to see you in Elivaitivu/srilankA.
I am living in uk /Nottingham but my parents were from Elivaitivu. Will be watching and sharing.
No way! Cheers for watching!!
Wonderful video from Jaffna peninsula. Greetings from Coventry.
Shoutout Coventry! Thanks for watching we appreciate it
Good to see the north, we may go there next time. Loved our trip, Rekawa Beach area on the south coast was stunning but we loved everywhere. We shall enjoy watching the rest of your trip, seeing places we didn’t get to. Still laughing at the “blind people throwing litter at the bin” comment in previous video! 😂
Yeah there's so many places to go here! Really glad you enjoyed your time I bet it was beautiful. Ahah it was ridiculous wasn't it
Idk how you are adapting to the humid hot climate! Best wishes!
I don't know how either it's too hot haha!
Isn't it crazy how the tamil and sinhalese areas are totally different? It feels like two different countries. I should probably visit jaffa soon
Yeah very different vibe like
I think tourists should look into the history of the Jaffna city before they visit it. Jaffna had gone through so much in the last decade and stood strongly all thorough those tough situations . Really a fighting city ....
We know about the history. Didn't want to talk much about it as we rather show how it is now. Lovely place good honest people
You Guys are doing a fantastic job. My Memories go back to a few years back. I Had the privilege of travelling North (Nainativu). Amazing. Enjoy Your Stay.
Thanks so much 🙏
LOL so funny when you found a person in the island, it's like you found civilization xD
Ahaha was like a deserted island
@@EllisWR haha you should name it as "Sri lanka's mysterious island" the mystery vibes are defo there xD
@@Skylotgh Maybe I'll change it!
Hey guys.... literally You reminded me that I miss my country. I live thousands of Kms away from my home. I really my food and people over there. Necto, cream soda, kottu, pittu oh gosh my favorites. Really miss those delicious food 😢
WOW Jeti coast to the other island adventurous
Beautiful ❤
Again.... Tamil people.....❤❤❤ யாழ்பானம்...
Legends
Yha..... 🤝🤝🤝
Very nice video👍. Greetings from Tangalle 🇱🇰
Hey how's it going!!
@@EllisWR very good. Tomorrow we go to Colombo. On thursday, back to germany😥. SriLanka - what a beautiful country...🇱🇰. We hope you enjoy your trip. (how long is it?)🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♂️
@@OliverSchulz-vf8fn Hope youve had an amazing time! We're here for about a month ish!
@@EllisWR yes, it was wonderful. And we come back🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♂️
@@OliverSchulz-vf8fn Lovely!!!
Mutton curry and paratha one of my favourite combo food ever bro. Next time have it with rice, mutton curry and ask for mutton rasam. U will love ittttt.
Sounds well good
Kottu rotti is a famous and loved dish among Lankan people. You should try it! Thanks for sharing your journey. Reminds me of my first visit there.
We tried latest videos it's so good
Thank you , from South Africa.
Thanks for watching my friend
Haha that's wild, I stayed at Tony's garden house last year when I was there too!! Such a nice guy! Memory of that trip was driving to the ferry, missing the boat by one minute, and then driving around looking for fresh toddy from the guys that climb the trees. I eventually found someone that sold it, ended up just giving it to Tony after trying it haha
Ahah he is such a chill guy isn't he. That's a class story ahah! We went to a toddy bar the other day and Leesh got kicked out, toddy tasted like pure gas and hell
if you want to go to into the unknown ,
Delhi to Guwahati , Sikkim and Nagaland .
the food and culture changes
One day
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❤BRO SRI-LANKA VERY WELL (am Sri-Lanka May life in Europe)PARIS ❤
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24:42 thats how we drink cocunut : ) Batter carol one of the favorite biscuits :)) Milo ? .. Its My-Lo 🤭
Nooooo I'm saying mee lo Not having it ahah.
WE love your vidéos.Most tamil diaspora watch your vidéos.
We really appreciate you ❤️🙏
@@EllisWR Miss your tamil nadu videos! I know some places and spots in Tamil nadu and if you visit and capture such places, it might help you to boost views I hope...
@@vinojoshua841 email us!
All nice ❤❤❤
@ 45:45 Well behaved polite dogs Great adventure!!
สวัสดีค่ะคุณเอลลิส&คุณอลิเซีย.🙏💞🌷 ชอบดูคลิปของคุณมากๆเลย เพราะคลิปยาวเป็นชั่วโมง ทำให้ไม่ต้องเลื่อนไปที่ไหน ดูเหมือนว่าจะมีช่องนี้เท่านั้นที่ทำคลิปวีดีโอยาวๆ ชั่วโมงกว่า และภาพที่คุณขี่มอเตอร์ไซค์ เป็นภาพที่สวยงามมาก ทำให้นึกถึงภาพยนตร์เรื่อง เดอะมอร์เตอร์ไซค์เคิล ไดอารี่ ที่มีเพื่อนคู่หู เรียนจบแล้วพวกเขาก็พากันขี่มอเตอร์ไซค์ท่องเที่ยวในอเมริกาใต้.. แพทซี่ดูคุณทั้งสองขี่มอเตอร์ไซค์ที่ประเทศไทย และตอนนี้ที่ศรีลังกา ชอบการผจญภัยของคุณทั้งสอง ตื่นเต้นเร้าใจมาก และไม่ว่าคุณจะเดินทางไปที่ไหน ก็มีแต่ผู้คนต้อนรับดีมาก และคุณทั้งคู่ดูโดดเด่นในทุกๆที่ที่คุณไป คือหล่อและสวย หน้าตาดีทั้งคู่ คุณทั้งสองเป็นคู่รักนักเดินทางที่ดูเป็นธรรมชาติมาก และการพูดจาเข้ากับคนท้องถิ่นได้ดี เก่งและแข็งแรงมากทั้งคู่ ขอให้ดูแลสุขภาพด้วยนะคะ.. ขอบคุณมากๆค่ะ.🙏🙏🙏💝💝💝💖💖💖🎉🎉🎉
You are the best ❤️
Nice video! wonder what is the capacity of the old boats, they pack them up.. funny how a fishing island has no restaurant serving fish?? Kites fish food was great, not sure about Lankan crab curry which normally is a tad spicy!😋
Ahah this island had nothing there atall! Was soooo small! Need to try crab curry
Sri lankans normally makes ‘mallum’ with various kind of herbal plant leaves thats what u find dark green leaves mixed grated coconut
One thing about the plain tea you had in the shop. Due to the fact that jaffna is a more deserted place, water in there has a metal taste. So you may taste that in your plain tea. Btw jaffna people consume more fresh milk because there are lots of cows in there.
I appreciate the info!!
There are many parts of the country such as this. People usually head to the beach, central mountains or the dry zone national parks to see elephants and leopards. Basically places near other interesting places. There are areas that tourists don't usually go because of traveling time (bendy roads) or due to isolation (not many popular interesting places near).
Tourist places are boring. This is what it's all about.
I really enjoy youre jaffna videos
Can you taste jaffna sweets like thotal
Swiss friend
Would love to try! Thanks so much
Ellis bro I'm big fa.im form Pakistan I like you❤❤❤
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1:22:19 the fudgy sweet is mysorepak if I am right and the round ones are laddu. Mysorepak is from Mysore,Karnataka. Both are made from gram flour ghee and sugar.
It's very good
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 the hidden diamond of Asia
Legendary
You should have pay and asked you stay to cook crab curry for you. And the bones in your curry, mostly if you eat in a house or a very local place in Sri Lanka please be aware, we cook with bones. It makes the curry more tastier. Any kind of meat, bones got the most of the flavour. That’s why any western cooking use bones for the stock. Enjoy sir..!!
Of course the bones are flavour we prefer that meat! But not small invisible pieces hacked up in a dish, it's just laziness or not taking care. Better restaurants don't do this 🙏
Your vids making me learn brit slang ; and your vids are well good in it ?😂❤
Ahah thanks for watching!!
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Leish have you had a go on the bike? Did you take a video of the condition of the bike when you picked it up?
Do you Reckon it's safeish on the roads. Looks great! 😂
Leesh would crash us ahah she crashes push bikes every time we're on em!! No we don't do that never had an issue really outside western countries everyone is always sound, people don't even ask for deposit or passport usually just pay and go which is great. Always had good bikes too just get them from reputable people or small family business!
Just speedo never works ever its a rule i think for rentals in asia
very nice room 👌
For the price csnt go wrong!
It sounds mad but the best thing Sri Lanka could do for development is legalise recreational cannabis. The impact that has on tourism is phenomenal when you look at the numbers and it gives the farmers a very valuable crop to produce.
Get onto the government mate
@@EllisWR 😂😂 A man can dream
i came a cross some best sri lankan vlogs mate!
Hey guys, you guys eat rice n curry very well with hands, where did you learn it from?
Every time I do that, I can't get the turmeric colouring off my fingernails .. any suggestions?😂
Just eat like this all the time, watched others and copied!
@EllisWR amazing, you guys can bare spices
Palmyrah trees in the north & coconut trees in the south of the island. So if you are looking for king coconuts in Jaffna, you are going to pay a bit more due to transport costs. Have you tried the palmyrah toddy yet, which they even export to the west in bottles & cans calling it palm wine? Unlike the south they also make arrack from distilling palm toddy instead of coconut.
Ahhh I see! We've tried the toddy!
Very good attitude. In essence they're aware that using straws for drinking the coconut water is not good for the environment.
unless they're brand names...
O O spoke too soon without watch the whole vlog about plastics.
Never need a straw or a spoon!
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Bloody hell, I hope ya don't peel like foooooook, bud! Hot, sunny weather's ace, though! Suppose it's worth it, eh! 🤘🥳
Officially peeling like foooook
@@EllisWR Uh-ohhh, good luck wi' that shit, pal! Hopefully it's not too painful, oi you, don't pick at/peel it! 😂
what camera do you use?
Sony FDRx3000
May as well go to Benadorm , ha if only they knew well said Ellis
Ahah classic stuff
HI ELLIC OR ALICA HAPPY EASTER 🐣🐣 YOU BOTH GAYS VERY NICE VEDIO
Thanks so much!!!
@@EllisWR YOU ARE WELCOME MY FRIEND KEEP ENJOY SRI LANKA
April 13,14 Sinhala and tamil new year .I think ,you can get more fun ❤❤
Looks amazing
Are you using osmo pocket 3 ?
Sony FDRx3000!
Scary be careful ❤❤❤
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How are the roads on the bike?
Literally outside Jaffna center they are dead! plus all pretty much flat and nicely paved it is such a nice country to drive around
Sri Lanka trip then you comeback to Thailand for Songkarn festival that I guess
No sorry! We already made Songkran video no need to milk it every year for views!! 🙏 See you in Thailand again soon tho
Did You drive on the RAMA road?
No?
Head on you lad
You what ahah
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Welcome to sri lanka
Thanks!!
Which part of England are you
Lancashire!
Mix all curries together and eat 😊
Bro where did you rented two wheeler in Jaffna..?
Tonys garden house jaffna!
@@EllisWR Thanks a lot Bro do we need any driving permit to drive Bike in srilanka..!!
We've never even shown a license!
Ah... bc we eat with our hands, we can feel the bones while grabbing it from the plate so it has never really been a problem here. I understand it's new for y'all. Be careful next time😊
We're used to eating with bones. The place in Jaffna just had tiny bone fragments out of laziness or low quality cuts!
We revere crows, because in Hinduism, they represent our ancestors, feeding them is considered to be best thing shared .
Learn something new every day
For your info you can also say mikka nandri for rombo nandri. The word rombo is less used in Sri Lanka than in India.
Thanks a lot
@@EllisWR Indigenous Sri Lankan Tamil dialects from the north and east are different to South Indian Tamil dialects, with far less English and Sanskrit and other language derived words. We never say use words like Romba, a lot we use the pure Tamil word Mika or Mikavum, Jasti a lot in Indian Tamil dialect but we use the pure Tamil word Kooda koodatham etc. Indian Tamil, especially Chennai Tamil is very corrupt and sounds very rude to us. Our Tamil is much nicer more respectful, and far more archaic. At least this is what my generation spoke. It only in the central parts of Sri Lanka where you get lots of Indian origin Tamils or in Colombo, where again a lot of Indian origin and Muslim Tamils live, Indian Tamil dialects predominate, and they use words like Romba which really is not a Tamil word. I do love your videos
👋 Ellis and Alicia 👋
Hey!!!
When u visited karainagar kasurina beach ⛱️
Not yet!
@EllisWR that's my born place now I am live in Australia, waiting 4 that's episode enjoy u journey 😀
Is this reupload why am i getting deja vu?
No ahah first time
namaskaram
can you guys give a hint about next place😊
Country or Sri Lanka??
Noticed one thing that deals with your own safety while riding, make sure to buckle up your helmet strap always !!
Yeah I'm a reckless son of a gun oh well!
Riding bike with one hand with camera in the other is dangerous be careful. 😢
You don’t want to get injured you have a long life to live …..😅
Yeah maybe I'm happy to take risks though no worries 🙏
@@EllisWRi dont think she thinks same as you ..
@@Kaile1789 It's fine everyone can do what they want ey!
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@EllisWR 😂😂😂 we eat it from the tin here in powder form and mix it with cold milk but it forms a thick chunky delight on the top of the milk. A million times better than those pre mixed milo drinks.
@EllisWR you eat the thick chunky paste off the top of the milk with a spoon. 8 tablespoons for me!
I hope your next destination is Bangladesh 🥰🇧🇩
Maybe one day
@@EllisWR Thanks🥰🇧🇩