Preparation behind my trek across Sri Lanka and around the Pekoe Trail
Continue readingPrep Behind the Adventure – 8 Weeks to Go
Author: marcia summers
Past Pekoe Trail Stages and Local Heroes
Past Pekoe Trail Stages and Local Heroes I’ve met along the way
Continue readingFacing The Fears
Facing the Fears – Why this Sri Lanka Trek feels bigger than ever
Continue readingA Wander on the Wild Side
sinharaja rainforest – a wander on the wild side
Continue readingDiscovering a side of Sri Lanka most visitors don’t get to experience
Discovering a side of sri lanka most visitors don’t get to explore
Continue readingHow to Trek around Sri Lanka Responsibly: A Trekker’s Guide to Giving Back (2026)
Trekking in Sri Lanka is easy to fall in love with. I certainly have. The landscapes are beautiful, the people are extremely welcoming and the experiences we have can feel deeply personal, but there’s something …
Continue readingTop Alternatives to Adam’s Peak: Hidden Trails and Epic Views (2026 Guide)
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Volunteer Sri Lanka
Restoring Vision – Transforming Lives
Restoring vision – transforming lives in rural communities in Sri Lanka
Continue readingPekoe Trek Highlights – October 2025
Trekking Sri Lanka’s Pekoe Trails, fundraising and volunteering
Trekking Sri Lanka: More Than a Travel Guide
Sept 2025 – Upcoming events for your diary and a Free new chapter
Upcoming events and Free chapter
Continue readingFREE Chapter: Climbing Butterfly Mountain
FREE Easter read: a gift for explorers, curious minds and lovers of Sri Lanka . . . Click the link below for Chapter 4 – Climbing Butterfly Mountain from my book ‘Trekking Sri Lanka: More …
Continue readingMore exciting book events and what’s on the horizon!
Upcoming book launch dates 2025
Continue readingUnforgettable Adventures: Highlights from My Sri Lanka Trip (Feb 2025)
WELL I’M back home, sprained ankle on the mend with the aid of rest and some physiotherapy. I didn’t complete walking all of the Pekoe Trail this time. I had to finish a couple of …
Continue readingHelp me blaze the Pekoe Trail: Support my Fundraiser journey
Trekking the Pekoe Trail, Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands to raise £10,000 for grassroots projects
Continue readingFREE CHAPTER of Trekking Sri Lanka: More Than a Travel Guide
Free book chapter – trekking across sri lanka: the sinharaja rainforest
Continue readingIt’s launching – Trekking Sri Lanka: More Than a Travel Guide
Book launch for Trekking Sri Lanka: More than a Travel Guide – about a 1,000km trek across Sri Lanka in three stages with each chapter focussing on a different off-the-beaten-track unique experience
Continue readingNew book coming . . .
I haven’t written a blog since mid-April, just after I returned from completing my trek across Sri Lanka. It’s been a busy time since then. Firstly, I’m thrilled to announce that I reached my £30,000 …
Continue readingPlanning your trek? Check out my route and sum up
From Galle on the south coast to Point Pedro at the northernmost tip on the Jaffna peninsula My route trekking across Sri Lanka Above is my route that I’ve just highlighted in thick green ink …
Continue readingSri Lanka Trekking Guide: What to expect on Stage 2 of the Pekoe Trail
Yesterday’s Lesson trekking the Pekoe Trail Lesson learnt from yesterday – set off as early as possible, and than even earlier, and be walking the trails by sunrise – we were out by 05.45 and heading by …
Continue readingDay 13 & 14 Hanthana arrival and trekking Stage 1 of the Pekoe Trail
We left our Kandy guest house for Hanthana, a remote tea picking area an hour’s drive from Kandy where we’re now staying for 3 nights. Uduwela is the local village about a 20 minute walk …
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