Amazing train journey. Full of green. Hope this natural surrounding will be there another 100 years for people to see.

I always hear that train rides in Sri Lanka are so amazing, it looks indeed pretty awesome!

My kids are up at 6:30 every day, so I'd be perfect for this train ride! You weren't wrong - this train ride is stunning. What a fantastic overview of Sri Lankan life in one journey! Beautiful video!

Kandy to Ella? Ella went from Kandy to Ella ? Uh, confused ... Ellaception. Your narrative skills are killing it. Impresses me every time. So does the landscape - indeed one of the most beautiful railroad tracks in the world. What a view from your room - I would love to work from that little table and watch over the valley - I'd never leave.

Great shots as always and enjoyed the music. The train ride looked magical and the mountains so lush! Looking forward to the next part of your journey! Thanks for sharing

Train rides are so fun! Beautiful footage the landscapes look stunning!

That train journey looks so beautiful, even when you swapped over to your phone it looked amazing! Amazing story as always really love the voice over style you do in post-production!

this was extremely breathtaking! you captured it so well xx

Wow the view is amazing Ella! Love that classic train!! What a great way to see the beauty of Sri Lanka.

Good timing on this as we are planning our trip to Sri Lanka at the moment, so it is good to see the train ride. We can't wait to visit.

Epic footage of the train ride. Thanks for sharing. Beautifully edited with a very cinematic feel! That food at the end looks amazing!

Awesome video! Love cinematography and the color grading, looks amazing :)

Some really stunning footage there, and I love the edit. Great work

Wow, just wow. So green and lush, absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully those views made those 7 hours feel pretty fast! The views from that room are amazing too! What a beautiful country!

Nice one Ella! Gorgeous views from your homestay and you captured the train ride beautifully👌

Wow, that really would be a fascinating journey. Seems like a whole other world! You got so many great shots. And awesome editing as usual! The iPhone really is a great backup camera... or in my case, my main camera. lol

Amazing coverage of the train ride! Loved the slow-mo shots and the background music! 👌👌👌

Nooo such a shame the camera died :') just goes to show though, doesn't matter what gear you're using :) it's all about the story! Nailed it once again Ella, well done. This train ride lived up to expectations - it was stunning! So much atmosphere especially when it started pouring with rain. Makes me want to go there myself asap

I love train travel too. There are always such amazing views that you can actually enjoy, because you don't have the stress of driving. Your hair looks fabulous blowing out the train by the way. The scenery is just fantastic. Dinner looks so good!

Nicely shot and edited. Really does look like an incredibly beautiful train ride with the scenery. Love the outside shots when the train is in a curve. Hope the camera came back to life. Great view from where you are staying.

I'm a Sri Lankan and this footage is awesome!

Such a beautiful journey! I love all of the colorful villages that the train passes by, they're really stunning against the lush scenery

killing it with the b-roll once again, looks great Ella!

This looks so scenic and I love the cinematic shots and edits. Everything is awesome. We actually shoot a lot in our phones. We had two cameras we are not in love with. Keep it up 😁

What an adventure!! Love your editing ang storytelling!!

Damn that's beautifully done, hope you had a good time in my country. All the best Ella! :)

Ella, it's Charlie from FB - you have a new fan - loving your storytelling narration - it's so different - gives this vlog a whole new level - loving your work ;-)

When people post pictures about Sri Lanka, I'm constantly seeing this blue train moving along and, like the Hogwart Express, it's magical. Such beautiful sites to see along the way, I would love to visit some day. Nice narrating as always and taking us along with you on your journey.

digging the cinematic look.. the rain really added vibe to it... great choice of music too.. and the edit.. awesome 😎👌

So beautiful! What an amazing experience.

FINALLY Found a Great storyteller from this group. and what great edit skills. This is definitely worth subbing to. well done love the helpful tips hidden within the narration

you're right, that was a beautiful ride! great shots from so many different angles. lovely place you guys stayed in, and that view too! ~sara

Some really wonderful slo-mo here! You have a really artistic eye and some great storytelling skills. These are great!

I like so much your cinematic style on your video and the voice in off works perfectly

Very beautifully documented your trip. My country looks awesome. Not merely you but also your camera did a good job... keep up your wander lust..... explore and experience more and more through traveling. Thanks for sharing with us such a beautiful videos.

WOW!!! This is a S T U N N I N G vlog of my little island 😍🥰 Really, you did an amazing job with the videography and the editing! Loved everything! Much love from Italy!

I have been to the mountains in Sri Lanka. Have to say the real experience, the views the cold weather and winds are far better when you are actually there. The views are far far better, videos can't catch the real beauty fully but you have done a good job.

The music, the shots, the editing - so awesome. Seriously, those views are insane, they don't lie when they say the most beautiful train ride. There was an awesome looking waterfall around the 6 minute mark that looked really interesting. I read Josh's comment about the camera and was really worried but I'm glad the battery just died and not the camera actually dying forever. Anyways, glad I'm all caught up, great job so far, can't wait to see the next episode!

That is quite early but seems like it was worth it! So many beautiful shots you were able to get! Hopefully one day we can experience Sri Lanka!

You are right that is a beautiful area, love how you did the video with video inside a video.

You can have your birthday in Ella every year ,that would be epic :) BTW this is arguably the best Kandy to Ella train video on utube ( Vegabrothers did an awosome video too but this is just better ) btw if you want to see some real wild life you should go to "Kumana" national park ( Yala is always busy and they scare the animals away )

I love train travel and this looks stunning!

Nice footage !! and nice song too ;)

We haven't done a lot of train travel but this video is so inspiring we might have to. The slow mo is a delight to watch. Thanks for sharing.

One of the best travel vlogs I have seen. You showed us the scenery - thank you! Subscribed.

I love your voice over in this video, it's perfect, very captivating. Very interesting that the locals prefer to walk on the train tracks ans soo funny to see the doors completely open seems normal haha. I would love to go on a train ride like this, it's marvelous Niiiiice view on the waterfall omg i need to get to Sri Lanka asap !!

Wow you're way off the tourist-beaten path here. Really cool adventure!

The rain was so heavy that I wondered if it was snow. I liked the blue on the train. Very beautiful trip through the countryside.

That looks like an amazing train ride, beautiful scenery all around! I think Stef and I definitely would have been sharing the window seat as well! Shame about the camera, but still looks awesome!

Wooow my mother land. Thank you so much coming my country. and wonderful video and background music also😍

Wow nice video. Great job guys

Wonderful experience. So happy that you guys enjoyed this journey. I am a srilankan living in Australia and big rail fan and last time I took this journey was in 1995 when this scenic route was not so popular. Few important points. There are 4 trains from Colombo to Badulla operating in this scenic route. The one you took is known as Podi manike which starts its journey from Colombo at 5:55 am. The next train to start from Colombo is Denuwara manike at 6:35am which is an intercity train with fewer stops. Next train to Badulla is Udarata manike departing Colombo at 8:30 am. Last daytime train to Badulla leaves Colombo at 9:45 am. All these 4 trains consists of 1st, 2nd and 3rd class compartments. First 3 trains are newer push pull type power sets where as the last one is a locomotive driven one. Fastest and most convenient way to reach Badulla is using Denuwara manike intercity express where prices of similar class tickets are slightly higher. It doesn’t go via Kandy as Podi manike or udarata manike and stops at the 3rd platform in peradeniya junction. It’s away from the main station so you need to be aware of that. The last train no 1008 has an observation saloon car at the end of the train which is famous for its Panoramic views.

Such an early start to your day, but seems like it was worth it. This video is beautiful! Your footage captures the journey wonderfully and it feels like being right along with you! Really exciting and special. Just subscribed and excited to see more! Thank you for sharing! :)

Wow, Marvellous, nice feeling we get by watching this. Cool

Sri Lanka looks so lush and green, not what I think of when I think of India. That looks like so much fun to hang off the train like you were! The waterfalls at 6:25 There are so many dogs along the train ride. It must be nice that Sri Lanka named the town after you, Ella. ;-D

Amazing work, the train ride looks stunning and you told the story really well! Not surprised the camera died, but goes to show what amazing images you can get with a phone. Did you use an app on the iPhone to use manual settings?

Wow... its Awsome... im From Srilanka 😊

It's definitely not a lie that this is one of the most beautiful trainrides in the world ♡ Sri Lanka is an amazing destination to visit and pretty unexplored yet by the tourist masses! So perfectly timing for you to visit now!!

The scenery is beautiful but the best part is the local family at the side of the tracks looking at you like the crazy white lady hanging out of the train in slow motion....my personal favorite.

It's so awesome looking with the rain at 8:14, that'd be a fun but grueling ride haha

I just found you from Laura’s channel and I’m obsessed and your music choices are perfect!! Where do you find your music

Woow great editing

I love all of the colorful villages that the train passes through. You captured so many amazing images documenting the trip. What frame rate do you shoot at when you are getting those shots from the train?

Lovely video !!

You make it the most beautiful ride by your editing. The colorful greens and the mountains make it beautiful. How expensive is the train ride?

Awesome 👍 footage... Thank you for visiting my country 🇱🇰🙏 🙏❤️

Heard a lot about this train journey, looks really beautiful. Now feeling a bit of FOMO after we decided to skip Sri Lanka after South India 🙄 Great footage you got whilst leaning out the carriage, looks sick. Shame the GH5 died though! Also I liked your honesty about vlogging with people around, it took me a while to get used to also. But now I've realised really no-one cares and actually barely notices. Even if they do they are just interested in what we're creating 🙂

looking at all the recent india vlogs i thought you would have popped your body out from the train haha- and then you did at 4:30 (money shot ella :D) - rain just looks so much more epic in 120 fps so beautiful all the wildlife you see along the way - i would imagine its a rather long train ride :D? haha 5 pancakes XD - traditonal sri lanka food! .. okay brb my dinner is ready :D epic cinematic as always Ella

Great Blog ladies, thanks for sharing.

Your shots are stunning! What camera do you use? I can't believe how close the people and cows are to the tracks at 6:09!

This is just mind blowing. Happy Railfanning. Welcome to India.

Sweet Ella! I'm upto date and so far what I've worked out is that your cinematics are awesome and your choice of music is not what I'd always expect from travel videos but you make it work really really well! You're making me excited to start my Sri Lanka video but I've got to wait to finish a project. Glad to be onboard, keep them coming and stop worrying about your hair :)

Very beautiful . Keep in touch. Wow come again to most beautiful country in the Indian Ocean SriLanka.

Niceee. Would love to jump on that train when ill go to Sri Lanka !!

We are proud of u. Shit lovely video and Music I love that. We are Sri Lankan.

Very nice Ella, could you tell me where and how you learned your editing, and could you point me in some sort of direction? Excellent stuff, as always :-)

nice job with this video! i like the slo-motion scenes. so what did you think, is it really the most beautiful train ride in the world?

nice music and video editing 👍

you always did awesome vlog

Thanks for visiting 🇱🇰

Had to thumbs up @ 4:12 for using Troyboi music! That's what's up!

Kandy really looks like country side town of Indonesia, I miss that atmosphere...

This is good journey .you wisit my village train journey Shornur To Nilambur india kerala state 👌🏻

Chamodya Homestay, I stayed in the same room!

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love it

Hey Ella, this vlog was just amazing!! Really like the intro! is it made with After effects? Love the slow motion!! Definitely need to get one of those cameras with slow mo. Which one are you using? :) Greetings Fabi ( from Instagram @fabijooh )

was here last week for work, but did not manage to go to Ella.. only Kandy and sigiriya

Which website did you use to book your train tickets?

Thanks a lot.

srilanka looks awesome... great work ... have a great day ahead... my new vlogs are also out...

very nice

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This is probably one of the most "instagram" trainride of the world. Is there a lot to see in Ella? What was your favorite?

Dear friend, your video is great. One of the reasons is that your beauty is added to it. The background music fits the relevant picture frames perfectly and your voice is wonderful for that background. The best video I've ever seen. Made for the railroad in my country.Even though you have missed a lot of beautiful places .The video is made to the maximum from the captured parts. I see that you are very lucky to have a small rainy day.08.31.00 is the highest point on which trains travel in our country. It is 6226 feet above sea level.Not surprisingly, this is also the highest point on the world wide-angle freight train. I urge you to return to my country.If you come back to my country I will tell you that you can find accommodation for less money.On this track on my Face Book page, there are many details I found while walking.If You Like Mention your Face Book name and send it to me.Thank you for coming to my country

why do all entertainment peoples are walking beyond to ella mountan city ..

Really nice cinematic shots. Makes a world of a difference when putting a video together