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COLOMBO 🏝️🌴🍂

Colombo is usually misunderstood from the beginning.

Despite being Sri Lanka's biggest city, it isn't the capital (that would be Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, which is a great fact to break out at your next pub quiz), and many travelers skip it over in favor of the island's gorgeous beaches and tea farms.
But in 2022 it's time to pay attention to the city's underrated design destinations, including late architect Geoffrey Bawa's home, which is now a mini museum and guest house called Number Eleven. The next year is bringing a spate of promising new hotels to the city, including properties by Amari, Grand Hyatt, Marriott, Sheraton and ITC.

Sri Lanka does have its share of delicious curries, but don't assume that the food is the same as in neighboring India.

Start the day by filling up on egg hoppers heaped with coconut sambal at the Palmyrah's lush breakfast banquet, head to the Pettah Floating Market to stock up on bananas in nearly every color of the rainbow, and end the day watching the beach sunset at the Galle Face Hotel sipping a grapefruit-infused take on a Negroni at the aptly named Traveller's Bar.
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Where to travel 2022: The best destinations to go When we look back on how far we've come, it makes us more grateful for where we are. Let's all try to channel a sense of wonder when we're able to travel more freely in 2022 and beyond. Here are 22 dream destinations to consider.